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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

I’m not here to persuade you. I’m here to shame you.

If you had an ounce of intellectual integrity, or curiosity, or anything but male pattern hubris (like I often have), you’d consider the possibility that the conclusion you’ve reached is flawed.

Read the fucking philosopher’s post.

Engage with her instead of angry old me.

But seriously, open yourself up to the possibility that perhaps she might have considered the nuances even more deeply than you have, and might bring you some insights that you seem lacking from your male pov.

Get. Over. Yourself.

You’ll end up a better man as a result, and a better ally.

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Theo's avatar

I can’t figure out what the argument is

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Steve QJ's avatar

"I’m not here to persuade you. I’m here to shame you."

😅 Sadly, I think he's been pretty clear that his motivations aren't about productive conversation or change but self aggrandisement.

Reminds me of talking to the white saviours of the anti-racist movement. It's my first encounter with the TERF variant.

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Theo's avatar

Tf is going on 😭

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

Steve is going to get his hypocritical ass handed to him shortly.

That’s WTF is going on Theo.

Read for fucking comprehension man.

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Steve QJ's avatar

“Steve is going to get his hypocritical ass handed to him shortly.”

Whenever you’re ready. I’m literally quaking.

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

Steve, will you ever respond to my repeated question about how “mooting an issue” (which you admit is impossible anyway) can be read as anything but pontificating to women?

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Steve QJ's avatar

I’ve already responded to it several times. The fact that this doesn’t appear to satisfy you is of literally no concern to me I’m afraid.

I’ll wait patiently to have my “hypocritical ass handed to me” as punishment.

Speaking of which, weren’t you all supposed to be laughing at me by now? What happened?

Are you not as important as you thought? Or did you figure out that the only person who seemed to have trouble understanding the very simple hypothetical I presented is you?

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

You haven’t actually responded Steve.

I know you think you have, but what you did was handwave away criticism.

I’m taking my time, best served cold and all that. And, as you might be aware, fascism needs a beat down right now as well, so your weak-ass “brilliance” comes later.

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Steve QJ's avatar

"I’m taking my time, best served cold and all that"

🤣 Okay. I'll keep one eye over my shoulder.

Also, why do you keep putting "brilliance" in quotes? I've never described myself as brilliant.

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

It’s in your publication description, you bonehead.

Or are you saying the discussion is brilliant, but neither you nor your writing are?

Frank Lee’s presence seems to indicate otherwise, as does *your* inability to reflect based on a simple observation: when you are challenged, you get super defensive instead of, you know, engaging constructively.

But other than that, brilliant dude.

Sheer blinding brilliance.

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Steve QJ's avatar

"Or are you saying the discussion is brilliant, but neither you nor your writing are?"

Ah! There is a shred of reading comprehension!! Yes, I've never described myself as brilliant, I'm clearly describing some of the conversations as brilliant, just as I also variously describe them as baffling, and, as you're so ably demonstrating, bizarre.

Okay, as fun as this sad little game has been, I'm done now. You've made yourself look more than stupid enough without me continuing to point it out. I'm genuinely sorry for whatever has happened (or hasn't happened) in your life that makes you behave like this.

If you ever feel like doing the one worthwhile thing you've threatened to do and actually share that research, I'd appreciate the opportunity to learn something. Otherwise, have fun trying and failing to organise that humiliating pile-on you promised. Rest assured that I take you and your threats and insults very seriously.

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

Aw, Steve, maybe you should try a little of that reading comprehension, and go back to our initial exchange. I “behave like this” because I’ve seen firsthand what attitudes like yours mean to vulnerable women and children, and I’ve been committed to minimizing such impacts for over 40 years now.

That you don’t get this is what’s truly sad.

Stay tuned, your misogyny and illogic will soon be displayed in a compelling way. I’m sure it will drive paying traffic to you, you venal pile of shit 🤣

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