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Academic Journal: Newtonian Physics Is ‘Oppressive’ to Marginalized People
2017-06-02
[NATIONALREVIEW] Culture and gender-studies researcher Whitney Stark argues that Newtonian physics is oppressive
Posted by:Fred

#11  Well she might have a point, she's talking about 'Newtonian Physics'. Now when it comes to the newer Einsteinian physics, her theory would be like, totally incorrect you know.
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-06-02 14:53  

#10  Nature, not Nurture.

Ooooooohhhh ouch, Skidmark!

And what Dave D said, because of course it's true, though series and parallel wiring diagrams should be given proper weight. Otherwise there would be considerably fewer business and X Studies majors.

The poor darling. Considering we are somewhere beyond Einstein now (what with Heisenberg's uncertainty and strings and such, I've completely lost track), the lady is arguing with freshman classes on the subject.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-06-02 14:31  

#9  Some people shouldn't be given anything more complex than a crayon.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-06-02 13:36  

#8  Some people should be oppressed.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-06-02 12:04  

#7  Without gravity, the pyramids, machu picchu, and anghor wat were not just easy, but the normal.

Then Newton and his gravity came along.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-06-02 11:09  

#6  Fizix be hard. 2 much rithmetic.
Posted by: Dave D.   2017-06-02 10:08  

#5  The thought that "Reality" is an unchangeable Fact and not a Relative Construct that can be altered at will -- Oppressive! Racist!
Posted by: magpie   2017-06-02 09:56  

#4  With all of the Flat Earth idiots around are you surprised.
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2017-06-02 09:16  

#3  Perhaps a contributing cause to their marginalization. Nature, not Nurture.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-06-02 08:52  

#2  Translation - 'stupid people don't understand it'.
Posted by: Raj   2017-06-02 08:19  

#1  Most of reality is. The researcher would get along well with Pope Paul V.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-06-02 08:14  

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