The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
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Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#2Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#3Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
I think we all understand what the author meant by "white-man".
There has to be some term for this... The making of unneeded comments on an article that have nothing to do with the study; PC Pedantry perhaps.
At least one of the authors is a woman.
Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#4Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
I think we all understand what the author meant by "white-man". There has to be some term for this... The making of unneeded comments on an article that have nothing to do with the study; PC Pedantry perhaps. At least one of the authors is a woman.
Good ol' bikeshedding here.
Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#5Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
You know that `man' used to be gender neutral? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_(word))
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Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#7Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
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Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#8Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
I think we all understand what the author meant by "white-man". There has to be some term for this... The making of unneeded comments on an article that have nothing to do with the study; PC Pedantry perhaps. At least one of the authors is a woman.
ah, good old HN comments section. Nonsense is not tolerated.
Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#9Would "white-person" be more accurate here? Do the authors intend to suggest that gender contributes to the effect they claim? [edit: removed silly question]
You know that `man' used to be gender neutral? ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_(word) )
And "white man" is used here in the context of post-colonial Africa, where the phrase is loaded in a way that's relevant to the study.
Re: The white-man effect: How foreigner presence affects behavior in experiments
#10This is nothing new. This relic of the British Empire is found in Silicon Valley today. It connects to misperceptions around genetics. I'm screenshotting this comment btw as proof.