Snake Oil
For those who missed the update, the third part of Everyday Feminism’s “Healing from Toxic Whiteness” online seminar, relayed by the intrepid SJW Nonsense, is now available. This is the one in which Everyday Feminism founder Sandra Kim insists that “people of colour” can feel the emotions of their ancestors via “inter-generational trauma,” which is, we’re told, passed on “genetically” and “lives inside of your body.”
…marriages between second cousins or closer relatives comprising the majority of marriages…
And that’s a problem how, precisely?
And that’s a problem how, precisely?
Here in the UK, British parents of Pakistani origin, with high rates of consanguineous marriage, account for 3.4 per cent of all births nationwide, yet produce around 30 per cent of children born with recessive gene disorders.
That’s a problem for several parties, not least the British taxpayer, precisely.
Will they claim it is all to do with epigenetics? In the good old days you could identify the woo by reference to quantum vibrations but this biology lark (lamark?) is something my BS detector is not calibrated to detect.
Here is some quick googling which I am not qualified to comment on:
http://upliftconnect.com/intergenerational-trauma/
“Intergenerational Trauma is the idea that serious trauma can affect the children and grandchildren of those who had the first hand experience, due to living with a person suffering from PTSD and the challenges that can bring. What’s new is that, thanks to the emerging field of epigenetics, science is discovering that trauma is being passed down to future generations through more than simply learned behaviours.”
Though I’d argue that being brought up in a culture of persistent grievance mongering regarding your somewhat distant relatives is unlikely to instil a healthy view of life and in the little-uns.
Ooh apologies everyone, I must to more than a cursory scan of web-sites I link to, this seems woo central as can be seen by the other articles, e.g.
http://upliftconnect.com/using-fire-to-heal-purify/
“Fire can be used to enhance your spiritual practice or support you by helping you purify and set intentions in your own life. Many personal fire rituals are based on the ancient ceremonies handed down through the ages, in all cultures. Here are a few fire ceremonies from around the world.”
Though on the positive maybe this is a new fun website for David to read when he needs a bit of me time with good red wine?
this seems woo central
I did wonder when you were going to notice. What with the adjacent advert for Water Is Sacred.
Though I’d argue that being brought up in a culture of persistent grievance mongering regarding your somewhat distant relatives is unlikely to instil a healthy view of life and in the little-uns.
Well, quite. I suspect the whiny self-preoccupation of such people can be explained by something more proximate and humdrum than the ghostly re-enactment of some distant ancestor’s slave woes.
That’s a problem for several parties, not least the British taxpayer, precisely.
Memo to self: Try to read yourself away from breaking up fistfights between Albert and John Brown to close the < tounge-in-cheek > tag.
“Tear yourself away…” Bloody Auto-correct.
Phew. One was worried for a moment there, Ma’am.
One was worried for a moment there, Ma’am.
Here’s a finger bowl of gin. Knock yourself out. 😀
“… the emerging field of epigenetics, science is discovering that trauma is being passed down to future generations through more than simply learned behaviours.”
Is that anything like the way certain trees in certain Siberian subarctic groves are “teleconnected” to certain changes in global climate, as was claimed by the UEA CRU?
Woo Central, indeed.
Woo Central, indeed.
And so, of course, is Everyday Feminism. It’s just New Age woo with a “social justice” tilt. For instance, this.
another white space
Should have locked him in a broom closet and stuffed a towel under the door. Problem solved.
Brown People’s Feelings™ have magical properties and are more authentic
Who’s browner, Turks or Armenians?
Bloody Auto-correct.
Solution: Turn OFF Bloody Auto-correct.
“…children born in Holland in the late 40’s early 50’s have some distinct genetic features that appear to originate from the fairly traumatic famine endured by many Dutch in 1945 before the war ended.”
Which presumably explains why their children are such weedy, stunted creatures that crack two metres’ height only rarely. I don’t think anyone’s denying the existence of epigenetics, but something that’s trotted out with quite such monotonous regularity is certainly over-hyped. And it would be a stretch to find the epigenetic markers for your grandfather having to drink from a separate water fountain.
iSlam scores higher than being gay
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/317248-dnc-boots-candidate-from-chairmans-race-for-criticizing-ellisons-islamic
Hmmmm.
I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of nails suddenly scraped across millions of blackboards, and were suddenly silenced.
A person’s experience as a child or teenager can have a profound impact on their future children’s lives, new work is showing. Rachel Yehuda, a researcher in the growing field of epigenetics and the intergenerational effects of trauma, and her colleagues have long studied mass trauma survivors and their offspring. Their latest results reveal that descendants of people who survived the Holocaust have different stress hormone profiles than their peers, perhaps predisposing them to anxiety disorders.
I’m the son of a woman who, along with her sisters, was raped by her father. I’m here because she got pregnant deliberately to escape her home via shotgun marriage. She passed on to me a hatred/fear of men that stayed with me for years. It’s also not great when, in your thirties, you realise that your grandfather may also be your father.
Environmentally trauma can easily be passed on. Bugger the genetics.
Who’s browner, Turks or Armenians?
Simply apply the rules of victimhood poker:
Armenians – Brown
Turks – Brown
= A tie.
Armenians – Christian
Turks – Muslim
= Armenians lose.
See, it’s simple!
Oh dear . . .
Cultural appropriation is occurring in multiple locations!!!!!
Let the protests begin.