Science is not white supremacy. Now the history of scientific discovery commonly taught in schools has an undeniably Eurocentric bent that ignores major contributions from, say, the Ottoman Empire...
Where I've seen it used its mainly people saying science is dismissing " peeohcee " science, but when asked what kind of science they're talking about its like tribal and herbal shit that's more religious and not stuff that has been proven to work
Yeah, that's dumb. There are definitely applications of science that are racist or sexist - e.g., the fact that most drugs are not adequately researched for women before being released to market because the testers don't like that women have such diverse and difficult-to-quantify reactions to medications, or the fact that subconscious biases mean that PoC are often underprescribed pain medication - but the scientific fact itself is not at fault; it's in the people investigating, receiving, or relaying the fact.
It's stupid but using this phrase in it's root meaning could be correct. What is a social construct? Forget what it means today just use the words definition. Social: relating to society or its organization and construct: build or erect. The scientific community working either together or against each other form the basis for our understanding of science and the results of using that science. It is only through that with which we can derive scientific facts hence scientific facts are a social construct. Of course that's some iffy logic and the second definition of construct would completely contradict the statement since a construct: is an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence. This means that if something is based on empirical evidence it's likely not a construct but an actuality.
It could also be in reference to that fact that several established theories have been called into question, but the scientific community is refusing to investigate new evidence because it would mean other theories based on 100 year old work would also be wrong.
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V: Tell me... what do you do with witches?
P3: Burn'em! Burn them up! (burn burn burn)
V: What do you burn apart from witches?
P1: More witches! (P2 nudge P1)
(pause)
P3: Wood!
V: So, why do witches burn?
(long pause)
P2: Cuz they're made of... wood?
V: Gooood.
(crowd congratulates P2)
V: So, how do we tell if she is made of wood?
P1: Build a bridge out of her!
V: Ahh, but can you not also make bridges out of stone?
P1: Oh yeah...
V: Does wood sink in water?
P1: No
P3: No. It floats!
P1: Let's throw her into the bog! (yeah yeah ya!)
V: What also floats in water?
P1: Bread
P3: Apples
P2: Very small rocks
(V looks annoyed)
P1: Cider
P3: Grape gravy
P1: Cherries
P3: Mud
King: A Duck!
(all look and stare at king)
V: Exactly! So, logically...
P1(thinking): If she ways the same as a duck... she's made of wood!
V: And therefore,
(pause & think)
P3: A witch! (P1: a witch)(P2: a witch)(all: a witch!)
V: Tell me... what do you do with witches?
P3: Burn'em! Burn them up! (burn burn burn)
V: What do you burn apart from witches?
P1: More witches! (P2 nudge P1)
(pause)
P3: Wood!
V: So, why do witches burn?
(long pause)
P2: Cuz they're made of... wood?
V: Gooood.
(crowd congratulates P2)
V: So, how do we tell if she is made of wood?
P1: Build a bridge out of her!
V: Ahh, but can you not also make bridges out of stone?
P1: Oh yeah...
V: Does wood sink in water?
P1: No
P3: No. It floats!
P1: Let's throw her into the bog! (yeah yeah ya!)
V: What also floats in water?
P1: Bread
P3: Apples
P2: Very small rocks
(V looks annoyed)
P1: Cider
P3: Grape gravy
P1: Cherries
P3: Mud
King: A Duck!
(all look and stare at king)
V: Exactly! So, logically...
P1(thinking): If she ways the same as a duck... she's made of wood!
V: And therefore,
(pause & think)
P3: A witch! (P1: a witch)(P2: a witch)(all: a witch!)