That's what I'm objecting to! Instead of situating TNC with online discourse, he should be placed in context of black intellectual history.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
The piece was referring to replies to TNC critic George Packer. Those replies, like much racial justice discussion, now takes place online.
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Replying to @amlamey
George Packer's response was seriously flawed and much (maybe most) of the criticism it received.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Honest question: you think much of the criticism of Packer was flawed?
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Replying to @amlamey
I'm sure there were people who went too far -- that always happens in a controversy -- but I didn't like Packer's piece at all.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Sure, but that doesn't contradict key point about identity epistemology. It being wrong does not imply that its targets are all right.
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Replying to @amlamey
Point about identity epistemology is maybe okay in the abstract but doesn't really apply to TNC's work (as opposed to online debates).
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Lol. The "maybe" in this sentence is what I'm talking about. Getting lefties to say IE has flaws is like pulling teeth sometimes!
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Replying to @amlamey
I put in the "maybe" because I feel like an irrelevant critique in a review of a book is not a good idea. Should engage with book!
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I think you do see flaws in IE, which I appreciate. But perhaps you think they are less important than I do.
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I think it's key to have sense of proportion about what's important in the world. "Dumb things undergraduates believe" isn't that important
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I wish all the people who talk this way online and in academia were undergrads. For some it may start there, but doesn't seem to end there.
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Replying to @amlamey
It's annoying but it's not on the list of the top 50 or even 100 things I worry most about.
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