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the guy sounds like a dick to me. As I said below, I think he probably is a sexist, but I wouldn't go so far as calling him a dick. As someone who only recentl
by microarchitect 15y ago
the guy sounds like a dick to me.
As I said below, I think he probably is a sexist, but I wouldn't go so far as calling him a dick. As someone who only recently became a feminist, I think it's easy to make the mistake of thinking that Watson was over-reacting. This is probably what Dawkins thought - which of course makes him a sexist, and unaware of his privileges, but all this, IMHO, still isn't enough to make him a dick.
- 5hoom 15y agoYou have a fair point, name calling isn't particularly endearing in intelligent conversation. I suppose the strong language is a response to my feeling that Dawkins did abuse his position in that incident. I also feel that he is an unnecessarily divisive personality due to the hard line he takes (look at the controversy his name being mentioned on HN has caused amongst a group who I would imagine are sympathetic to his message).
- niete 15y agoHis position? He left a comment on a blog....