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Ahh yes, this is exactly what the BLM protestors asked for.

by teej 6y ago

Jonnax 6y ago
It's so interesting to see the how organically the next method of belittling anti racist actions has come to life spreading like a meme. How are scientists going to stop police brutality?
happytoexplain 6y ago
Why do you think a request from BLM protesters is necessary to legitimize this action?
- jariel 6y ago
  It's not so much a question of legitimacy, but one of action. Nation-wide protests embolden people who want insurrections of various kinds. Some worthy, some questionable, some wrong. There's no rhyme or reason to it all, because there is no intellectual foundation to what constitutes 'fair' or 'not racist'. Ironically, were it up to the general public - little would change. Almost nobody is concerned or bothered by most language or epitaphs. Even among the groups who might take offence, there's not huge concern over most of these things. It's mostly a war among the elites in Academia, the Press, Government etc..
  - cycrutchfield 6y ago
    It’s interesting how comfortably you claim to speak for others and whether they may or may not take offense.
    - jariel 6y ago
      It's interesting that White people, who are making the vast majority of the decisions as to how we should name this or that - consider that they understand the issue at all. So let's find out, and take poll for example. Will you accept the results? Will the 'movement' accept it once and for all and shut up, admit they were wrong, if they were to find out that nobody cares about the term 'whitelist or blacklist'? Despite what you think would be my objection - I would be quite happy to allow African Americans, and not just a few of them, but all of them, decide if they find the term 'blacklist or whitelist' offensive. Because they won't. Confederate statues? Understandably. But innocuous terms - no. Our intellectualisation of these issues is completely out of touch with reality.
dang 6y ago
Please don't post flamebait to HN.

Ahh yes, this is exactly what the BLM protestors asked for.

by teej 6y ago

Ahh yes, this is exactly what the BLM protestors asked for.

It's so interesting to see the how organically the next method of belittling anti racist actions has come to life spreading like a meme. How are scientists going to stop police brutality?

happytoexplain 6y ago

Why do you think a request from BLM protesters is necessary to legitimize this action?

jariel 6y ago
It's not so much a question of legitimacy, but one of action. Nation-wide protests embolden people who want insurrections of various kinds. Some worthy, some questionable, some wrong. There's no rhyme or reason to it all, because there is no intellectual foundation to what constitutes 'fair' or 'not racist'. Ironically, were it up to the general public - little would change. Almost nobody is concerned or bothered by most language or epitaphs. Even among the groups who might take offence, there's not huge concern over most of these things. It's mostly a war among the elites in Academia, the Press, Government etc..
- cycrutchfield 6y ago
  It’s interesting how comfortably you claim to speak for others and whether they may or may not take offense.
  - jariel 6y ago
    It's interesting that White people, who are making the vast majority of the decisions as to how we should name this or that - consider that they understand the issue at all. So let's find out, and take poll for example. Will you accept the results? Will the 'movement' accept it once and for all and shut up, admit they were wrong, if they were to find out that nobody cares about the term 'whitelist or blacklist'? Despite what you think would be my objection - I would be quite happy to allow African Americans, and not just a few of them, but all of them, decide if they find the term 'blacklist or whitelist' offensive. Because they won't. Confederate statues? Understandably. But innocuous terms - no. Our intellectualisation of these issues is completely out of touch with reality.

dang 6y ago

Please don't post flamebait to HN.