I hate standpoint theory so much it’s the biggest blight in talking to people to people on anything.
You can be educated on something but then they go 'erm but I come from this background "
I hate it so much it’s so anti intellectual
I hate standpoint theory so much it’s the biggest blight in talking to people to people on anything.
You can be educated on something but then they go 'erm but I come from this background "
I hate it so much it’s so anti intellectual
Standpoint theory has truth to it, but it can be absurdly reductive. Lived experience is important, but it does not automatically make you an expert on systems of oppression. Liberals do not seem to understand this.