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Originally Posted by Frownland
You saying that we disagree with you because we're white is a stupid idea to me. I was mocking it.
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I really was not speaking at everyone and that was directed toward the batlord.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
You do know that there is a difference between social sciences and physical sciences, correct? I study a social science as well (communications), but I'm not going to go around touting about what Stephen Hawking's true nature is. What you're referring to is a result of culture changing, the science itself did not start off as racist. The world about the scientific standards that were set changed to make them seem racist, which is why someone could misalign the term to use it as a slur. That's why I'm saying that you're misinterpreting the word because you're seeing it through a lens of your own culture and not being open minded enough to contextualize the origin of it.
Just to play devil's advocate, do you have any examples of science being discriminate against minorities? The only one that comes to mind is the syphilis case.
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Communications is not really a social science. I study Clinical Psychology that is a social science and I have to study both ideas separately sometimes as well (Hard Science as well as social science) Being in this field you learn that it is heavily based on western principles, bias and white men. Most of the theories, research, assessments etc were created by white men and there is not a ton of literature on minorities and diversity.
Its important to be aware of this when we get into these types of discussions. It doesn't make me racist but the facts are the facts. I care about these types of issues so I take these discussions seriously. I think its judgmental to assist negroid is not a racial slur just because one considers it to be a scientific term.
How do you know it has never been used in a racist way?
What gives you the right to say that it is not a slur?
Why can't science and ideals be questioned?
Why should we accept these ideas as facts?