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>Let us take it as a given that there really is a stereotype >the putative damage is itself illusory >My opinion doesn't really fit on this axis at all either
by RodericDay 13y ago
>Let us take it as a given that there really is a stereotype
>the putative damage is itself illusory
>My opinion doesn't really fit on this axis at all either way.
lmao. here's a quote for you:
“It was, of course, nothing more than sexism, the especially virulent type espoused by male techies who sincerely believe that they are too smart to be sexists.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
- jerf 13y agoYou misunderstand. I think there probably is some bias against women going into mathematics. When someone say "let us take this as true for the purpose of argument", it does not mean that it isn't really true. It means simply that in this post, we're not going to analyze the possibility of whether that is true or not, we're just going to assume it. There's also a class of people who are so smart they see sexism uniformly everywhere, even where it isn't. You're being a jerk, not proving how wonderfully not sexist you are. Refusing to even consider the possibility that someone isn't sexist is itself a form of discrimination, and I reject your attempt to pigeonhole me in an effort to make yourself look holier-than-thou. I'm also not going to fall into the trap of endlessly justifying myself, so go ahead, have the last word.
- cantos 13y agojerf started from two propositions, 1) "a sterotype exists" 2) "the study is correct" he argued that these propositions imply the proposition "a stereotype does not exist." This contradicts the starting propositions. If you accept his argument then one of the starting propositions must be false. It could be the first, the second or both. He has not said which he believes to be true or false so your response is groundless.