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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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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 24 Dec 2017

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    The problem is that they don't tend to consider class.It complicates the race/gender/sexuality identity politics because so many poor people are straight, white men. In intersectionality, race is the most significant component,then gender, then sexuality. In reality class shld be https://twitter.com/Maxtropolitan/status/944943464923398144 …

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      2. Ian Pace #FBPE‏ @ianpacemain 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        I still feel there is no divide wider than that between those who have inherited enough capital so they don’t have to work, and those who do.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @ianpacemain

        I do too. I had to stop work when I got ill but because of my inheritance and an income from dividends of shares my father put in my name, we manage just fine. Wouldn't be the case for someone without this good fortune.

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      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @ianpacemain

        I'm not rich by any means but I get an average income without working simply because my father was able to set this up for me in case of my finding myself in a situation where I couldn't work. I will do the same for my daughter.

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      5. Ian Pace #FBPE‏ @ianpacemain 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        You’re doing what is natural for anyone who wants to help their children, as your father did. No-one reason should have any grounds to object to that. Point is to have measures to help those whose parents simply don’t have the resources to do so.

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      6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @ianpacemain

        Yes, exactly. Strong welfare safety net.

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      7. Ian Pace #FBPE‏ @ianpacemain 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        And old-fashioned ideas such as providing affordable housing for all, compared to the prohibitive housing market we now have.

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      1. Robert‏ @TheAlchemist235 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        Intersectionality is another form of hierarchy that places you on the top based on the immutable characteristics you may have. It's not equality by any stretch of imagination. It takes zero intellectual effort and leaves the person with an overinflated sense of moral superiority.

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      1. Mike‏ @citation_needed 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        well, yes - if they paid attention to class than a lot of them would have to admit they’re hideously privileged, and then they’d never win a gold medal in the oppression olympics.

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      1. Senta89‏ @SentaAPW89 24 Dec 2017
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        I see bashing of lower classes all the time in left circles "Trailer park trash" is one insult I said to one: Nothing wrong with trailer parks Some of the nastiest people are from wealthy neighborhoods

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      2. Tony H #ScrewEU‏ @The_Morningstar 24 Dec 2017
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        YES! YES! YES!

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      3. Tony H #ScrewEU‏ @The_Morningstar 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @The_Morningstar @HPluckrose

        Sorry, but when I see people who aren't white, have a way better education than me, and their family is way better off than mine was, complaining about my privilege... Hmm really...

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      2.  🇨🇦 K@‏ @KatMullaly 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        YES. I've insisted for years that most (if not all) racism and gender-bias is actually rooted in class envy -- the worry the "other" group is doing better than one's own and/or getting special privileges. Nobody really gives a toss about anyone's melanin levels.

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      1. 少年听雨歌楼上‏ @RosesofE 24 Dec 2017
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        Any talk of "privilege" that doesn't include class is ridiculous.

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      1. Andrew Lockley‏ @andrewjlockley 25 Dec 2017
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        Ugliness never features, despite its huge status importance

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      1. Alex J.‏ @alexo986 24 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @CathyYoung63

        Finally, someone said it. The only (actual, practical) privilege in life is money.

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      2. Joscha Bach‏ @Plinz 25 Dec 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        It always made me wonder if sj was grown in a lab, for precisely that reason.

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      3. David Kedmey‏ @DKedmey 25 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Plinz @HPluckrose

        I would add 'upbringing' to the list. The software programs (for the mind) made available to you as a kid can give you a leg up or down.

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      4. David Kedmey‏ @DKedmey 25 Dec 2017
        Replying to @DKedmey @Plinz @HPluckrose

        Also, 'physical attractiveness' by prevailing standards.

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      5. David Kedmey‏ @DKedmey 25 Dec 2017
        Replying to @DKedmey @Plinz @HPluckrose

        It's a useful list if you keep in mind that the ranking is conditional to the situation. There is no single function to compute degree of disadvantage/advantage. And a good explanation (not a simple function) is ultimately what's needed.

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