Exceptionalism - Revision history

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	* ''[[The Female Man]]'', by [[Joanna Russ]]		* ''[[The Female Man]]'', by [[Joanna Russ]]
	* etc.		* etc.

			==Notes==

			{{reflist}}

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	* Robin McKinley's ''[[The Hero and the Crown]]'' and ''[[The Blue Sword]]''.		* Robin McKinley's ''[[The Hero and the Crown]]'' and ''[[The Blue Sword]]''.

	* The very concept of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], which rests on the Slayer's exemption from the fate of helpless female characters in a horror story.		* The very concept of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], which rests on the Slayer's exemption from the fate of helpless female characters in a horror story.<ref>But see the series finale, which attempts to undercut that exceptionalism.</ref>

	* etc.		* etc.


	== The Other Alternative to Being an Exception ==		== The Other Alternative to Being an Exception ==

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	Exceptions may gain access to privileged groups, but they never gain the ''basis'' for the power which keeps a particular class in a position of domination over another, because that very basis is what should have excluded those exceptions from participation in the first place.		Exceptions may gain access to privileged groups, but they never gain the ''basis'' for the power which keeps a particular class in a position of domination over another, because that very basis is what should have excluded those exceptions from participation in the first place.

	This is phenomenon is linked to [[tokenism]], but whereas [[tokenism]] is the behaviour of the group or the incumbent ''towards'' including an individual they would normally exclude ~~on the basis of their class~~, for instance as a political gesture of good will or mollification, '''exceptionalism''' relates to the individual's unique status in itself, to its justifications and to the nature of the individual's difference from her peers.		This is phenomenon is linked to [[tokenism]], but whereas [[tokenism]] is the behaviour of the group or the incumbent ''towards'' including an individual they would normally exclude, for instance as a political gesture of good will or mollification, '''exceptionalism''' relates to the individual's unique status in itself, to its justifications and to the nature of the individual's difference from her peers.

	Typical statements about exceptionalism go:		Typical statements about exceptionalism go:
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	* "That's pretty good for a woman."		* "That's pretty good for a woman."
	* "Rising above one's class."		* "Rising above one's class."
	* "Of course, I'm not talking about ''you''."		* "Of course, I'm not talking about ''you''."


	== Exceptionalism of the Oppressor ==		== Exceptionalism of the Oppressor ==

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-'''Exceptionalism''' is a condition sometimes accorded to women within a sexist society, and a theme often related to female characters within a sexist context. It also applies to other forms of oppression, such as racism and classism, and is considered here in a political context.
+'''Exceptionalism''' is the condition of something or someone which does not fit a pattern or a norm.
-It typically goes along with statements like:
+It is considered here in a political context, as it applies in a sexist society, though this application also extends to other systems of discrimination, such as racism and classism.
 * "You're not like other girls."
 * "That's pretty good for a woman."
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 * "Of course, I'm not talking about ''you''."
-Thanks to '''exceptionalism''', a woman may be important if she is exceptional, that is, if she stands out ''in relation to other women'', and not in relation to people in general.
+== Exceptionalism of the Oppressor ==
-It's a variation on the "[[divide and conquer]]" theme, and its mirror image is [[scapegoating]].
+== The Other Alternative to Being an Exception ==
-The opposite of exceptionalism is [[exemplification]], whereby the individual exemplifies or demonstrates the qualities of its class.
+Conformity is not the only alternative to exceptionalism. The other alternative to exceptionalism is to ''change the rules''. To destroy the norm, rather than to try to escape it.

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	* "That's pretty good for a woman."		* "That's pretty good for a woman."
	* "Rising above one's class."		* "Rising above one's class."
	* "I'm not talking about ''you''."		* "Of course, I'm not talking about ''you''."

	This is phenomenon is linked to [[tokenism]], but whereas [[tokenism]] relates to the ''inclusion'' of an individual inside a group that normally excludes other individuals of the same class, exceptionalism relates to the ''justification'' for this individual's unique status.		This is phenomenon is linked to [[tokenism]], but whereas [[tokenism]] relates to the ''inclusion'' of an individual inside a group that normally excludes other individuals of the same class, exceptionalism relates to the ''justification'' for this individual's unique status.

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	* "That's pretty good for a woman."		* "That's pretty good for a woman."
	* "Rising above one's class."		* "Rising above one's class."
			* "I'm not talking about ''you''."

	This is phenomenon is linked to [[tokenism]], but whereas [[tokenism]] relates to the ''inclusion'' of an individual inside a group that normally excludes other individuals of the same class, exceptionalism relates to the ''justification'' for this individual's unique status.		This is phenomenon is linked to [[tokenism]], but whereas [[tokenism]] relates to the ''inclusion'' of an individual inside a group that normally excludes other individuals of the same class, exceptionalism relates to the ''justification'' for this individual's unique status.