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Dealing with internalized homophobia as I came out to myself and others was eye-opening. The number of unfortunate things we internalize and perpetuate is amazi

• pron 11y ago
  What amazes me is not only how much crap every one of us -- no matter how scientific or skeptical otherwise -- internalizes, but the kind of excuses we come up with to deny the reality of the evidence presented to us, or, better yet, the excuses we come up with so we don't even have to look at the evidence. Contrast that with how some people respond to news about nutrition, true AI, and cryonics -- all far less scientific than the study of sexism and racism -- and explain that even though the science isn't rigorous yet, we must consider the "results" on the off chance it will make the world a better place. But trying to reduce proven, pervasive sexism or racism? That's just unsubstantiated "ideology" (all without even a cursory study of the findings) and an unimportant/impossible (take your pick) undertaking.