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History of Feminism

Dash87

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14. Social Darwinism was a perversion of Darwin's theories.

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 04:42 PM

Dec 2013

It was used to condone racism and greed. Darwin didn't have much at all to do with Social Darwinism. The Social Darwinists were more influenced by Malthus (Darwin was too, but he didn't talk much about Sociology). Darwin was British, and Britain mostly did not agree with the US's interpretation of his work.

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Sexual Regret: Evidence for Evolved Sex Differences. [View all] ismnotwasm Dec 2013 OP

Yeah, sure. I bet they found evidence that women have evolved to do laundry better, too. Squinch Dec 2013 #1

LOL ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #2

Right wingers have been known to use evolution as an excuse to be crappy to the poor, too. Squinch Dec 2013 #3

While more or less completely misunderstanding how Darwinism actually works... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #5

Social Darwinism was a perversion of Darwin's theories. Dash87 Dec 2013 #14

He wasn't some proto-Ayn Rand, that's for damn sure... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #20

Yeah - that's known as Social Darwinism. Dash87 Dec 2013 #13

Yes, I know. Squinch Dec 2013 #15

Cool. It's one of my interest areas, though, so I like writing about it. Dash87 Dec 2013 #16

I wonder if the study would have resulted in different findings if ... In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #4

What an interesting question ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #6

One can only hope that with age comes wisdom. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #7

"guided by their emotions, by peer pressure, by their family values." which have NOTHING to do with seabeyond Dec 2013 #8

I think it does. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #9

you think it has to do with evolution? you yourself state otherwise with what i quoted of yours. seabeyond Dec 2013 #10

All three are localized. They're a snapshot of one culture. Dash87 Dec 2013 #12

These studies are generally garbage, as they Dash87 Dec 2013 #11

E: Are ridiculously, insultingly heteronormative. MadrasT Dec 2013 #17

Yup. That too. Dash87 Dec 2013 #18

thank you dash. just another male dominance/superior mentality we must address no different seabeyond Dec 2013 #19

Yeah, people are so "either/or" simplistic about this stuff. When both social conditioning *and* nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #21