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James Watson made many unfounded racist claims that have been completely discredited. The rhetoric surrounding racist pseudoscience mirrors that of the anti-va
by badRNG 5y ago
James Watson made many unfounded racist claims that have been completely discredited.
The rhetoric surrounding racist pseudoscience mirrors that of the anti-vaccine and climate change denial movements. They point to a discredited "anti-vaxx" doctor or a discredited "climate change denying" researcher and view the criticism of their work as censorship, rather than as a sign they might not be a credible source.
- telesilla 5y agoIn addition to sexism. I read his book Double Helix as a young woman and will never forget passages criticizing Rosalind Franklin's "choice" not to “emphasize her feminine qualities” and her lack of “even a mild interest in clothes.”
- watson_truth 5y agohttp://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/10/james-watson-tells-inconvenient-truth_296.php http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/10/james-watson-tells-inconven... The claims were true in the past, and the evidence has continued to accumulate. Denial of the evidence at this point is just silly.