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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 10 Jun 2015

    "Violent patriarchies exist. The U.S. Is not one of them." -The Factual Feminist. https://youtu.be/O47bXIznf-E?list=PLytTJqkSQqtr7BqC1Jf4nv3g2yDfu7Xmd … via @YouTube

    6:15 AM - 10 Jun 2015
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      2. Peter Fishbeast‏ @peter_fishbeast 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @YouTube oh god, why do you keep posting videos from her?! she's a nutcase!

        6 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Christina Sommers‏Verified account @CHSommers 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @peter_fishbeast

        Why do you call me "a nutcase," Mr. Fishbeast? Just curious. @peter_fishbeast @sapinker @YouTube

        30 replies 24 retweets 64 likes
      4. Peter Fishbeast‏ @peter_fishbeast 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @CHSommers

        @CHSommers I just don't really get what the point of you is and can't see any benefits to your existence

        79 replies 4 retweets 3 likes
      5. Ranba_Ral‏ @Ranba_Ral 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @peter_fishbeast

        @peter_fishbeast @CHSommers "can't see any benefits to your existence" Settle down, Stalin

        9 replies 16 retweets 83 likes
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      2. Ollie Sayeed‏ @olliesayeed 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @YouTube Whatabouttery? Obviously these are problems; that doesn't mean there aren't problems in the US.

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      3. J. Cauchy‏ @Suppose_Not 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @olliesayeed

        @olliesayeed @sapinker @YouTube True, but the concept of "patriarchy" becomes less useful in countries where the genders have = legal rights

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Ollie Sayeed‏ @olliesayeed 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @Suppose_Not

        @Suppose_Not @sapinker Women are disadvantaged by our culture in ways other than legal rights - 'patriarchy' is the name for that culture.

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      5. Jets‏ @panh727 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @olliesayeed

        @olliesayeed @Suppose_Not @sapinker Are there instances where men are disadvantaged to women in our culture? It goes both ways.

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      6. Ollie Sayeed‏ @olliesayeed 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @panh727

        @panh727 @Suppose_Not @sapinker Sure, and feminism deals with those too. But they're much less numerous. See e.g.http://tinyurl.com/phrr6f9 

        10 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. J. Cauchy‏ @Suppose_Not 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @olliesayeed

        @olliesayeed @panh727 buzzword at this point.

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      8. Ollie Sayeed‏ @olliesayeed 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @Suppose_Not

        @Suppose_Not Words, schmords - I think it's a helpful shorthand for various (linked) things that more often than not disadvantage women.

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      9. J. Cauchy‏ @Suppose_Not 10 Jun 2015
        Replying to @olliesayeed

        @olliesayeed (sex work including porn & prostitution, gender disparities in fields of study, childcare disparities, et cetera). The two can

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      1. fellow white (filth)‏ @dejanswi 11 Jun 2015
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        @sapinker Thank you for posting. A message that needs to be heard over and over again. #hatersgonnahate #potatoesgonnapotate

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