Maybe provoking a controversy like this is an indicator that a paper in this part of academia has succeeded. They aren't pursuing economic value or understandi

Maybe provoking a controversy like this is an indicator that a paper in this part of academia has succeeded. They aren't pursuing economic value or understanding of nature; they're examining the social world we're living in. If the author had missed her target, the paper would likely get no attention. Looking back at history, anybody who made claims that were ahead of their time would likely be proud to be able to say, “I caused an uproar when I said it”.