Richard Robertson

jakelafort wrote:
You are the gumshoe Pope whose parameters lack scope.

Oh no! I specifically mentioned that I was not looking for these things (except for the Amazon book list), but I’m accidentally noticing references to PoC in everyday language. I do not call myself a gumshoe, but if you’re impressed with that label, it’s fine. You got “Pope”…[Read more]

While looking for a professional mental health event unrelated to PoC, I accidentally ran into this item:

Is it any wonder how non-scientists can be skeptical of science? Modern physics seems like interpretation of art, where different people can freely assume different meanings and different relationships among parts of the painting. The Higgs Boson became the God Particle. When a significant percentage of scientists lean toward the “many worlds“…[Read more]

The long timescales that geologists assign to the erosion of deep canyons are erroneous. Deep canyons can and do form very rapidly. This includes the Grand Canyon of Arizona—not long after the Noachian flood.

I expected their reliance on pseudo-gelology to make their case, but “Noachian flood”? That is a hilarious attempt to sound like they’re s…[Read more]

I had 3.1 devices plugged into 2.0 ports and don’t feel like I overpaid for the 3.1, as it came in handy later when I installed a USB 3 card in a computer slot to speed up transfers. Another bonus with the new card was that it also charges some devices faster. But if it’s just (say) a webcam you’re plugging in, you’ll rarely see any difference.…[Read more]

While looking up current usage of the word “constructionism” (for a topic unrelated to this one), I ran across a kind of interactive graph presented by Google that I’ve not seen before, showing a measurement of specific language usage in publications over history since 1800. So I entered the term “People of Color” and got this:

LOL Jake, this…[Read more]

So I just took a gander at seeing how normal it is to include “People of Color” in book titles. I intentionally skipped over books dated older than a half dozen years or so, just to keep the data relatively current. (Fortunately, I have a clipboard manager that makes it quick and easy to copy/paste URLs in quantity. But I still stopped…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Good luck new learner of English in getting that meaning of sick.

Slang takes hold quickly among the young, with little regard for language history. So when you say “new learner of language”, do you just mean non-English speaking immigrants? If that’s the case, I would get your point.

I’m still seeing your examples of…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Cultural consensus is like argument from popularity. And keep in mind that when you ascribe to individuals within a population the choice of adopting the term POC you are being somewhat flip. The term was selected by some tiny minority and once having been chosen the weight of custom bears its imprint.

But that’s how language…[Read more]

Ok, done moving posts to new topic Using the term People of Color (POV). Please continue the POV topic there.

PopeBeanie wrote:
Without seeing any objection from Unseen, I’m respectfully moving posts on POC to its own topic Use of the term People of Color (POC) This might take several minutes, so please don’t post about POV here or there unti…

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jakelafort wrote:
Found a few articles. Here is one of em. https://www.gq.com/story/author-damon-young-on-bipoc-phrasing

Works for you, but not me… that “article” is one person’s POV/opinion, hyperbolic, and anecdotal.

Do any of your found articles reflect a more culture-wide authority than that? I’m willing to hear evidence. Just the facts…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
I think you may be insinuating that my interpretation of POC is idiosyncratic and personal and therefore insignificant. If so you may be correct.

I’d never say the way that anyone feels is insignificant. I’m open to hearing about other experiences too, especially  the younger people you’re thinking of. The tween and teen years…[Read more]

( @Unseen, I think these posts on usage of POC are off-topic but interesting, so I’ll create another topic and move them from here to there, unless you object?)

Jake, you’re probably more well read than I am, and have a valid perspective. (And I mean that, as I admit I’m not well read, in general. But then I have a natural empathy for people who…[Read more]