Some years ago the feminists on college campuses were putting up posters reading "All Men Rape." Each poster featured a large photo of a randomly chosen male student, none of whom were rapists.
I don't have to mention how abhorrent this was. Each one of those innocent students could have been assaulted or worse.
Some years ago the feminists on college campuses were putting up posters reading "All Men Rape." Each poster featured a large photo of a randomly chosen male student, none of whom were rapists.
I don't have to mention how abhorrent this was. Each one of those innocent students could have been assaulted or worse.
"Each poster featured a large photo of a randomly chosen male student, none of whom were rapists."
Yep, I heard about this. Absolutely ghoulish. The problem with the anger and resentment that builds up around social issues is that it allows people to justify the most awful behaviour while telling themselves they're on the right side.
Feminism seems to be an extreme case. Not as extreme as "trans" but getting there; an absolute refusal to recognize allies from outside the group. I've seen it hundreds, maybe thousands of times; feminists who sneered at all men who claimed to care, no, you can't possibly know what we go through, privilege, patriarchy, blah blah blah. OK fine, fight your own battles, I tried.
With the "trans" there is no difference between 99% supportive and dropping the Zyklon-B.
Anger and resentment are problems in that way, agreed.
However, I'm coming to believe that a key factor is that people who are completely convinced that they have the moral high ground feel that "treat others as you would like to be treated" no longer applies. They numb any human empathy for those who are morally beneath them. Reciprocity and mutuality are irrelevant.
And this happens even with people who consider themselves to be highly empathetic and caring - except about their moral inferiors.
Some years ago the feminists on college campuses were putting up posters reading "All Men Rape." Each poster featured a large photo of a randomly chosen male student, none of whom were rapists.
I don't have to mention how abhorrent this was. Each one of those innocent students could have been assaulted or worse.
Your Amber doesn't sound much better.
"Each poster featured a large photo of a randomly chosen male student, none of whom were rapists."
Yep, I heard about this. Absolutely ghoulish. The problem with the anger and resentment that builds up around social issues is that it allows people to justify the most awful behaviour while telling themselves they're on the right side.
Feminism seems to be an extreme case. Not as extreme as "trans" but getting there; an absolute refusal to recognize allies from outside the group. I've seen it hundreds, maybe thousands of times; feminists who sneered at all men who claimed to care, no, you can't possibly know what we go through, privilege, patriarchy, blah blah blah. OK fine, fight your own battles, I tried.
With the "trans" there is no difference between 99% supportive and dropping the Zyklon-B.
Anger and resentment are problems in that way, agreed.
However, I'm coming to believe that a key factor is that people who are completely convinced that they have the moral high ground feel that "treat others as you would like to be treated" no longer applies. They numb any human empathy for those who are morally beneath them. Reciprocity and mutuality are irrelevant.
And this happens even with people who consider themselves to be highly empathetic and caring - except about their moral inferiors.
I would have, just to be a contrarian bitch, written on them, "All women lie."