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Labeling a company and its engineers as sexist... She did not do this. She assigned a label L to X and then provided an explicit definition of L. You are falla
by yummyfajitas 13y ago
Labeling a company and its engineers as sexist...
She did not do this. She assigned a label L to X and then provided an explicit definition of L. You are fallaciously taking an alternate definition of L from a different context and acting as if she used that definition.
But I suppose misunderstandings like yours are the price of cheap clickbait.
- ender7 13y agoThe misunderstanding was not the price of the clickbait, it was the intention. boyd does provide a very careful definition of sexism buried at the addenda to her article, but that explanation did not appear with the original article when it was published. boyd even admits this, saying that a more accurate title would have been "Is Oculus Rift unintentionally discriminating on the basis of sex?". "Sexist" is an emotionally charged term, and when you use it out of context the reader will assume its most common meaning, not the more academically accurate one. boyd knew this and decided it was better to rile people up than let her article go unnoticed. I can't even fault her, to be honest -- I just don't like manipulative headlines (or writing in general), even when used for a justified end.
- ebfe 13y agoTitle: Scientists have conclusively proven that abortion is murder! <Insert article proclaiming the evils of abortion> Footer in tiny text: *If we define murder to mean the death of a living organism This article would be technically correct, but does it seem honest to you?