JulianMorrison comments on LW Women- Minimizing the Inferential Distance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 27 November 2012 01:05:19AM 5 points [-]

People don't see their attitudes as anything but "normal" because being a sexist or a racist doesn't feel like villainy, doesn't even feel like a moral choice, it just feels like facts.

Comment author: MugaSofer 27 November 2012 01:18:39AM 0 points [-]

Oh, yes. Always. I'm just not sure how many people both hold sexist beliefs and allow them to impact the curriculum. Again, I'm Irish, so i may be worse wherever you are.