a: studying gender ~
b: kicking a puppy down the stairs
What:
"Studying statistics has made me very interested in gender issues, and the reason is simple. If you're a statistician, studying gender is like kicking a puppy down the stairs: an unfairly easy way to see something interesting. And, depending on the dataset and the cuteness of the puppy, very depressing. It’s hard not to get angry when you see the numbers scroll down your screen, laying out basic inequities in black and white"
Useful?
Writer: Emma Pierson
LCC:
Where:
Date: Nov 30 2014 11:06 AM
# 6548 Critique Analogy