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Vexans t1_j4hn27p wrote

Reply to comment by headgasketidiot in Decentering Whiteness in Hiking and Fostering Inclusivity Outdoors by honeybeedreams

Working in the sciences, my biggest critique about scientists, as a whole, is that they rely too much on professional jargon. It creates a barrier between the author/researcher and the audience. If the author of this article is writing this for other professional, social science, academics, than fine. But, don’t expect a lot of traction with a mainstream audience, of any color or race.

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headgasketidiot t1_j4hoo0e wrote

This person used one single jargony phrase in the title that isn't even particularly hard to understand. I don't think that critique applies here. People are responding to it negatively because they don't want to understand it, not because they can't.

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Vexans t1_j4hqcrd wrote

My point is not about whether they can understand it or not, but about the tendency of people in academia, to speak in jargon, whether consciously or not that separates them from their audience. That was my point.

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headgasketidiot t1_j4hsljp wrote

Yes I understand, but my point is that people are more than willing to try to overcome that barrier when they want to, but on this specific issue, people are throwing up their hands at the thinnest barrier imaginable because they choose not to understand.

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Vexans t1_j4hullu wrote

I don’t think you’re going to find many care what a person’s skin color is when they are out backpacking. More than anything, trail etiquette determines whether someone is welcome or not. You can have a cool person (or an asshole) of any color.

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headgasketidiot t1_j4i5vzq wrote

I agree with you and didn't suggest otherwise. Neither did the linked article.

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