Editors' defence of Dolezal & Tuvel is also top piece on Contexts website, dismissing critique by #POC sociologists as a "Twitter rant."
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Contexts eds didn't support anti-racism scholarship of Saida Grundy & no followup to Zandria Robinson's piece. Both Black women sociologists
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Why does
#sociology publication feverishly publicise 2 articles that reproduce racism & transphobia but dismiss other POC race scholars?2 replies 7 retweets 14 likes -
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NYT defence of Tuvel which
@contextsmag promotes is by a White cisgender man who cries academic freedom whilst dismissing minority scholars.1 reply 5 retweets 8 likes -
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"Transracialism" posts [Dolezal in
@contextsmag; Tuvel in Hypatia; Hypatia & Contexts editors & NYT defence of Tuvel] have 1 thing in common1 reply 5 retweets 9 likes -
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They ignore the scholarship of
#POC & transgender researchers who have been working to dismantle White supremacy & transphobia in academia.1 reply 5 retweets 14 likes -
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Cisgender men & White women feminists swing the "academic freedom" argument like a club, aiming to squash minority scholars as "insidious"
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Many
#POC anti-racism & transgender scholars have pointed out probs of "transracialism" - poorly theorised concept lacking empirical rigour4 replies 6 retweets 17 likes -
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In
#sociology we must see that groups least likely to succeed in our field -#POC & transgender people - are targets of bad science.1 reply 8 retweets 17 likes -
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So while sociologists with race & gender privilege argue academic freedom (for some), this gatekeeping supports inequality in our discipline
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Bad #sociology should never be tolerated. Informed critique by minority sociologists, whether in class, on campus or social media, is valid.
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