Theory of Postmodernist Sciences

A framework applying postmodern critique to the plurality of sciences—questioning grand narratives about scientific unity, exposing power relations embedded in disciplinary boundaries, deconstructing hierarchies among sciences, and attending to marginalized sciences excluded from the canon. Postmodernist Sciences doesn't deny that sciences produce knowledge—it denies that the current configuration of sciences is natural, inevitable, or complete. It studies how disciplines form, how boundaries are drawn, how some sciences become prestigious while others are marginalized, and how excluded knowledges haunt the scientific field.

Theory of Postmodernist Sciences "You think the current sciences are just natural categories. Postmodernist Sciences asks: why physics at the top? Why is some knowledge 'science' and other knowledge 'tradition'? These aren't natural; they're historical, political. Postmodernism doesn't reject sciences—it asks why they're arranged this way, who benefits, and what's been excluded. The questions are uncomfortable; that's the point."

Theory of Postmodernist Sciences by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026

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Theory of Postmodernist Science

A framework drawing on postmodern thought that questions grand narratives of scientific progress, exposes power relations embedded in scientific practice, deconstructs binary oppositions (nature/culture, objective/subjective), and attends to marginalized voices excluded from scientific discourse. Postmodernist Science doesn't deny that science produces knowledge—it denies that this knowledge comes from nowhere, serves everyone equally, or stands outside history. It studies how scientific truth is produced through discourse, how power shapes research agendas, and how excluded perspectives haunt the scientific canon. It's science studies that has taken the critical turn.

Theory of Postmodernist Science "You think science is pure truth-seeking. Postmodernist Science asks: who funds the research? Whose questions get asked? Who benefits? Not because science is wrong—because pretending it's innocent is naive. Science always has politics. Postmodernism just refuses to look away."

Theory of Postmodernist Science by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026

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girl grip

The ability girls and women have developed to hold several items at once in one hand. The skill has been developed due to the lack of pockets in women's clothing.

I thought she'd need multiple trips to carry her phone, keys, wallet, and Starbucks to her car since she needed the other hand to open the door, but she used her impressive girl grip to carry everything in one hand.

girl grip by SillyMilly33 July 31, 2023

Word of the Day on July 21, 2026

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Condiment home

A term that refers to one persons household hold nothing but ingredients and condiments in the kitchen area

Person A: Hey dude you got some snacks?
Person B: Nah, i live in a fucking condiment home...

Condiment home by Nooneinparticularcapiche? July 18, 2026

Word of the Day on July 20, 2026

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bang a you-ee

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"

hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee

bang a you-ee by Pistolero Pierro May 4, 2008

Word of the Day on July 19, 2026

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

Word of the Day on July 18, 2026

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

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