Linked wrong thing. Hang on.
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I broke down the foundational essays here http://helenpluckroseblogs.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/extract-from-essay-of-mine-which-breaks.html … I disagree with its basis in PoMo constructivism & identity politics.
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But yes, I am addressing intersectional feminism as a movement & its approach in practice. That's what actually affects people.
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In the same way, I agree with feminism's core aim but not the way the movement has developed & how it conducts itself.
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I have to get on with some work so can't get into the lengthy, Twitter-unfriendly discussion this might require, but maybe key differences >
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> here are that I see intersectionality as descriptive rather than prescriptive, & I don't think feminism or intersectionality is monolithic
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Then, we're talking abt different things. I am not questioning the fact that people have intersecting marginalised identities.
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I am talking about a branch of feminism which has incorporated intersectionality & is practicing it the way I have shown.
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So, as I said, it's about your annoyance with individual self-described intersectional feminists. Fair enough.
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Its about my concern with the movement & the way it is stifling speech. If it were just a few individuals, this wouldn't be possible.
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If it were possible to have universal liberal views on diversity & inclusion w/out facing firing (See Damore, Weinstein, Christakis)
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or public vilification, there'd be no problem. They'd just be fringe extremists that no-one took seriously. They are taken seriously.
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