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Roberto Voorbij robertovoorbij — This has been a valuable read for me, though I'm not sure Tatum ever even acknowledges the question that nagged at me all the way through: does the fact that positive images of non-"majority"* (white/male/wealthy/straight/physically able) culture are less common, mean that "minority"* individuals are duty-bound to become tokens of minority culture & history? Is it possible, to make the question personal, for a gay man to be an advocate for gay rights, to combat heterosexism and homophobia, while nevertheless "assimilating" to traditional "straight" manners of dress, patterns of speech, career, leisure activities, political affiliation, etc? Granted, race and sexual identity, while similar, cannot be directly compared, and much of the skepticism and doubt I feel reading Tatum's words may stem from the fact that I have the privilege of choosing whether or not to be "out" as a gay man—and that nearly all of my immediately apparent identity conforms to the "majority" image. And of course I fully share her frustration with the paucity of minority*-focused historical and cultural education in America, and fully support measures to improve students' awareness of the people of color, women, non-wealthy, and queer individuals (and their outspoken majority* allies) whose courageous impact on society traditionally goes unnoticed (or at least unspoken). But my deeply held belief is that every kid in the cafeteria should grow up not into a representative of this or that category, but into a self-confident individual of integrity—that a Black woman shouldn't be made to feel that straightening her hair is an act of rebellion, any more than a gay man should feel guilty for eschewing techno music, piercings, and leather underwear. That vision is, I think, present in the spirit of Tatum's book, but I'm not convinced she—or any of us—has yet found the best way to work toward the dream. *"Majority" and "minority" in terms of the power they hold in society, regardless of actual demographic "counts."