You can do both. I can critique someone's interpretation, or misinterpretation, of a concept while doing justice to that concept. This is my responsibility as a liberal. I don't think using "Identity Politics" as a synonym for relativism, or "SJW" as a slur ever helps.
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Replying to @LTorcello @JeremyPhilosoph
Yes and I think I do. I explain intersectionality very charitably here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AvyqUOKhGA … I break down Crenshaw's foundational essays here: http://helenpluckroseblogs.blogspot.com/2017/02/extract-from-essay-of-mine-which-breaks.html … And the book I am currently writing on the subject starts with the good.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @JeremyPhilosoph
Thanks for sharing, Helen. I'll try to watch this whole thing when I can. You, in particular, seem more charitable than your panel partners so far. I'm struck by how quickly things have gone from critique to castigating opponents as religious zealots in conspiratorial tones.
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Replying to @LTorcello @JeremyPhilosoph
Well, we do all think there is a quasi-religious zealotry going on right now which is troubling but we all support liberal aims for gender/racial/LGBT equality. We critique the extremes on both sides. James and I wrote this one:https://areomagazine.com/2017/08/22/a-manifesto-against-the-enemies-of-modernity/ …
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Replying to @HPluckrose @JeremyPhilosoph
Extremes are are one thing but (so far in the video) I'm not hearing any examples of reasonable foils on the other side who aren't "filling a church" when it comes to contemporary scholarship. This strikes me as a problem given the audience of young conservatives...
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Replying to @LTorcello @JeremyPhilosoph
I think we'd consider ourselves that!
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But if you know of anyone who uses intersectionality & associated concepts of diversity, inclusion etc in a reasonable & rigorous way which includes the value of shared humanity & individuality and viewpoint diversity, please do highlight them to me.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @JeremyPhilosoph
Your question above is why I referred you to the Oxford handbook.
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I would genuinely love to find an intersectional or critical race theorist who takes a humanistic approach, supports individuality and sees diversity & inclusion in terms of viewpoints rather than immutable characteristics. Generally, they don't & explain why very explicitly.
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See, for example, Crenshaw, Laude, hooks, Coates, Hill, Wolf, Bailey, Medina, DiAngelo, Dotson, Applebaum, Mills, Boler, Davies, McIntyre, Ahmed & Sullivan, who all take the standpoint epistemology & identity politics approach which I am disagreeing with.
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