Posted on 07/17/2017 2:34:26 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Academics and scholars must be mindful about using research done by only straight, white men, according to two scientists who argued that it oppresses diverse voices and bolsters the status of already privileged and established white male scholars.
Geographers Carrie Mott and Daniel Cockayne argued in a recent paper that doing so also perpetuates what they call white heteromasculinism, which they defined as a system of oppression that benefits only those who are white, male, able-bodied, economically privileged, heterosexual, and cisgendered. (Cisgendered describes people whose gender identity matches their birth sex.)
In their 22-page paper, Citation matters: mobilizing the politics of citation toward a practice of 'conscientious engagement,'" they explained that their work was motivated by shared feelings of discomfort, frustration, and anger over actions of fellow scholars and publication practices.
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Reminds me of the Nazi disdain for "Jewish Physics."
That didn't work out very well for them.
Yes, let us cite the works of cultures whos greatest contribution to the furtherment of human knowledge was the invention of fire
Thank God I can still get a map at the gas station.
Okay, then they should refuse to use anything based on the work of Straight White Men, let them have fun living in a dark pit eating cold grubs and wearing the local flora.
Gee sounds a lot like Hitler banning the works of Jews. Will college campuses now have book burnings sending the works of straight white men to the flames?
There is nothing wrong--nothing in the slightest--in people celebrating their ethnic heritage in the lands their fathers developed as a homeland for their people. Anyone who thinks there is, is in total denial of normal aspirations & the freedom to pursue them.
The time for apologizing for great achievements was over before a few fools embraced the lunacy.
This is affirmative action (quotas) for academic research. What could go wrong?! /sarc
Now THAT is scary!
[Star Wars bar scene material.]
Paging Han Solo. Mr. Han Solo, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Too many good ones in that movie!
Think we’ll watch that one tonight
I know, I know. The utter heresy of implementing the actual scientific process.
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