Yes. We don't need a theory for that. We just need that idea. Crenshaw explicitly discouraged individuality & shared humanity. She frowned upon 'I am a person who happens to be black' & advocated 'I am black.' She criticised universal liberalism for trying to overcome categories
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But that wasn't you being racist. It was you not realising something. And if you hadn't realised, he could have said to you that often taxis don't stop for black men. Then you could have thanked him, maybe asked questions to understand better & gone on enjoying your day together.
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The recognition & removal of negative heuristics faced by certain ID groups is a worthy goal. Unfortunately, resentment (from repeated frustration which is understandable) led to creating neg heuristics against oppressor groups. Downward spiral of mistrust and diffusion of blame
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Just the way broad concepts like whiteness and patriarchy are thrown around in an all encompassing and negative way. It seems like a mental shortcut to fulfill a vengeful urge.
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The problem is it takes special training in a reality denying epistemology, so it’s ultimately false, unpersuasive, divisive and anxiety causing
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I’m starting a band called “The Negative Heuristics”. I’ll cut you in for 10% if you want. ;)
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Read my last tweet about that party I was at.
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Yes, by buying into that you reinforce the ideas of "racial realists"--tripe
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