But SocJus draws directly on critical theory. Primarily intersectionality.https://twitter.com/Daniel_Rivieria/status/935413793139474433 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That's the main problem, CritTheory Studies take important insights, tends to reify them as absolutes in almost conspiracy theory form (capitalism/patriarchy/white supremacy) that when filtered through activist networks become a counter productive dumb down dogmatic sledgehammer.
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Replying to @Gil_Ant @HPluckrose
If you don't think so, you haven't frequented activist circles. I present to you, this week in Brazil, Black Conscience activis groups - "race mixing is genocide". it's not a fringe group either, that's a share from PT, one of the main political forces in Brazil.pic.twitter.com/WOfZziukAS
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Replying to @Gil_Ant @HPluckrose
Somehow, this phenomenon gets even worse outside US, where the narratives get filtered again from US sources, losing even more nuance. Brazil is a perfect example, as
@EliVieira can testify, with his tribulations with the "adventures in social justice" media accounts.1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
and Brazil has serious problems with misogyny, racism and inequality, DumbWoke FakeSocJus, actually slows down progress, creates unnecessary backlash to a change that is already hard to do, and slow, that's my problem with it.
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This is the impression I get.
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