"Proof" that homophobia is associated with homosexual arousal.

[East Coast Hustle]

but perhaps if you dig your heels in and screech at us, that will make everyone think the way you want them to think.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

You are stupid and I hate you all.

[East Coast Hustle]

that's the spirit!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

But feel free to continue disregarding academia whenever it doesn't match your preconceived notions. Fuck this, I'm joining the Tea Party. At least they don't masquerade their ignorance as "rationality".

[East Coast Hustle]

I forgot that as soon as something becomes entrenched in academia it is forever beyond questioning or reproach.

[East Coast Hustle]

I JUST AIN'T THAT SMART, YOU SEE. QUICK, SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT ACADEMICALLY-VALIDATED OPINION I SHOULD HAVE!

[East Coast Hustle]

ALL ACADEMICS ARE ALWAYS IN 100% AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT EVERYTHING AND IF YOU DISAGREE YOU ARE AN IGNORANT MOUTHBREATHER WHO SHOULD PROBABLY GO BACK TO SHOVELING COAL AND BOWING TO YOUR BETTERS.

[East Coast Hustle]

OH GOD....I'VE BEEN THINKING THROUGH MY OWN OPINIONS FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. I'M HOPELESSLY FUCKED BEYOND REDEMPTION.

[East Coast Hustle]

I mean, seriously.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I forgot that as soon as something becomes entrenched in academia it is forever beyond questioning or reproach.

Actually, if you read the words I wrote, you would see that the psychometric test that one is based on has been challenged numerous times over the last 30 years. But nevermind that, continue dismissing it out of hand because it makes you feel smarter than those silly researchers.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

It's more funny that way. Also more depressing.

Maybe we can also argue a little about why car manufacturers offer fewer bright colors during a recession, because that's relevant.

[East Coast Hustle]

We may just have to agree to disagree on the basic validity of things like psychometric tests.

Even though I'm wrong, because people in schools are all about it.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So basically, you appear to be saying that anthropology and psychology are useless fields of study because there is no valid means of studying people's attitudes and behavior.

Yay you.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://rsw.sagepub.com/content/19/2/214.abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8699003

by the way. Not that studies and papers mean anything.
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[East Coast Hustle]

Never mind that it should be completely obvious to anyone that a test with vague and emotionally-charged questions can't possibly yield a truly scientific outcome or be relied upon as a source of data without some HEAVY interpretation involved.

I mean, there are universities that offer classes in and do research about all kinds of nonsense. That such nonsense is embedded in an academic setting doesn't somehow make it magically valid.