Strong Objectivity

Strong objectivity is the term that Harding refers to when she talks about the strategy of starting research from the lives of women and other marginalized groups who are usually not heard from. Strong objectivity suggests that people from these groups have a lot of wisdom from their experiences and their many perspectives gives them their “strength”. She also goes on to say that people who have not struggled have weak objectivity. I can see what she means because people who haven't had to fight for anything in their lives or have had everything handed to think there are many problems with the world. Anyone who lives an oppressed life has more of a reason to want change. This made me think of this years election. Obama's big selling point that he was for change, with the current state of the economy the number of people who are struggling and feel that they are marginalized has increased. our newly elected President, Barack Obama, has been elected by all the people who have strong objectives and want change.