Anuradha Pandey
@radha
Anuradha Pandey
Four facile and unconvincing argument types which usually indicate that the person commenting missed the point:
But what about x? (classic deflection)
Accusing the person of painting with a broad brush (they’re usually observing patterns)
Accusations of cherry picking (a too easy way to avoid making your own argument, because this asks the writer to p
Concepts aren’t tainted by their misuse.
A major thought error I see among my compatriots: you can’t just throw out every concept that was ever used to justify immoral actions or hierarchy. The claim that we need a more just society that honors inalienable rights is a universalist moral claim. The people who claim this also dismiss the following con
... See moreWomen are not impelled to agree with each other on abortion. Many women voted for restrictions in red states as did others who voted for Trump while also voting in favor of abortion rights. First, people, especially women are allowed to deviate from the professional class woman’s opinion about abortion. In fact, Democrats themselves ran away from a
... See moreBeing a woman and Notes
Women’s insistence on social harmony at all costs is problematic.
Yesterday, a woman pushed me too far at a social event with her pedantic interruptions. As soon as I pushed back saying she wasn’t letting me finish, she started giving that very white lady patronizing giggle and said something like “go ahead and finish sweetheart”. I then said I didn
... See moreNotes and Being a woman
Makeup is for other women
One of the more ridiculous lines in the feminist catechism is that women have the unfair burden of beauty expectations. No one is forcing me to do any of it. Social expectations to “look pretty” come from women (and Instagram culture). Anecdotally, I’ve seen plenty of evidence that men don’t care for the aesthetic performan
... See moreI, like others, am fed up with Democrats not because of their stated positions but because most Democrats around me are unrepentantly arrogant, classist, and self-deluded. I am guilty of the same in years past, so perhaps I see it everywhere now. The arrogance manifests in how they casually dismiss anyone who disagrees as terrible people. Self-delu
... See moreWhy do we want to help those who are already successful more than those who really need it?
If you have little career capital or are struggling, chances are your friends/network aren’t that interested in helping you or even being associated with you (because of your relative status). And if you have observable career capital, people want to be in yo
... See moreDemocrats & arrogance
I, like others, am fed up with Democrats not because of their stated positions but because most Democrats around me are unrepentantly arrogant, classist, and self-deluded. I am guilty of the same in years past, so perhaps I see it everywhere now. The arrogance manifests in how they casually dismiss anyone who disagrees as t
... See moreWomen’s insistence on social harmony at all costs is problematic.
Yesterday, a woman pushed me too far at a social event with her pedantic interruptions. As soon as I pushed back saying she wasn’t letting me finish, she started giving that very white lady patronizing giggle and said something like “go ahead and finish sweetheart”. I then said I didn
... See more