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 | | From: | Ian | | Subject: | Moron professor Nancy Hopkins puts her foot in her mouth again. | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 12:33:04 -0800 |
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 | http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1452225,00.html
"When he started talking about innate differences in aptitude between
men and women, I just couldn't breathe because this kind of bias
makes me physically ill," Hopkins told a sympathetic New York Times.
"Let's not forget that people used to say that women couldn't
drive an automobile."
Women couldn't. Women still can't drive 1950's automobiles.
Women can drive 2005 cars not because women are inherently more
capable, but because men have designed cars easy enough for women to
drive.
Where's Parg?
Andrew Sullivan then takes out the mash hammer, and knocks the nail
straight into the the wall...
"But, honestly, what does it say that a leading academic finds the mere
positing of an empirical theory of a complex problem something that
makes her "physically ill"? And to leap immediately from
Summers's subtle question to the crudest accusations of ism is a
form of emotional blackmail. It's a sublime example of the
left-liberal academy's preference for feeling over argument.
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he goes on...
"Is Summers's supposition outrageous? Hardly. Scientists are finding
out more and more about the differences between the male and female
brains. One thing that endures across cultures and populations is a
male edge at the very top of the bell curve for spatial and
mathematical reasoning. Ever wonder why boys are more likely to suffer
from autism? Some researchers are investigating whether autism isn't
an extreme case of this specialisation. "
This is true, last christmas eve my wife's mates strongly intimated
that they might think that I may suffer from Asperger's Syndrome. (Of
course, I just like to let them think that, it allows my to say
anything I like without being socially ostracised.)
He goes on...
"Scientists have also discovered correlations between certain
behavioural traits and levels of testosterone. Testosterone exists in
both men and women but it is far more plentiful in men. Among
testosterone-related characteristics are aggression, lack of focus and
edginess. "
I think he's actually George, from the other thread.
If you aren't George. Read this! It explains what class based arguments
are, using words from someone who actually can string a sentence
together.
"No big surprise then that 95% of all hyperactive kids are boys; or
that four times as many boys are dyslexic and learning-disabled as
girls. There is a greater distinction between the right and left brains
among boys than girls, and worse linguistic skills. These are
generalisations, of course. There are many boys who are great linguists
and model students, and vice versa. Some boys even prefer, when left to
their own devices, to play with dolls as well as trucks. But we are
talking of generalities."
"Of course, discussion of human natural inequality will always be
sensitive. It's a hard fact to absorb that some people will never be
as intelligent as some others, or as musically gifted, or as
mathematically skilled. Americans in particular hate the notion that
there is some natural limit on what people can and cannot achieve. "
My name's benjamin buford blue, but they just call me bubba, just like
all those redneck boys, can you believe that?
My name's forrest gump. People call me forrest gump.
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| | From: | S.Taylor | | Subject: | Re: Moron professor Nancy Hopkins puts her foot in her mouth again. | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:22:59 +0800 |
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The fact that Summer's mere comment has caused such a storm shows how feminists are out of
control.
In Hitler's Germany, speaking a truth could put you in jail.
In the USA, speaking a truth will get you fired.
Women are children and should not vote.
On 23 Jan 2005 12:33:04 -0800, "Ian" wrote:
>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1452225,00.html
>"But, honestly, what does it say that a leading academic finds the mere
>positing of an empirical theory of a complex problem something that
>makes her "physically ill"? And to leap immediately from
>Summers's subtle question to the crudest accusations of ism is a
>form of emotional blackmail. It's a sublime example of the
>left-liberal academy's preference for feeling over argument.
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