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This post got banned from !memes@lemmy.world for reason “Troll Posting” which is Very Disrespectful in my opinion. 😕
I mean this meme with full respect and love to my fellow community members and I was proud of the discussion and support it was creating.
EDIT: POST RESTORED YAY. (Thank you to the mods it turned out to be a misunderstanding.)
Important clarification/FAQ
I am not calling to coddle or excuse the behavior of bigoted men in any way!
I am calling to be kind and understanding to young men (often ages 10-20) who are very manipulable and succeptible to the massive anti feminist propaganda machine. Hope this clarifies that very important distinction. :)
Very good comments that express key points:
- Detailed summary of the situation if you’re wondering what’s going on
- The rhetorical value of the bear hypothetical and what this means for you
- One example of why the long-term rhetorical value of the hypothetical is poor, in the context of intersectionality
- What does disenfranchisement mean in this context?
- The importance of not asking women to tone down their expressions of fear and frustration
- “But why can’t they just say it nicely?”
- The importance of participation in kindness toward young men, specifically outside the context of people speaking their experiences
This has happened to you multiple times? In what type of situation does this happen to you?
One of the times I was living with an overly controlling roommate who was trying to control who I dated and what I ate, when I started making clear that they did not get to dictate who I dated and what I ate, they started picking fights over smaller and smaller things. This culminated in them screaming at me through the door as I was showering that I needed to stop showering without first turning the bathroom fan on, and when I told them to leave me alone they opened the bathroom door and turned it off themselves. I was not and had never been in a romantic relationship with this woman so I ended my shower as fast as I could and tried to escape to my room while she proceeded to scream at me. She continued to follow me into my room and I had to physically push her out of my room and use my body as a barricade against the door to stop her from getting in. Eventually when she couldnt push her way in she said “Fuck it, I’m doing it” and called the cops to say “SHE” felt unsafe. I called a friend, shaking, and they came to get me. And from that point I never entered that building alone again, and only came back to get what few valuables I didnt want to leave behind
Bad people who happen to be women, know that they will be given the benefit of the doubt, and can 911 during an argument