• gmtom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is terrible logic to go by.

    If you generalise half the population and insult them then of course people are going to be mad at you.

    This is like some boomer saying “All feminists are easily offended lesbians that just like to shout out people”

    Then smugly being like “haha you proved my point” when a femininst rightly takes issue with that statement.

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      1 year ago

      This is also an indicator of the world’s best insult as per the comic Basic Instructions:

      “I find you argumentative and easily offended.”

      Basically no one is allowed to respond to it.

    • Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org
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      This is like some boomer saying “All feminists are easily offended lesbians that just like to shout out people”

      Then smugly being like “haha you proved my point” when a femininst rightly takes issue with that statement.

      Worse than that even, as feminists are less than half the population and an ideology you choose to belong to, rather than a demographic you are born into.

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      I havent read the article, but from the heading and the teaser of it it seems to be a personal opinion piece of what she would prefer and asking other women about it.

      Where exactly does she actively insult all men?

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        Okay, let’s reframe this to be about a different specific group.

        Let’s say this woman wrote this exact same opinion piece, but instead of it being about men in general, it was about black men specifically.

        And she is just saying that she would rather take her chances with a wild animal than be alone with a black man. Is that perfectly okay and not insulting/demanding to black men in your eyes?

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          The issue with your example is that black men are not in a position of power in society, while men (as a whole) are the dominant gender in society.

          This makes making fun of men punching up, questioning their power, while making fun of black men in specific would be just racist.

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            I’m in a piss-filled trench! The wealthy have the power! Though I am stronger than the average woman, which I acknowledge is a useful trait. Especially for digging trenches with piss seeping into them. Now that’s wielding social power.

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        Where exactly does she actively insult all men?

        The part about saying she would prefer being alone in the woods with an animal that would maul and eat her alive than being with [insert trait you were born with].

        If you don’t think it’s insulting, switch out the word “men” with gay/jew/trans or any other group of people and ask if those people would feel insulted.

        It’s a statement that very likely would be removed by moderators and gotten you banned on certain instances on Lemmy if you did. I honestly don’t believe you’re asking that question in good faith.

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          I can’t say that I blame her and I’m a guy. Besides, you know she’s just being over the top to make a point. Take five seconds, look at what she’s really saying and stop looking for reasons to be angry at her.

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            I was merely replying to the other person who seemed to be arguing in bad faith.

            I don’t really have much interest the online gender debate. From the few tidbits I’ve seen, it’s not a healthy debate and it doesn’t align with anything I’ve seen in real life in Norway.

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        But, I mean, are you acquainted with said bear?

        Are you on terms with each other’s intentions?

        'Cause if you’re in the woods with a stranger, there is a 50 percent chance you’re going to have a bad time. Human or bear.

        Stupid city folk. Comparing a BEAR with a honeybear…