I had Wilfred Reilly on the show recently, and he brought up a study he’d been sent about “objectification.” Finally, science is going to settle this once and for all.
The woke leftist movement is becoming more and more pathological. That may contribute to the members' drive to discredit all things normal. Normal makes the movement look bad in comparison.
They aren’t “oppressed” and they *know* it, so they go out and start shit with people (in the hopes that there will be pushback) and when there is, they scream “Oppression!”
It’s a child’s game, and they need to be called out on it.
I have so often wanted to reply out loud to people (often, but not always, women) who whine "why do people think I'm [stupid/promiscuous/ugly/schizo/gay/etc.]" by pointing out their appearance. Even something as basic as a gal who complains "why do guys stare at my chest" - my mental reply is "maybe they're just trying to read all the text on the shirt?" But nah, the few times I've tried, it does not go well.
It's foolish to be completely non-judgemental. We have to make hundreds of judgements about people everyday to keep ourselves safe. We must make wise, righteous judgements. We should use the example of Christ as our guide. He told the woman caught in adultery he didn't condemn her, but to sin no more. He harshly judged the leaders of His community as hypocrites because they wanted to have two sets of rules, one for the people and one for themselves. We must use wisdom to balance justice and compassion. It isn't an either / or proposition. Both extreme sides of the political spectrum are very judgemental of their opponents, in such a way as to divide our society.
We need to resurrect shame. Shame is what kept me chaste in high school, there’s lots of collective benefits to it and ultimately individually too, though maybe not immediately apparent. Judging and discernment is normal and helped us survive as humans. The lack of shame is the increasing Godlessness and moral relativism in our culture.
In this guest essay, Brian, Marty, and Valeria do not address UCSD, Berkeley, or GREs. Instead, they provide insiders’ testimony regarding these types of collapsing standards they have witnessed in their careers.
The woke leftist movement is becoming more and more pathological. That may contribute to the members' drive to discredit all things normal. Normal makes the movement look bad in comparison.
Leftists/progressives purposely poke the bear.
In fact, that’s specifically how they work.
They aren’t “oppressed” and they *know* it, so they go out and start shit with people (in the hopes that there will be pushback) and when there is, they scream “Oppression!”
It’s a child’s game, and they need to be called out on it.
It’s all so tiring.
-- Great piece by the way.
Oink oink.
I have so often wanted to reply out loud to people (often, but not always, women) who whine "why do people think I'm [stupid/promiscuous/ugly/schizo/gay/etc.]" by pointing out their appearance. Even something as basic as a gal who complains "why do guys stare at my chest" - my mental reply is "maybe they're just trying to read all the text on the shirt?" But nah, the few times I've tried, it does not go well.
It's foolish to be completely non-judgemental. We have to make hundreds of judgements about people everyday to keep ourselves safe. We must make wise, righteous judgements. We should use the example of Christ as our guide. He told the woman caught in adultery he didn't condemn her, but to sin no more. He harshly judged the leaders of His community as hypocrites because they wanted to have two sets of rules, one for the people and one for themselves. We must use wisdom to balance justice and compassion. It isn't an either / or proposition. Both extreme sides of the political spectrum are very judgemental of their opponents, in such a way as to divide our society.
We need to resurrect shame. Shame is what kept me chaste in high school, there’s lots of collective benefits to it and ultimately individually too, though maybe not immediately apparent. Judging and discernment is normal and helped us survive as humans. The lack of shame is the increasing Godlessness and moral relativism in our culture.
Two recent guest posts on Lee Jussim's substack
Traitorous Education
In this guest essay, Brian, Marty, and Valeria do not address UCSD, Berkeley, or GREs. Instead, they provide insiders’ testimony regarding these types of collapsing standards they have witnessed in their careers.
https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/traitorous-education?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=762897&post_id=198473114&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6mos7&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Rigor or Ruin - Sociology’s Reckoning Has Arrive
https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/rigor-or-ruin?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=762897&post_id=200996215&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6mos7&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
You might want to have Jussim on,the podcast ,he is dedicated to keeping it real:
~75% of Psychology Claims are False As a first approximation Lee Jussim
https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/75-of-psychology-claims-are-false
Then there is Steve Stewart Williams, another great substacker. And he has a new book out:
A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How Evolution Shaped the Minds of Men and Women Steve Stewart-Williams