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In reply to the discussion: Why "yes, but" is the wrong answer to questions of misogyny [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 6, 2012, 11:53 AM - Edit history (1)
Its depressingly predictable. When an instance of misogyny gets pointed out on the Internet, in a forum big enough to garner more than a couple dozen comments, youre almost guaranteed to see some or all of these types of comments. Its happening now. In case you havent heard, there was a recent incident on Reddit/ atheism, in which a 15-year-old girl posted a photo of herself holding a copy of Carl Sagans Demon-haunted World that her mother had given her for Christmas
and was almost immediately targeted with a barrage of sexualized, dehumanizing, increasingly violent and brutal comments. Including TRIGGER WARNING! Well 15 is legal in many places, including my country, so Ill only have to deal with abduction charges. Relax your anus, it hurts less that way. Blood is mother natures lubricant. Tears, natures lubricant. BITE THE PILLOW, IM GOIN IN DRY! And including comments blaming the girl for posting a picture of herself in the first place.
Thats not what Im saying. Im saying that, when an instance of misogyny is being discussed, and you dont disagree in the slightest that it really was misogyny? When an instance of misogyny is being discussed, and it would be obvious to anyone but a sociopathic hyena on meth that it really was misogyny? When oh, just for example a freaking 15-year-old girl posts a picture of herself with a book by Carl Sagan to an online atheist community, and gets targeted with a barrage of sexualized, dehumanizing, increasingly violent and brutal comments, including threats of blood-soaked anal rape?
Please, for the sweet love of Loki and all the gods in Valhalla, when someone points out how terrible and misogynistic that is, do not change the subject.
Please just say, That is terrible. That is completely unacceptable. That is not how civilized human beings treat one another. Anyone who did that owes that girl the most groveling apology in their repertoire. If they dont make an apology in the next six nanoseconds, they ought to be shunned. That sort of behavior is absolutely not to be tolerated.
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edit to be clear... these are not my words. this is more from the link