tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post8370664905567892106..comments2024-03-28T16:58:17.705-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Fruit of a Poisonous EarthGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-42453552419784092422017-04-02T16:59:48.192-04:002017-04-02T16:59:48.192-04:00Oversimplified, I'd call it. Boiling everythin...Oversimplified, I'd call it. Boiling everything down to "partition humanity based on a single characteristic, then explain <i>everything</i> in terms of power relationships between the two groups thus created".<br /><br />The epicycle is an attempt to bring sufficient complexity into the picture to explain reality... but you can see just looking at the contortions it causes that it isn't going to work.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-34731434852669857042017-04-02T16:16:44.477-04:002017-04-02T16:16:44.477-04:00Intersectionalism can be seen as an epicycle on th...<i>Intersectionalism can be seen as an epicycle on the approach.</i><br /><br />That's a nice formulation. It points to the contrived nature of the basic model, which was like the Turning of Crystal Spheres in the Sky. That model functioned OK for explaining the world, but it required these little adjustments now and then that needed explanations of their own.<br /><br />Still, it was all based on the same fundamental, fanciful model of reality.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-258574312558659302017-04-02T16:10:18.294-04:002017-04-02T16:10:18.294-04:00Intersectionalism can be seen as an epicycle on th...Intersectionalism can be seen as an epicycle on the approach. Since there are multiple oppressed/oppressor dichotomies, you need to somehow figure out which one takes priority in a given situation.<br /><br />For example, a white woman in conflict with a black man who is her boss: which one is oppressor, and which oppressed? Which way does the power relationship go? Whose side should the authority come down against, in order to do the proper Social Justice? It can be a difficult question. Intersectionalism attempts to address the problem of making this determination, even in very complicated cases.jaedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328666344764784829noreply@blogger.com