In My end of the academic (arts/ethnic studies) world has a higherarchy of experience where they believe the more oppressed a person is the more valid their openion and experience is. Black > white, gay > hetero, women > men. in an effort to reclaim equality that whitch was in power has been turned upside down instead of made level. I understand that there is a need to define for yourself your experiences as independent from those of other social classes. But where is this perspective of different but equal ? Can I tell you how many times I hear "its because your white or it's because you're a man ?" As reasons for disregarding my openion or experience of art....