Canada spends over $32K for ‘intersectional feminist report’ on outer space development

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'Just a couple of weeks ago, the dean of social sciences at Wesleyan University voiced worries that space exploration may follow a “European Christian imperialist” pattern, and that indigenous beliefs about “celestial bodies” won’t be taken into consideration.

There’s also the “indigenous scholars” who warned merely listening for evidence of alien civilizations could be interpreted as “eavesdropping” and/or “surveillance.”

Now, the Canadian Department of National Defence thought it a prudent use of taxpayer funds to spend over $32,000 for an “intersectional feminist” perspective regarding space-related development.

Give yourself a couple pats on the back if you guessed what the report concluded.

You got it: According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the report “Hidden Harms: Human (In)security in Outer Space” says “current approaches to outer space are ‘heavily Western, state-centric, militarized, masculinized, and colonial,’ and encourage practices that are ‘racist, exploitative, elitist, and environmentally destructive.’”'