Ok, i will bite.
This is exactly what I meant about being a "champion" for an online crusade. You felt bad, you assumed every woman would interpret what was written the same way, so you began to fight in their name. Because like you say, it's not about you but about other people, right? You don't want them to feel in a specific way, because you assume they will. This is what this whole mess is based on imo, bad assumptions. Yes, bad, as in incorrect. I never claimed to know what women think, especially not all of them. Hell, I wouldn't risk assuming what men think as I know people differ. You took Vanillas personal opinion, took it out of context, turned it into an attack on all women and started to fight for "what is right". This is the strawman I was talking about, this is the vigilantism I was talking about.
Removing some of the personal remarks, especially the juvenile name calling, could help a lot and I doubt it would remove any humanity or credibility, in fact I'd wager it would have an exactly opposite effect.
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