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It's interesting this article is not treading higher on HN. With the general rational / enlightenment perspective that HN has this should be a hot button. The d

It's interesting this article is not treading higher on HN. With the general rational / enlightenment perspective that HN has this should be a hot button. The denial of rationality and logic as a way to know things is antithetical to most of what gets posted here (and this view is gaining traction). I was hoping for a strong defense (steelmanning) of the pro intersectionality view. When I don't see how anyone could believe the claims, I question if I really understand the counter arguments.

richliss 6y ago
John McWhorter is a great read and watch generally. Even if you don’t agree with him it’s clear he’s a smart and well-read guy who you should respect. His videos with Glenn Loury on The Glenn Show are great fun, smart and for me what the mainstream media is generally missing (Neil DeGrasse Tyson being the exception) in that these black academics are not solely defined by their race and whilst not completely ignoring it they show their expertise as being their thing and with that has come excellence in their field (and being interesting thinkers outside of it). The media seems to love the “Hey you’re black so you must want to talk about the black angle/aspect of this subject” even when there is none and the black person almost certainly wants to bring their own angle on the subject matter founded on years of study and experience. Glenn also rips apart White Fragility and there’s a “soft racism of low expectations” angle about DiAngelo that you can tell really frustrates Loury and McWhorter. As an onlooker they are intellectual heavyweights in comparison to DiAngelo so can imagine that they feel patronised.