I cannot stand the smug supercilious attitude of Derbyshire (the author here) or Taki generally; pity, because some of their articles and thoughts are well done. But this quote by Derbyshire in this article is a perfect example of their trivial depth masquerading as knowledge:
Practically anything you read or hear about racism, sexism, and homophobia is cant. The most punctilious anti-racists flee like rats from black neighborhoods; the dearth of female mathematicians, in an age when women form an actual majority of college students, is widely understood to be a matter of female preferences, not discrimination; and sensible parents do not leave their kids alone with sexually eccentric adults. Yet the cant goes on.
I cannot stand the smug supercilious attitude of Derbyshire (the author here) or Taki generally; pity, because some of their articles and thoughts are well done. But this quote by Derbyshire in this article is a perfect example of their trivial depth masquerading as knowledge:
ReplyDeletePractically anything you read or hear about racism, sexism, and homophobia is cant. The most punctilious anti-racists flee like rats from black neighborhoods; the dearth of female mathematicians, in an age when women form an actual majority of college students, is widely understood to be a matter of female preferences, not discrimination; and sensible parents do not leave their kids alone with sexually eccentric adults. Yet the cant goes on.
Really John?
He grates on me at times, too.
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