The existing Blanchardian research program is guilty of egregious research methodology dishonesty. If you are worried about oppressors creating bad research, I think attacking the character of the researchers would be a more appropriate response, as that justifies dismissing their work without needing to spend additional resources.
The main issue with this strategy is that most of the activists in the field don’t understand the research well enough to emphasize the flaws properly. Plus even if they do, they will likely make extremely questionable assertions too. And while I do understand the research well enough to emphasize the flaws, I’m uncompromising about also pointing out the places where the researchers actually have a point, so this makes activists uninterested in boosting my critiques.
The existing Blanchardian research program is guilty of egregious research methodology dishonesty. If you are worried about oppressors creating bad research, I think attacking the character of the researchers would be a more appropriate response, as that justifies dismissing their work without needing to spend additional resources.
The main issue with this strategy is that most of the activists in the field don’t understand the research well enough to emphasize the flaws properly. Plus even if they do, they will likely make extremely questionable assertions too. And while I do understand the research well enough to emphasize the flaws, I’m uncompromising about also pointing out the places where the researchers actually have a point, so this makes activists uninterested in boosting my critiques.