now that's market research you can take to the bank -- the *money* bank

[bossymarmalade]

So!

linkspam will get you up-to-date if you haven't been following the whole Ogi crap-psych survey fooferaw. For those of you who have been avidly reading the "neuroscientists" commenting with condescending amazement when they learn that:
- many fanfic writers are PROFESSIONAL writers!
- many fandom people are ACADEMICS and know about ethics and methodology!
- many fanfic writers know what a WORD COUNT is!

-- not to mention their astonishment when people who are multiracial/asexual/non-American etc. point out that many of the questions do not apply or are just plain offensive and stupid, you might be interested in checking out the blog of Ogi's compatriot, saigaddam. In it you will find many enlightening posts! My favourites are:
- when he refers to a woman as a dog
- when he makes one of those dreadful (I'm Indian, I recognize this brand of prejudice well amongst my own) "If they made this movie about *black* people there would have been a protest!" posts
- along those same lines, he draws a derisive comparison between white teenage girl Jonas Brothers fans and black adult female Obama supporters

And my personal favourite, the post where he says that men are stimulated by only visuals, refers to Hollywood whitewashing as an "artistic exaggeration", and refers to gay men as either "lads with different interests" or "NAMBLA members".

So you know, the next time shaggirl wants to scold us for having what she sniffs is a "knee-jerk reaction to close ranks against researchers" after she's expressly directed them our way, she can goddamn well shove it.

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[phosfate]

This isn't even studying. This is harmful, bogus bullshit on the level of UFO 'researchers' exploiting traumatized women, or Jim Carrey writing about the evils of childhood vaccinations.

[bossymarmalade]

At first I thought it was just misguided, but the more I saw how they actually *interact* with people (and the patronizing comments whenever anybody identifies as a published writer and/or academic), the angrier I got.

Did you see the quote from Ogi in shaggirl's post, the "One thing I've learned about research though: the harder it is, the more likely you'll be the first to discover something interesting" one? The amount of sexist ethnocentric fucking arrogance in that is STAGGERING.

[fridgepunk]

They stick a "Dr." in front of their names - that pretty much means they don't get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to not just bad, but potentially harmful, science they try to do.

With great alphabet spaghetti, comes great responsiblity; and not understanding that no, OK!cupid style questionaries are not how you do behavioural science, and no, you can't work out encrocrinal neurochemistry by asking fandom stupid loaded questions, and yes, there's more than two sexes/gneders, and no, you cannot use data without permission or a signed release/consent form which provides the ability for test subjects.

As a bioscientist wiht an extensive background in psychology as well I want these weirdos away from both fandom and my academia with equal fervour.

[delux-vivens.livejournal.com]

If he rolls to deadbro with this shit he'll learn something interesting, all right.