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Originally Posted by Yac
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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Again, I must insist that your opinions on a matter that affects women doesn't erase mine or my experiences, you are not a woman so constantly insisting you know what you're talking about is kind of offensive. But I'm really unconcerned with how you perceive me. However, you seem to be operating under the impression I am taking one instance and blowing it out of proportion when this is simply untrue. She constantly makes very offensive threads like "Are Women Funny?' and "Do Women Deserve to be Paid the Same as Men" serve to say the same thing I said about asserting herself to be better than other women. These things are disgusting to see a woman even try to imply aren't valid or necessary things for us as women. You also cannot, again, speak on a matter that affects women and it is not just me having a problem since more than one person has agreed with me on the matter.