You continually emphasize your personal experiences, as if they were relevant to this conversation. I am asking you now to pretend like you are the person in this article and explain this:
>their feelings come from their pre-determined pessimistic viewpoint
Reach into what you know about computer science departments and the decline of women in that field. Reach into what you know about developing professionally in mathematics as a black woman. Imagine what it's like to have everyone who you meet assume you don't know what you're talking about or that you only got where you are because of affirmative action. Imagine having to prove yourself every day in your chosen field because "statistically" there aren't very many people like you in this field.
This is 'evidence' you're ignoring.
Now justify:
>their feelings come from their pre-determined pessimistic viewpoint.
You're correct in that the pessimistic viewpoint is predetermined. It's predetermined by experience.
No one's asking anyone to feel guilty about asking the woman if she's lost. We're being asked to understand the underlying implications of this recurring speech event.
>their feelings come from their pre-determined pessimistic viewpoint
Reach into what you know about computer science departments and the decline of women in that field. Reach into what you know about developing professionally in mathematics as a black woman. Imagine what it's like to have everyone who you meet assume you don't know what you're talking about or that you only got where you are because of affirmative action. Imagine having to prove yourself every day in your chosen field because "statistically" there aren't very many people like you in this field.
This is 'evidence' you're ignoring.
Now justify:
>their feelings come from their pre-determined pessimistic viewpoint.
You're correct in that the pessimistic viewpoint is predetermined. It's predetermined by experience.
No one's asking anyone to feel guilty about asking the woman if she's lost. We're being asked to understand the underlying implications of this recurring speech event.