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    A warning against normalizing people labeled 'race scientists' in academia

    One post argues too many academics want to normalize people it calls 'race scientists' to avoid being labeled 'unreasonable.'

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    The poster argues that too many academics want to normalize people she calls 'race scientists' and eugenicists because they fear being labeled 'unreasonable.' She singles out Scott Alexander as someone she calls a 'race scientist' and says she will not soften her stance to avoid being called angry.

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    @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)@timnitGebruToo many academics want to normalize open race scientists and eugenicists because they don't want to be labeled as "unreasonable." Well Black women are used to being called angry and I don't care what you label me as. DO NOT NORMALIZE RACE SCIENTISTS LIKE SCOTT ALEXANDER.42m

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    @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)@timnitGebruToo many academics want to normalize open race scientists and eugenicists because they don't want to be labeled as "unreasonable." Well Black women are used to being called angry and I don't care what you label me as. DO NOT NORMALIZE RACE SCIENTISTS LIKE SCOTT ALEXANDER.42m