Intellectuals have mostly made up “essentialism” so they can bludgeon it. Almost nobody who studies sex differences or population variation is an “essentialist.” It’s an attempt to disgrace a reasonable position by associating it with obvious poppycock.
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I also think it's understandable and appropriate that we feminists who *aren't* blank statists maintain especially high vigilance for over-statement of differences, downplaying of actual environmental explanations etc. Misogyny has skin in this game.
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*slatists* I have totally had it with autocorrect today.
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