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1/ Many scientists, including me, ignored critical theory for so long. It's very hard to believe, as a scientist, that anyone could take it so seriously. It felt akin to Flat Earthism.

Why supply the oxygen of attention when ignoring it should cause it to suffocate on its own?
2/ This is/was very naive. This has happened before during the so-called "Science Wars" of the 90s. This is something I've had to research myself, since somehow this era was never mentioned in any biology class I've ever taken.

Below are some book recommendations:
3/ "Higher Superstition" by Gross & Levitt

amazon.com/Higher-Superst…
4/ "Beyond the Science Wars: The Missing Discourse About Science and Society" edited by Ullica Segerstrale

amazon.com/Beyond-Science…
5/ "Fashionable Nonsense" by Alan Sokal

amazon.com/Fashionable-No…
6/ "Defenders of the Truth" by Ullica Segerstrale. This one is more about the "Sociobiology" controversy in the 70s and 80s, but is relevant to the Science Wars and is important for understanding the intellectual environment at the time. amazon.com/Defenders-Trut…
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1/ I've talked about "The Genderbread Person" in other threads and in my most recent @Quillette essay, but another frequently used teaching aid in public schools is "The Gender Unicorn." It is equally ridiculous.

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2/ You'll remember that The Genderbread Person referred to "Biological Sex" in terms of "male-ness" & "female-ness" instead of "male" & "female", and incorrectly asserted that traits such as voice pitch and body hair can be used to determine where on the sex spectrum you reside.
3/ The Gender Unicorn doesn't mention biological sex, but instead "sex assigned at birth." This is misleading, as it suggests doctors are imposing a sex on individuals instead of simply observing and recording one's sex based on *extremely* accurate criteria.
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1/ We hear a lot about people not speaking up because they don't want to lose their jobs. But we hear less about people staying silent so they don't lose their friends.

I lost a close friend this week after sharing my recent @Quillette essay on Facebook. Conversation below.
2/ This person wasn't the first friend I've lost since deciding to speak about biological sex and the harms of sex denialism in 2018, but he was the closest.

Until now, our friendship was largely defined by our mutual commitment to good-faith engagement on difficult topics.
3/ This doesn't sound like my friend. It's condescending, venomous, and dismissive. Something has happened to him.

What I hate most about "wokeness" is it's ability to cause a mind to favor shaming over discourse, often with no regard for whether the target is friend or family.
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1/ To those claiming #WeAreNotConfused, it's important to investigate what's causing the dramatic (4000%+) rise in kids claiming trans identities, the change in pattern (e.g. way more females than males now), and it's link to autism and other factors. quillette.com/2019/09/24/no-…
2/ This all suggests that what's being referred to as gender dysphoria (GD) today may mean something very different than before. Given that treatments for GD often include irreversible body-altering hormones and surgery, it would be irresponsible not to question what's going on.
3/ @jk_rowling is right to be concerned about this, and her concern is shared by many medical professionals.
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