Brian Fay Chapter 1 thoughts

Just got done reading Brian Fay's chapter one on if its true that "it takes one to know one". I believed this statement is somewhat ignorant and after reading Fay my opinion is only reinforced. If it takes one to know one nobody can know anybody. Everyone is different, everyone has their own experiences, perspectives, and upbringings. Although it is true that an upper class white man may not be able to fully understand a lower class minority, to say that the two are completely on different wavelengths, incapable of understanding each other to even a slight degree, is potentially dangerous. As Fay says, it is basically saying that nobody can know anybody. It is a good read and Fay is very good about using real life examples which always help me to understand some of these philosophical works.