I don't make straw man arguments. But I do make weak man arguments, and perhaps I should reconsider that. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/ …
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Replying to @ferretthimself @slatestarcodex
author seems to not see the difference between weapons made by a majority and weapons made by a minority.
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Replying to @Anusien @ferretthimself
I think this is a cop-out. You can point out that majorities have more people to use weapon, but weapon the same.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex @ferretthimself
It's not about number of ppl. It's about a fundamental difference in power dynamics. Oppressor v oppressed.
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Replying to @Anusien @ferretthimself
Just admit that you're doing the same thing and one group is bigger than the other so it matters more.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex @ferretthimself
Minority groups are severely disadvantaged in a ton of ways. Implicit bias is real and important. (1/)
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Also, harder to enforce norm of "Only oppressed can unfairly stereotype" than "no unfair stereotypes" ...
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