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I'm not sure about the entomologist issue but for this article, I feel that some of the issue might be language barrier and cultural misunderstanding. For exam
by nicolas_t 5y ago
I'm not sure about the entomologist issue but for this article, I feel that some of the issue might be language barrier and cultural misunderstanding.
For example, she mentions this paragraph:
> She said that while she gets some help, Sci-Hub remains pretty much a one-woman show (it’s “mainly me,” she said)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
And criticises it by saying:
> So they lie to their readers that Sci-Hub run by a woman is some kind of not a real thing but a ‘show’ , and to support this, they seize upon a word ‘mainly’ that I have used to describe my work, as a proof that I am not doing this myself, but getting helped instead.
The use of show in this context is normal and typical language usage, but she instead tries to ascribe the literal meaning to the word 'show' and is offended by it. No native English speaker would interpret "one-woman show" as meaning "Sci-Hub run by a woman is some kind of not a real thing but a ‘show’ ".
So combine a thin skin due to numerous attack, a good command of English but no mastery of the subtleties of certain words and expressions and you have a recipe for her to seem overly susceptible.
- fennecfoxen 5y agoI recall reading about an incident where a journalist with access to North Korea was detained for a while over a phrase that said a guard "barked" orders, as the locals deemed a comparison to a dog rather unflattering. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36200530 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36200530
- platz 5y agoMaybe the connotations that you are used to subconsciously ignoring are actually still there after all. btw, if I find a new species of donkey, I will name it after you.
- fennecfoxen 5y agoand in turn, if I find a new species of invisible pink unicorn, the honor shall be thine. that is to say, neither of us will do either of these things; what are you even talking about?
- AlexCoventry 5y agoYou are so generous. If I discover a pink unicorn, I'm totally naming it after myself.