tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post5588324773640760159..comments2023-12-18T22:02:39.776+00:00Comments on Ramblings of a Procrastinator in Accra: Of Black women being less attractive and expending energy on pseudoscienceAbena Serwaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-58421604872819610572011-06-10T18:36:16.734+00:002011-06-10T18:36:16.734+00:00Wow @Gamelmag, well put. You made a good point tha...Wow @Gamelmag, well put. You made a good point that I overlooked; there is indeed a trend towards making science relevant, interesting and fun for the general public.The internet and social media are just part of the tools in achieving this end. I can't agree with you more about Kanazawa's use/misuse/abuse of this platform!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-63964132479293321582011-06-09T13:30:52.747+00:002011-06-09T13:30:52.747+00:00I wouldn't say science is becoming less seriou...I wouldn't say science is becoming less serious because more scientists publish their work on the Internet or in the mass media. Will we brand science as becoming less serious if a better researched paper was published on a blog?<br /><br />There is a general trend among the scientific community to make their findings more understandable to the public, hence the use of social media alongside peer-reviewed journals.<br /><br />That should not be an excuse for the misleading, unprofessional, stereotypical, "this-will-sell" science that the likes Kanazawa and even the famed Watson peddle from time to time.<br /><br />Kanazawa has betrayed the empowering platform the web offers him to educate the public on the ways and insights of science. While his actions should be condemned, the positive role the web plays in the enlightenment process should not be belittled.gamelmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063684348143970322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-39754188249735803522011-05-25T22:09:10.762+00:002011-05-25T22:09:10.762+00:00@Qalil.com You may be right; it does smart of blat...@Qalil.com You may be right; it does smart of blatant attention seeking behaviour! I'm glad it backfired....Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-39161167330202343452011-05-25T22:07:59.735+00:002011-05-25T22:07:59.735+00:00@LadyNgo That's the exact problem I have with ...@LadyNgo That's the exact problem I have with the article! The pseudoscientific justification for racism!!Reminds me of the time when respected Nobel Prize winning geneticist came out to say Black people are less intelligent in 2007. How can 1 argue with a point like that being made from someone who elucidated the structure of DNA? Even if he was talking absolute #$@#, his reputation gives whatever he says credibility.Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-80486674600511844922011-05-25T22:04:19.861+00:002011-05-25T22:04:19.861+00:00@Nana Yaw Glad to hear that!!!@Nana Yaw Glad to hear that!!!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-68337552128069624382011-05-25T22:04:02.545+00:002011-05-25T22:04:02.545+00:00@Kitkat and @MenaUkodoisReady Well put points from...@Kitkat and @MenaUkodoisReady Well put points from both of you!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-28436446328626562212011-05-25T22:03:06.830+00:002011-05-25T22:03:06.830+00:00@grahamghana I agree with you wholeheartedly!!@grahamghana I agree with you wholeheartedly!!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-92046913842950585952011-05-25T22:02:10.069+00:002011-05-25T22:02:10.069+00:00@Adaeze Sadly, science may be serious but when mem...@Adaeze Sadly, science may be serious but when members of the scientific community attached to respected institutions come out with pseudo scientific results like this, its a serious blow to science.Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-91921641083805979912011-05-25T21:58:52.459+00:002011-05-25T21:58:52.459+00:00@Novisi Glad to hear that! From the way Kanazawa r...@Novisi Glad to hear that! From the way Kanazawa reported his results, it almost seems to suggest that if the same study was conducted among African males, Black women will still come up as being less attractive. Judging from what some of my male African males say, his study findings will be severely contradicted!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-1951068138050740152011-05-25T21:54:51.161+00:002011-05-25T21:54:51.161+00:00Thank you all for stopping by with your interestin...Thank you all for stopping by with your interesting and thought provoking comments!Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-82058428194295005132011-05-24T03:44:53.550+00:002011-05-24T03:44:53.550+00:00Maybe he achieved his goal. You know? Maybe the po...Maybe he achieved his goal. You know? Maybe the post was written for the express purpose of inflaming the African audience everywhere so that he could get attention for something else.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this is NOT positive attention and it backfired in the worst possible way. If he has a book about to come out or some other published article for which he wants accolades... well... he needs to go back to the drawing board!!!Qalil.comhttp://qalil-com.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-27858959399644553442011-05-22T17:04:19.580+00:002011-05-22T17:04:19.580+00:00Man did that article have major backlash or what. ...Man did that article have major backlash or what. Like within the blink of an eye bloggers everywhere were writing all kinds of retaliation/response posts. The first thing i noticed (being a former psych student) was how haphazardly the "study" was thrown together and with so little regard to the scientific method (which we learn about in freakin elementary school). I took it with a grain of salt. The only thing i dislike about this (other than the fact that its pure rubbish) is that it's fueling the fire of the people who already think those thoughts and giving them a pseudo-scientific justification for the racist/ignorant thoughts.LadyNgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875332361921132497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-50718180926851738682011-05-20T19:54:50.765+00:002011-05-20T19:54:50.765+00:00What Novisi said...What Novisi said...The Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618359074984443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-17485311603255765392011-05-19T18:08:45.572+00:002011-05-19T18:08:45.572+00:00Apart from being a racist
1. He is shallow
2. He ...Apart from being a racist<br /><br />1. He is shallow<br />2. He is lost<br />3. He is blind<br />4.He is ignorant!<br /><br />Mena<br /><br />http://efemenaoreoluwa.blogspot.com/2011/05/uk-us-canada-cost-of-living-many.htmlMena UkodoisReadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395537925341263961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-70623388376376219802011-05-19T16:37:47.415+00:002011-05-19T16:37:47.415+00:00woow..he shld be bitch-slapped.woow..he shld be bitch-slapped.kitkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06768682440881142726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-62665930815785773152011-05-19T08:34:45.596+00:002011-05-19T08:34:45.596+00:00Adaeze - on the contrary this post shows that scie...Adaeze - on the contrary this post shows that science IS serious. Note that it did not appear in any serious journal, nor receive backing from the scientific community and further more did not use the scientific method. This was indeed a wonderful example of pseudoscience as the title of this post points out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-7552606820769141972011-05-19T07:36:27.674+00:002011-05-19T07:36:27.674+00:00I read about this. It's just outrageous. And I...I read about this. It's just outrageous. And I agree, it is food for thought whether the new blog trend means that science is no longer serious :-\Adaezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005977710433435845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894178.post-27761903824870575762011-05-18T22:33:57.299+00:002011-05-18T22:33:57.299+00:00i'm not 'racer' (racist, i mean) but m...i'm not 'racer' (racist, i mean) but my attration for towards black women can never be undone by some image-saving so called findings by some other race.novisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144548155567055364noreply@blogger.com