Hot take: #bropenscience *is* sexist...and alienates the very people that we want on our side. Science is, objectively, dominated by men, but I'm not sure this is the right approach. It feels a little bit like if we got called "lady scientists". Dismissed by gender.
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I tend to point folks towards that one as well:https://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/sexism-definition/ …
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That website brings back fond memories of when I first started reading about feminism back in 2010.
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"If you’re here, chances are you’re familiar with the feminist definition of sexism = prejudice + power and chances are you think that, in itself, is sexist." So good.
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I know, right. Though I admit as an anarchist I am partial to a definition that makes an explicit reference to power differentials.
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Sorry should have clarified above that racism in science and open science is the result of centering whiteness. And of course these intersect, like what happened with
@Abebab the other day:https://twitter.com/Abebab/status/1151594886715650048 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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