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Fascinating & very contentious exchange about intellectual freedom and academic discourse between (a) trans Berekley professor @graceelavery & (b) two Penn State Queer Theory professors, one of whom she accused of being fascist & transphobic. The former's: blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/convers…
In reply, the 2 Queer Theory professors (long-time LGBT activists) accused of being right-wing transphobic fascists argued that campus culture is being shaped, & academic freedom crushed, by prolonged adolescence, which Lancet found now extends to age 24 blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/convers…
It's a really worthwhile exchange - both articles are very well-written & blunt - because it highlights the key tensions and conflicts about how we conduct intellectual and political discourse not only on academic campuses but in political media, newsrooms, and in culture.
The 2 Penn State Queer Theory professors I referenced above regarding their defense of free discourse & academic freedom - accused of helping transphobic fascists - have now publicly apologized for some of what they've said. Whole exchange is fascinating blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/lessons…
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Yes, the US press is so brave & free - when it comes to foreign leaders. Remember when, after 9/11, all TV networks obeyed the government's orders not to broadcast video of Osama bin Laden explaining the attack on the ground he'd included coded messages to activate sleeper cells?
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Now that Warren emphatically supported Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria & Afghanistan - ignoring @Maddow's desperate bait to bash Trump & instead condemned Endless War - the silence on these issues of Sanders (&, to a lesser extent, @AOC) becomes harder to maintain:
I emailed Sanders' office on Dec 26 to ask his view on Syria troop withdraw - was told they were discussing it but he didn't yet have a position. As I said, people are entitled to time to address complex matters, but these debates are central & ongoing silence is hard to justify.
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So, I've waded through the Evangelical Alliance's new pastoral "guidelines" for interacting with trans people (ughh, the things I do to expose #transphobic #ciswits to the world), and let's just say it's time to tear this particular sh*t-bag a new hole.

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What follows is a thread (rant) detailing one of the most frustrating yet fun experiences that I’ve had reading and ultimately commenting on a scientific paper. The original paper was published in TiCS, perhaps the top journal in cognitive science, by Melnikoff & Bargh (M&B).
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