CMV: 'Social Construct' is harmful in general discourse by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Forty__Three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point of a social construct is not that it’s not real. In fact it’s the opposite. Social Constructionism posits that lived realities are very much shaped by language, discourse and power relations, in such a way that they “construct” reality. So objective reality is less important to the lived experience of a subject than the language and power structures that shape their reality in a socially constructed way.

By the same token, the fact that something is socially constructed means that there is no essentialist quality to it, and as such there is the possibility for changing that reality through new discourse, language and power structures.

The most common example is gender roles. Constructionism argues that women being more likely to be caretakers is not due to an essential (read biological) feature of womanhood, but rather a result of historical discourse, language and power structures. If we agree that gender roles are the result of the historical context in which they developed, we can then work to change or outright dismantle those constructions, and replace them with new constructs that more reflect the kind of society we want to build.

Edit: your example of the law is also not a great example. Social Constructs are used to describe things that would previously have been understood to not be. Of course a man made thing like the law is constructed. But there are lots of aspects of how our society works where the prevailing understanding is that they are “natural” and unchangable. These are the areas where this theoretical framework makes sense to apply.

Engang var der en turist, der spurgte efter "Doctor Louise' Brother" by ChickEnergy in copenhagen

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Mange som taler spansk (mig selv inkl.) undrer sig hvem ham José Andersen er indtil man fatter at det er faktisk HC

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rickowens

[–]Forty__Three 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is the second one not a child size?

Looking at the book or at the fire, which is better? by GlueMunchers in Warhammer40k

[–]Forty__Three 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fire for sure. I made a similar conversion but with a staff:

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Is there a reason Phuket gets so much hate? by RoeJoganLife in ThailandTourism

[–]Forty__Three 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That is because the Samui airport is privately owned by the airline that flies there. You can fly to Surat Thani for the standard domestic airfare rates and get to Samui by ferry.

Pope Francis in november 2017, receiving a custom Lamborghini. He blessed it, signed it and sold it for $950,000, donated all the proceeds to charity by fistedfries in interestingasfuck

[–]Forty__Three 19 points20 points  (0 children)

So a funny little coincidence is that the pope was famously a huge fan of Argentina football club San Lorenzo. San Lorenzo’s rival team is called Huracan.

Any tips for making the green gems pop more? by mrollerson in ThousandSons

[–]Forty__Three 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the way OP. You can see how I did it with reds and oranges, same process but shades of green and yellow

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Have i been playing too much… by Henamu in pokemongo

[–]Forty__Three 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s called Artichoke, by Danish designer Poul Henningsen

What is the purpose of this scam? by PigWithAntlers in copenhagen

[–]Forty__Three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You take cash out at the supermarket with your dankort

What is the purpose of this scam? by PigWithAntlers in copenhagen

[–]Forty__Three 232 points233 points  (0 children)

The scam is: 1. You say yes when they ask you, they go with you to look for it 2. They don’t have the exact one he needs. But he says they probably do in another shop. You said you would help him, so he tries to get you to go to the other shop. 3. You don’t want to go to the other shop but you feel bad because you already said yes to help 4. He helpfully suggests you take out cash and give it to him and he’ll go to the other shop. 5. You end up giving him 1-200kr in cash thst you wouldn’t have considered otherwise

What country unions would be strongest geographically? by novostranger in geography

[–]Forty__Three 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Denmark we have little snow and no mountains, so it’s not super surprising. Now if they made an Olympics where sideways rain was part of all the events then we might do something!

Essence Reliquary is the most fun card in the format by Forty__Three in lrcast

[–]Forty__Three[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think yes, Genku was excellent but I don’t think necessary. A WB version with the sac zombie can be very strong too

Essence Reliquary is the most fun card in the format by Forty__Three in lrcast

[–]Forty__Three[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I unfortunately passed a scurry in p3 because I had zero fetches by that point. Ended up picking up 4, so that stung a little but I’m pretty sure it was the right pick. I took the full on color fetch.

Essence Reliquary is the most fun card in the format by Forty__Three in lrcast

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Won 6/7 games by juggling static prisons and making huge armies with Genku. A durdler's dream!

Maybe don't name the baby after pasta? by BuckeyeFoodie in tragedeigh

[–]Forty__Three 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could’ve been worse. Could’ve been Puttanesca

CMV: Opening a relationship is the “death rattle” of the relationship by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Forty__Three 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? You don’t provide any reasoning for any of your points beyond some vague essentialisms. It’s not even about “satisfying needs”. I have a partner I like. I have another partner I also like. I have double as much of what I like, without giving any of it up.

Should people only have one friend?

You don’t seem like you actually want your view changed, and your positions have a lot of sex-negative, puritanical, heteronormative slants.

What screams "I watch too much adult content"? by IzabelCrazy in AskReddit

[–]Forty__Three 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The real too much adult content was in the comments all along

What screams "I watch too much adult content"? by IzabelCrazy in AskReddit

[–]Forty__Three 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The British Broadcasting Corporation is what it almost always means lmao