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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Adrian Cortez Jackson‏ @AdrianCJax 5 Sep 2017

      Adrian Cortez Jackson Retweeted

      Are you LGBT? Are you a PoC? Are you a Woman? No? Then your cis-straight white male OPINIONS *are* invalid! PS - It's not about YOU! https://twitter.com/CharlieJThomas/status/905171518778482690 …

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 5 Sep 2017
      Replying to @AdrianCJax

      Maybe not to you & you can exempt yourself from general conversation. I'll still judge an opinion on its merits tho.

      2 replies 1 retweet 40 likes
    3. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 5 Sep 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

      How can the opinion of a white man on the experiences of, say, a black woman have merit. That's what Adrian is talking about?

      6 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    4. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 5 Sep 2017
      Replying to @ttyger @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

      Imagine me, a childless woman, telling a bereaved parent, I know how you feel. This [insert unsolicited advice] will help." Just don't do it

      7 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
    5. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
      Replying to @ttyger @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

      And the other thing that bugs me most is when people say "I can't imagine what you're going through". Why not? Don't you have loved ones?

      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
    6. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 6 Sep 2017
      Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

      This is an excellent example: your POV on this topic is so much more valuable than mine. Thank you for your input.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
      Replying to @ttyger @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

      Maybe it is in this instant. But I would never say you can't weigh in on it. I'd just correct you if I disagreed.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    8. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 6 Sep 2017
      Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

      1/3 Agreed. It is the -splaining aspect combined with the lack of POV that was the original point of contention:

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    9. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 6 Sep 2017
      Replying to @ttyger @sisboombahbah and

      3/3 I should be careful not to present it in a declarative, knowing way.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 6 Sep 2017
      Replying to @ttyger @sisboombahbah @AdrianCJax

      In a personal situation of bereavement, yes! Not in big social issues like racism, sexism, homophobia!

      8:53 AM - 6 Sep 2017
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        2. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @ttyger @AdrianCJax

          1. Scale! That's always important. Obviously I can't tell a black person about their individual experience. But an anthropologist or..

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose and

          2. ...sociologist economist or even an evolutionary biologist might have a better recommendation on how best to address inequality.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose and

          3. To say only those effected should weigh in on the issue is like saying only cancer victims should address cancer. Makes no sense!

          2 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
        5. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose and

          4. Racism isn't a black problem. It's a human problem. I'm a human. My vantage point & experience might be of value. You won't know ...

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        6. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose and

          5. ...if you silence all those who aren't part of the designated "oppressed" group.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        7. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

          ...still having a different conversation, but I'll keep checking back.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        8. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @ttyger @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

          Not sure I follow you. You think I'M having a different conversation than you? Then please clarify if I've misunderstood something.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. SarChasm‏ @ttyger 6 Sep 2017
          Replying to @sisboombahbah @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax

          My point is: a WP's opinon is not more valid than a BP on the topic of the black experience. I think none of this discussion is about that.

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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