Scientific Standpoint

The theory, rooted in feminist epistemology, that marginalized social positions can provide epistemic advantages—insights unavailable from dominant perspectives. Someone who experiences both the dominant culture (as they must to survive) and their own marginalized culture has double vision: they see things that those fully inside power cannot. Scientific Standpoint doesn't claim that marginalized people are automatically right—it claims they have access to questions, problems, and perspectives that others miss. Good science seeks out these standpoints not for diversity's sake, but because they see ghosts the center cannot.

"The clinical trial only included men, so the drug's effects on women were invisible for decades. Scientific Standpoint says: had women been in the room designing the research, this ghost would have been seen from the start. Marginalized perspectives aren't just fair—they're better science."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026

Epistemological Standpoint

The theory, rooted in feminist epistemology, that marginalized social positions can provide epistemic advantages—insights unavailable from dominant perspectives. Someone who navigates both the dominant culture and their own marginalized community has double vision: they see things that those fully inside power cannot. Epistemological Standpoint doesn't claim that marginalized people are automatically right—it claims they have access to questions, problems, and perspectives that others miss. Good knowledge-seeking seeks out these standpoints not for diversity's sake, but because they see ghosts the center cannot.

"You don't understand why that policy is harmful because you've never experienced its harm. Epistemological Standpoint says: the people who experience the harm have epistemic access you don't. Listen to them not because they're automatically right, but because they see what your position hides. Their standpoint is knowledge, not opinion."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026

lexie reid-standring

the definition of the sexiest woman alive!!!!!!!!! the closest the world has ever seen to perfection and is utterly jawdropping in every move she makes and every sentence that flows effortlessly from her mouth

stranger: have you seen her? she is beautiful
me: yes that is lexie reid-standring

by mr whalley the great December 22, 2024