...women and men have differences caused by cultural and experience rather than biology. Surely you understand that is the argument.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @charlescwcooke
I started on the other side of this, but am now convinced most of the left lost sight of what the argument was before it even started.
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Replying to @Coolbeit @charlescwcooke
What part of the argument? Who on the left does not agree that observed gender differences are due to socialization not biology?
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Replying to @csilverandgold @charlescwcooke
The problem with the argument is that the data doesn't really support it. There were better arguments to make from the jump, and we whiffed.
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I say we because I did it too. Argument should have been something like "There are differences, but data says they are relatively small." +
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+ "There is zero evidence to conclude those small differences would actually make one better in stated field."
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Also, differences may account for some of distribution, but likely cultural bias (ie sexism) may account for even more
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Replying to @Coolbeit @charlescwcooke
Okay sure. Observed differences are mostly/largely/overwhelmingly due to socialization, not biology. Some people add the adverb, sure.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @charlescwcooke
It's important. Most on the left were insisting "no difference" and even suggesting biological difference was sexist
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Replying to @Coolbeit @charlescwcooke
I mean, okay? I don't really care that deeply about the adverb, I just care that people recognize the very very basic argument being made.
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and that people know a movement based on equality for women is not claiming that men and women are already equal in practice. Like, what?
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Replying to @csilverandgold @charlescwcooke
That's a good argument. It's not the one most of the people I saw were making
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Replying to @Coolbeit @charlescwcooke
well you don't have to explicitly say "my movement for equality does't think we're already equal in practice"...
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