Listen. Scientist is not a coherent class. #marginsci
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Crenshaw's intersectionality was re: Black women existing at the intersection of two named classes: WW and Black men.
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using 'intersectionality' in application to 'scientists who are x,' you 1. obfuscate the issues in
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2. disrespect the entire politic behind "intersectionality" as discussed and developed by Black women.
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"coherent classes" are generated by institutions: race was + continually is constructed to colonize + exploit
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gender was + continually is constructed to exploit + consume
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disability was + continually is constructed to exploit and expedite industry
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it is alarming to see this idea of "scientist as identity" and defence of identity politics, w/invocation of "intersectionality"
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my status as a scientist is not the same social configuration as being a woman of color, or disabled. That's ridiculous.
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when we talk of intersectionality in science, we COULD discuss combination of gendered + racialized power dynamics in science
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I've tried to so hard to explain this to people. As a white-passing person I have it way easier, but it's still tough in sci.
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