Jayson_Virissimo comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 12 September 2012 08:41:33AM *  6 points [-]

You should notice that this tangential counterargument is entirely within the spirit of your post, in that it discusses the social cost of "evolutionary psychology" (as a meme more than an abstract field of science) and finds that it does perpetuate patriarchy, and is thus in any meaningful sense sexist.

I'm having a little trouble interpreting your comment. In your view, can a proposition be both true and sexist? If so, are you saying we shouldn't believe (some) true propositions if they "perpetuate the patriarchy"? Thanks in advance.