Assignment for Mon., Sept. 11 I mean Tuesday 9/12
So many thoughts. I keep thinking about "exclusions," and the historical movement of some of them from "obviously necessary" to "obviously unjust." I am also thinking about false consciousness, which I did not explain well. (But I think that there are accessible analogues.) We will talk more about these things. I'm thinking about a syllabus. Would you believe that it has been done, all this time? It has. I'm just insecure about it. For Monday, 201-244 in Feminism in Our Time. Good, close reading, so we could have a discussion as good as Thursday's. You will notice that one of the readings is by the very famous write Kate Millet. She just died this week. Here's a link about her that David sent me: HERE . And here's a link I caught, as I soaked in the interwebs: HERE . (Where are those links you were going to send me, about the variety of forms of relationships???)
I'm interested more in the reaction to this scientific study being conducted than the data itself. The study itself is harmless and done using mathematical algorithms and therefore the only bias that could exist is in the delivery of the information which seemed to have been done with no clear agenda. I can totally see how a study like this could raise ire in the LGBTQ community who have to fight off bigoted bullshit constantly I'm sure. The immediate dismissal of something like this though does not do the LGBTQ community any favors; while it seems like this study's usefulness in the progress of society is limited or non-existent, dismissal of science is not a good look for anyone. Still, the intentions of the people who decided to gather this data are definitely not clear despite what they say. Perhaps this was done to intentionally poke at a sensitive topic that affects lots of people.
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