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> Why is this man now being classified as ”alt-right”? (1) Sexism is an integral part of alt-right movement. Most alt-right communities are anti-women as well.
by virtuabhi 9y ago
> Why is this man now being classified as ”alt-right”?
(1) Sexism is an integral part of alt-right movement. Most alt-right communities are anti-women as well. (e.g. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/dissecting-trumps-most-rabid-online-following/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/dissecting-trumps-most-...) (2) This man has identified himself as an "alt-right" icon by continuously featuring on shows of every despicable alt-right outlet (refer to his twitter account, multiple interviews, etc.).
"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."
- qubex 9y agoI refuse to indulge the fallacy by which an element that exhibits one necessary but insufficient characteristic for membership in a set is nonetheless classified as being definitely a member of that set. He has posited views that certainly reek of sexism. He has appeared on the outlets that are also faux-sensitive to these issues. He is not, however, by virtue of these aspects necessarily an alt-right fanatic.
- rpiguy 9y agoBut he is not sexist. It is not sexist to believe biology could influence interests or to cite peer reviewed research on the topic.
- virtuabhi 9y agoAny real scientist knows that all "peer reviewed research" are not equal, there can be very low quality research. Almost in all "citations", he made a jump from a small experimental study to women in STEM field (or, maybe he simply copied the points of prominent alt-right figures). See this https://www.wired.com/story/the-pernicious-science-of-james-damores-google-memo/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-pernicious-science-of-james-... And there are many "debunkings" like this.