Men's reactions are largely surprised but pleased.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I'd say that that supposed role reversal happens within a patriarchal context, which makes it not a meaningful reversal.
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Replying to @fronxer
It happens within the context produced by men & women. Women & men have different power around sex.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Isn't biological determinism kind of a shaky ground for a theory about how society is (or isn't) changing over time?
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Replying to @fronxer
??? Biological aspects look at human animals, not society. Society is made up of human animals so all is relevant in different ways.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
Biological determinism is pseudoscience akin to the naturalistic fallacy. Genuine biological research shows us to be overlapping populations
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yes…
And my point was that all the layers in between need to be explained as well. Instead of shortcutting it bottom to top.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fronxer
I'm not sure what that means. We can look at culture without considering biology & biology without considering culture. 1/2
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
I'd suggest that it is beneficial to consider both when talking about things like gender relations.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I agree with that. But I also think we shouldn't shortcut, e.g. "women are animals and like sex, ergo misogyny is not relevant"
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I've got to go out but the first thousand words of this republished academic paper of mine explains my view.https://areomagazine.com/2017/01/19/evolutionary-psychology-in-the-humanities-shakespeares-othello/ …
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