All right, I'm reading the piece.
And #StevenPinker's sense of history of exclusion of speech from North American campuses is really odd. 1/
And #StevenPinker's sense of history of exclusion of speech from North American campuses is really odd. 1/
https://twitter.com/caitlinmoriah/status/1370410548400066563
"Pinker traces the origins all the way back to 1975 and the publication of E.O. Wilson’s 'Sociobiology,' when Wilson and other biologists 'would get shouted down' for expressing the view that genetic & other evolutionary considerations determine, in part, social organization."
What a curious thing to say.
Why not go back to the 19th century when the idea that women should be allowed to study at college or uni was shouted down? When white campus populations shouted down Black students on their campuses?
Why not go back to the 19th century when the idea that women should be allowed to study at college or uni was shouted down? When white campus populations shouted down Black students on their campuses?
Please do not trust #StevenPinker on history: "In the 46 years since 'Sociobiology,' the window of acceptable views has narrowed and, consequently, the rate of cancellations has grown. Just in the last few years, though, we seem to have reached a fever pitch."
Pinker must have a tiny window from which to look out onto campus. He has missed, entirely, how gender studies & feminism have broadened acceptable views. How Black, Asian, Middle Eastern studies have pushed what's possible to say. Queer theory. Trans studies. Disability studies.
Evergreen State College. ✅
Middlebury College. ✅
Nothing much happens in the #IDW history universe. Only a blustery repetition of the same small events. Blown thereby into Earth-sized balloons.
Middlebury College. ✅
Nothing much happens in the #IDW history universe. Only a blustery repetition of the same small events. Blown thereby into Earth-sized balloons.
Hastening to add: This still happens. It hasn't ended.
https://twitter.com/Katja_Thieme/status/1370418213817786368?s=20
I neglected my tweet thread numbering. This is tweet 8! /8
Continued on the theme of: Isn't this a very curious history of "cancel culture."
One article. Criticized by a great many researchers in the field. Receiving additional peer review after publication, being republished with corrections and revisions. 9/
One article. Criticized by a great many researchers in the field. Receiving additional peer review after publication, being republished with corrections and revisions. 9/
Yes, trans activists protested. Absolutely.
But also look at how the researchers who heavily criticized Littman's study have disappeared in this summary of events. As have the corrections and revisions that were required. Very curious indeed. 10/
But also look at how the researchers who heavily criticized Littman's study have disappeared in this summary of events. As have the corrections and revisions that were required. Very curious indeed. 10/
I'm sorry, I'll have to be blunt. Prof. #StevenPinker of Harvard University, what is this garbage? This picture is a caricature. As I said, please do not take Steven Pinker seriously. 11/
"Student activists have learned how to game the system." 12/
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