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While there is some truth to your comment it is both unfortunately phrased in part "pain in the ass to women, fuck it up for all other men" and focuses too much
by frabbit 9y ago
While there is some truth to your comment it is both unfortunately phrased in part "pain in the ass to women, fuck it up for all other men" and focuses too much on what (alleged) victims could do.
For instance, you question the ethical and moral responsibility of (alleged) victims who did not speak up at that time. I can easily imagine being one of those people, and I think that most of the time in other situations which are not sexual we see that most people keep their mouths shut and try to make the best of a bad deal: it's why there have been fewer violent revolutions. People with strong, clear ethos who make the choice to "speak truth to power" are rare, everywhere, in every time.
I would ask you also to consider that there were probably more non-victims who were passive observers, privy to at least some of the bad behavior who also did not speak up. Perhaps they should be the main thrust of your comment, rather than people who may already be so psychologically weakened that a brave act is the last thing that is likely?
All, that said, I find the #metoo hashtagging irritating. I do not know why, but something grates about it.
- imartin2k 9y ago“I think that most of the time in other situations which are not sexual we see that most people keep their mouths shut and try to make the best of a bad deal: it's why there have been fewer violent revolutions. People with strong, clear ethos who make the choice to "speak truth to power" are rare, everywhere, in every time.” I fully agree with you. I tried to account for that by pointing out that this is a pattern that can be observed irespective of gender, but I guess my striving for brevity meant that this point didn’t come across clearly enough.