...are struggling isn't because of well identified qualitative issues, but because we aren't being "objective and rational" enough. The problem is that they lack the context and reference points that the social sciences and people involved in anti-racism/sexism/homophobia...
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...work have. So they show up, as
@DanielleFong does, with a marvelous, objective, and detached method of arguing/achieving gains, then get confused, hurt, and frustrated when the community rejects it. We aren't rejecting it out of hand though. We're rejecting it because...1 reply 1 retweet 61 likesShow this thread -
...it is literally something that has been tried under various other names and guises, and been found to have a nil or near nil success rate. Why that rate? Because in many cases, they are tools designed by the problematic establishment to control and dismiss BIPOC.
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Her triangle argument method is lovely, if you're a 1st or 2nd year philosophy student and you're debating in the sterile confines of the classroom or working very specific angles of something. It does not work "in the street" per se though, because it has a number of...
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...implicit biases that gear it towards being a weapon to be used against BIPOC or LGBTQ+ people by their oppressors for not meeting the "objectivity" threshold to be taken seriously or have their POV accepted as valid, thus justifying their discrimination.
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Now, back to Danielle. She came in swinging, but in true STEM fashion, refused to actually listen to anything anyone was saying because she'd already made up her mind that she was right, and that the rest of us were wrong. Then instead of learning, she mutes and moves on.
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All the while firm in her belief that we're just not being objective enough and don't know "how much better we could do" if we'd just be more objective. So, TL;DR: don't do this, don't be like this. If you're venturing outside your lane of comfort, listen to people.
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Replying to @OnceAndFutureDr @POCGamer
Can anyone see my posts on this? This is really weird.
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I feel like I am posting stuff and it is not getting seen.
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I am sorry if it feels like people are not listening to you but maybe there is a problem with the nets.
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