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The point of my sentence you quoted was more in the part that said > but are done in response to "not towing the line" Like, your previous comment was about
by drdeca 8y ago
The point of my sentence you quoted was more in the part that said
> but are done in response to "not towing the line"
Like, your previous comment was about "towing the line" and I was asking about the connection between the "immutable properties" thing mentioned in the original comment I responded to, and the "towing the line" that you mentioned.
I wasn't asking "are people speaking against other people's immutable properties?" (which seems to be the question you responded to).
I was asking, "By talking about 'towing the line' when the context was 'immutable properties', did you mean that the treatment based on 'immutable properties' is targeted at those who don't 'tow the line'? If not, what is your meaning in bringing up 'towing the line' in the context of people speaking against others' 'immutable properties'?".
I am not trying to make a point about who is or is not treated badly. I'm trying to clear up what was meant to be communicated.
- ars 8y agoThat's why I linked to that story. If you have an undesirable immutable property (i.e. white or male), then you have to toe the line by deprecating yourself. But if you are a minority then you are not required to do that, you are accepted simply because you are assumed to always be oppressed.