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Elizabeth Weiss is already known for being insensitive at best, so I would take her interpretation of the situation with a heavy grain of salt.
by mplewis 3y ago
Elizabeth Weiss is already known for being insensitive at best, so I would take her interpretation of the situation with a heavy grain of salt.
- bellown 3y agoElizabeth Weiss has ruffled feathers because she's spoken out against the rampant and ingrained misogyny in her field. In particular, some museum curators have accommodated demands by indigenous tribes, usually from men, that female curators aren't permitted to handle their objects. So in the name of cultural respect, you have this outright sexism being endorsed instead. Here's an example, from her Twitter, of how menstruating women were being discriminated against by her university's curation protocols; thankfully she got this overturned by getting lawyers involved: > The @SJSU protocol for handling Native American remains used to state “Menstruating personnel will not be permitted to handle ancestors”. This sexist rule has been deleted, after @PacificLegal and I pointed out that it may be illegal. An important victory! #NAGPRA #anthrotwitter - https://twitter.com/eweissunburied/status/1514373633065422851 https://twitter.com/eweissunburied/status/151437363306542285... This might be considered an insensitive reaction by some, but only if you elevate the desires of misogynist men above all else.
- Ensorceled 3y agoYou can be a both an ardent feminist and "gender-critical" to the point of being a transphobe, they overlap quite often, to my constant surprise.