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Marginal levels of immature and/or antisocial elements don't mean that society is sexist, no matter how vocal those trolls may be.
by geezerjay 9y ago
Marginal levels of immature and/or antisocial elements don't mean that society is sexist, no matter how vocal those trolls may be.
- dsr_ 9y agoNo, society tolerating those vocal trolls does mean that society is sexist. "The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept" - Lt. Gen. David Morrison
- dlss 9y ago> No, society tolerating those vocal trolls does mean that society is sexist. What change in society would count as not tolerating these trolls?
- notriddle 9y agoTo start with, commenters on HN could acknowledge that this is actually a problem.
- geezerjay 9y ago> No, society tolerating those vocal trolls does mean that society is sexist. Actually that just means society tolerates trolls. You're showing your bias by jumping to the conclusion that everything is sexism or that somehow antisocial and immature people only target women. Furthermore, western society actually holds in high regard concepts such as frer speech, which covers idiots being able to say idiotic things.
- scott_s 9y agoThese vocal trolls are being sexist. A society that tolerates sexist trolls tolerates sexism. A society that tolerates sexism is a sexist society.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoA society that tolerates sexist trolls because it values free speech is not being sexist, it's being pro-free-speech.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoIt is being sexist, and it's being rather absurdist with it's definition of "free speech".