White women: don't. "drawing parallels btw my research [on racism &sexism] and my experience as a childfree woman" http://health.howstuffworks.com/pregnancy-and-parenting/adults-who-choose-not-have-kids-inspire-moral-outrage.htm?utm_campaign=sf&hsw=facebook&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social#mkcpgn=rssnws1 …
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This is one example of how White researchers contribute to racism in science & society: lack of critical awareness of Whiteness.
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This is *not* insignificant: Study, while interesting, focuses on "students" but conclusions presented as broaderhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-016-0606-1 …
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In the methodology, like many other studies, Whiteness is unperturbed: race is not explored as a factor (easier to say "students" than WP)
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#POC which focuses on POC in the sample are considered "ethnic/racial" studies. White people's studies are just "studies." -
Researchers' racial biases, incl how they come to be interested in a particular topic in any field, are not critically examined.
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Then media picks up a study & publish Whiteness as scientific fact, normalising racial bias of researchers Science is political.
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