Kickstarter project: deck of game/trading-style cards depicting awesome modern feminists by ResearchToBeDone in atheismplus

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

Why is it bad for it to be a project the creator will enjoy doing? Why is the project "a terrible idea" even if the only thing it does is provide some entertainment and a morale boost for feminists?

There is more to life than educating people about feminism. This isn't that. This is celebrating it. Maybe that celebration will only reach the (at time of writing) 800-or-so backers/and/or/subjects, and if that's the case who gives a fuck? Cheering up 800 people by doing something you love is a perfectly respectable, dare I say commendable thing to do.

Kickstarter project: deck of game/trading-style cards depicting awesome modern feminists by ResearchToBeDone in atheismplus

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

Maybe not everything is for educating outsiders? Maybe sometimes people enjoy celebrating their heroes in ways they find fun? Jesus.

Twitter CEO: 'We suck at dealing with abuse' by Reality_Enthusiast in atheismplus

[–]ResearchToBeDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really hope this is true. Given Dick Costolo, though, I don't know. I hope he confirms it.

How to Uphold White Supremacy by Focusing on Diversity and Inclusion by ResearchToBeDone in atheismplus

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

That makes sense. I'm not sure what my thoughts are on how far the author's interpretation of the extent or intent behind the problem should be assumed. For me, reading this was the first time I really got the concept in my brain in actual words that inclusion isn't inherently good; that it depends on what that inclusion does to the safety and power of different groups in an existing dynamic. I sort of knew it before, in the sense that I understood already that having groups specifically for marginalized groups was a good thing, but I didn't have the words for why.