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Observations and a hypothesis on the Harper’s letter

Posted in Cultural politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment »

So, 150 or so fairly prominent individuals write/sign an open letter defending “justice and open debate.” (We can call them intellectuals, or literati, or academics, or even celebrities of a sort — maybe “intellectual celebrities” — but see point #1 below on generalizations.) In the letter, they single out Donald Trump and the “forces of […]

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Thinking through the “trans-“

Posted in Cultural politics, Process-relational thought, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 25, 2020 | Leave a Comment »

Social media debates over the J. K. Rowling “transphobia” flare-up have encouraged me to formulate my own position on all of this. I’m still in the midst of that and would be happy for feedback (respectful, please). In general, I see this as an example of what happens when two social movements move forward in […]

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