It worries me that sociologists seem to be incapable of explaining their ideas in plain words. Like postmodernists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality …
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Replying to @david_colquhoun
I can define in a tweet: intersection of IDs means one faces 2+ oppressions eg a black woman can face misogyny and racism.
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Replying to @o_guest
well that much is clear, but being entirely qualitative arguments get clouded in jargon
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Replying to @david_colquhoun
ok but I'm still not sure why this is a problem per se. Somethings are qualitative. It's just the way things are.
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Replying to @o_guest
it's what Peter Lawrence calls complexification. Pretentious language for simple ideas. Like postmodernists
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Replying to @david_colquhoun
any good links? always assumed postmodernists won science wars. I'm obv confused/misremembering/or I just agree with them.
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Replying to @david_colquhoun
cheers will try to read soon
4:08 PM - 21 Sep 2016
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