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Have you read Scott's piece on this subject? [1] He pretty confidently dismantles the arguments you're making, particularly the isolated demand for rigor. I don
by joenot443 3y ago
Have you read Scott's piece on this subject? [1] He pretty confidently dismantles the arguments you're making, particularly the isolated demand for rigor. I don't agree at all with the individual you're replying to, I'd just like to point out that "white people don't exist" is a pretty silly hill to die on and if anything it's making the rest of your argument seem a lot weaker.
[1] https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/12/does-race-exist-does-culture/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/12/does-race-exist-does-c...
- giraffe_lady 3y agoI'm not saying white people don't exist I'm saying it's only a useful category if you define it negatively in terms of who is not in it. I haven't read anything by alexander in a long time but it doesn't surprise me that he has essays promoting white supremacist talking points since I strongly suspect that that is a key goal of his whole project.
- joenot443 3y ago> I'm saying it's only a useful category if you define it negatively in terms of who is not in it. Fascinating. That's a position I haven't heard before. It's too bad you're unable to take the time to read the piece, it's quite good. Sounds like we have pretty divergent views on Scott and his writing. I'd encourage you to give it another chance, at the very least to expand what I'm sensing is a pretty solidly cemented worldview. I admit I'm disappointed that in a community like HN you'd be so willing to paint anyone who disagrees on such minutia with such a broad and mean-spirited brush, but I suppose that's your prerogative. God bless.
- hasty_pudding 3y ago[flagged]