THIS! Exactly. I have the same issue with feminism, which has gone down a similar path of treating the smallest slight as though it were necessarily an extension of a world conspiracy to subjugate and abuse women. There is a world of difference between being sexually assaulted, on the one hand, and being "mansplained" to by a dude who as…
THIS! Exactly. I have the same issue with feminism, which has gone down a similar path of treating the smallest slight as though it were necessarily an extension of a world conspiracy to subjugate and abuse women. There is a world of difference between being sexually assaulted, on the one hand, and being "mansplained" to by a dude who assumes I'm a helpless bimbo, on the other. I don't relish either experience, but they are worlds apart, and pretending they're not diminishes our perception of the harm caused by true victimization. Furthermore, claiming that 'society' is somehow responsible for enabling attitudes that necessarily lead to acts of rape minimizes the responsibility of actual rapists for their crimes.
THIS! Exactly. I have the same issue with feminism, which has gone down a similar path of treating the smallest slight as though it were necessarily an extension of a world conspiracy to subjugate and abuse women. There is a world of difference between being sexually assaulted, on the one hand, and being "mansplained" to by a dude who assumes I'm a helpless bimbo, on the other. I don't relish either experience, but they are worlds apart, and pretending they're not diminishes our perception of the harm caused by true victimization. Furthermore, claiming that 'society' is somehow responsible for enabling attitudes that necessarily lead to acts of rape minimizes the responsibility of actual rapists for their crimes.