Fuck Nuance (2015)

Sociologist Kieran Healy presents a paper criticizing excessive demands for "nuance" in sociological theory, arguing that the constant call for more nuanced distinctions is often used as rhetorical blackmail rather than advancing meaningful understanding. He identifies several "nuance traps" that trap scholars in endless qualification and subtle distinctions, suggesting that sociology would benefit from more decisive theoretical positions rather than perpetual hedging and complexity.