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[–] luciole@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago (11 children)

To the surprise of no one, the right spread climate denial misinformation. I can't say there's much to be learned from this article. Furthermore the needlessly inflammatory (and arguably inaccurate) headline makes it clear the intent here is to preach to the choir.

[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt -2 points 1 year ago (9 children)

In what sense is the title inflammatory or inaccurate? It provides an explanation:

Fossil fuels provide petrol and plastic. But for some people — particularly white, conservative, North American men — they underpin culture, she explained. Measures to phase them out in the face of climate catastrophe can easily be perceived as a threat to these people's sense of culture and self-worth, imposed by a vague group of elites. These perceptions serve to make climate action a political hot potato.

And a source: "Cara Daggett, a Virginia Tech professor and climate sociologist."

I don't see how the intersection of whiteness and masculinity isn't the very issue at stake here.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I think it's inaccurate because the essence of what makes someone spread climate denial is not gender or skin color. Why target white men at large and not petro-masculinity or the manosphere? The solution is not getting rid of white men, it's a culture shift, something this community is trying to explore. Fortunately the article is more nuanced than the the title.

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