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Not entirely sure what this article is trying to say, if we heard Milo's accent when he talks about how feminism is cancer that we would believe he is a real hu
by daleharvey 10y ago
Not entirely sure what this article is trying to say, if we heard Milo's accent when he talks about how feminism is cancer that we would believe he is a real human being?
- csallen 10y agoI think this line in the article made its point well: "The less we know about the mind of another, the more we use our own to fill in the blanks." When we form our opinions entirely based on individual quotes taken out of context (at worst) instead of actual back-and-forth conversations (at best), we're not going to have an accurate perception of reality. If we then follow-up by labeling a person as not worth talking to, or not "a real human being", then we're gating ourselves off from even the possibility of improving the accuracy of our perceptions.
- mynameishere 10y agoI don't give a fig about "Milo", but what do you think when a noted feminist declares an entire race the "cancer of human history" [1]? How should people, whether on the left, right, or whatever, view this opinion? Scorn? Rioting? Approval? By denying her humanity? I'm guessing, if you are like most leftists, you would view such remarks with a mix of indifference and agreement. [1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Susan_Sontag https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Susan_Sontag
- mirimir 10y agoWell, she did declare that in 1967. It was an understandable reaction to the whole "white man's burden" thing behind colonialism.
- gydfi 10y agoNo, but if you listened to him and understood his world view and listened to the examples of why he thinks that, rather than his provocative headline, you might be able to come to some understanding. Arguing about "feminism" is stupid anyway because "feminism" has become a motte-and-bailey concept.