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It sure sounds like you have an axe to grind solely because the author explained their circumstances and experiences. I don't doubt what she went through in th

It sure sounds like you have an axe to grind solely because the author explained their circumstances and experiences. I don't doubt what she went through in the least, in particular because I've known and experienced the exact same hatred. And some people are going to face even more garbage than others solely based on their skin color or sexual orientation.

AckSyn 8y ago
It reads more like a fictitious trope than anything else.
sonnyblarney 8y ago
The author and publisher clearly have many axes to grind. It's a highly politicized piece from HuffPo, designed for effect. No doubt there's some credibility in the piece because it's based on a degree of real life experience, but it's also the most biased kind of writing possible as well, which gives it considerably less validity. Sadly, if it were written in a more dispassionate tone, it mightn't have been published at all, and we'd have never seen it, which is maybe an important side lesson.
- fzeroracer 8y ago
  You're clearly not willing to address the article itself, instead you're intent on dismissing it for political reasons. And of course it's going to be biased because individual experiences are biased. That doesn't make their experience any less interesting or valuable to understand because as it turns out, seeing things from all kinds of different perspectives is important for critical thinking and getting a larger picture.
  - postingtoofast 8y ago
    Would you be so indignant about the article being dismissed if the negative stereotypes it anecdotally verified were focused on man hating social justice cat ladies or equality spouting yuppies who hypocritically abuse undocumented immigrants as cheap nannies and yard workers?
  - sonnyblarney 8y ago
    I don't doubt the author's personal experience. But the piece is inherently political; she uses each personal anecdote to generalize about a group of people, or at least point at that. For every one of her anecdotes, I feel there was definitely 'another side of the story to tell'. But I also don't blame her - as I mentioned, you don't get published without drawing a little bit of blood, which is sadly how it works in a lot of the press these days.
- jimnotgym 8y ago
  > Sadly, if it were written in a more dispassionate tone That is kind of ironic isn't it? I don't spend a lot of time listening to Fox, but what I have heard has not been entirely dispassionate! In fact I have heard quite a few things that could be described as "highly politicized" and "designed for effect". People pushed into working in jobs that are physically dangerous and pain inducing and discriminatory dare to get passionate about their situation...yikes, you think they would know their place.
  - masonic 8y ago
    I don't spend a lot of time listening to Fox Obviously not, given that the "Fox News" being referred to is television's Fox News Network.
  - sonnyblarney 8y ago
    I said nothing about Fox News. I have no problems with people telling us about discrimination they may face, or their difficulties on the job ... but the author projected positive and negative attributes almost arbitrarily onto groups of people, based on some of 'her experience' - which is kind of a crude, self-selective bigotry.
jstewartmobile 8y ago
Has zero to do with politics. Years ago, I did home networks. Worked for myself, so granted, the social dynamics were a little different. Even so, 99 times out of 100, went inside, took their orders, took care of business, went home. No sex dungeons, no mafioso, a little cat pee (but not much), and absolutely no time or inclination to examine their bookshelves or the condition of book spines. If she had made the grand-tour of right-wing talking-points instead, you probably wouldn't have quibbled with me. Whereas, I'd have still raised the same objection.

AckSyn 8y ago

It reads more like a fictitious trope than anything else.

sonnyblarney 8y ago

The author and publisher clearly have many axes to grind. It's a highly politicized piece from HuffPo, designed for effect. No doubt there's some credibility in the piece because it's based on a degree of real life experience, but it's also the most biased kind of writing possible as well, which gives it considerably less validity. Sadly, if it were written in a more dispassionate tone, it mightn't have been published at all, and we'd have never seen it, which is maybe an important side lesson.

fzeroracer 8y ago
You're clearly not willing to address the article itself, instead you're intent on dismissing it for political reasons. And of course it's going to be biased because individual experiences are biased. That doesn't make their experience any less interesting or valuable to understand because as it turns out, seeing things from all kinds of different perspectives is important for critical thinking and getting a larger picture.
- postingtoofast 8y ago
  Would you be so indignant about the article being dismissed if the negative stereotypes it anecdotally verified were focused on man hating social justice cat ladies or equality spouting yuppies who hypocritically abuse undocumented immigrants as cheap nannies and yard workers?
- sonnyblarney 8y ago
  I don't doubt the author's personal experience. But the piece is inherently political; she uses each personal anecdote to generalize about a group of people, or at least point at that. For every one of her anecdotes, I feel there was definitely 'another side of the story to tell'. But I also don't blame her - as I mentioned, you don't get published without drawing a little bit of blood, which is sadly how it works in a lot of the press these days.
jimnotgym 8y ago
> Sadly, if it were written in a more dispassionate tone That is kind of ironic isn't it? I don't spend a lot of time listening to Fox, but what I have heard has not been entirely dispassionate! In fact I have heard quite a few things that could be described as "highly politicized" and "designed for effect". People pushed into working in jobs that are physically dangerous and pain inducing and discriminatory dare to get passionate about their situation...yikes, you think they would know their place.
- masonic 8y ago
  I don't spend a lot of time listening to Fox Obviously not, given that the "Fox News" being referred to is television's Fox News Network.
- sonnyblarney 8y ago
  I said nothing about Fox News. I have no problems with people telling us about discrimination they may face, or their difficulties on the job ... but the author projected positive and negative attributes almost arbitrarily onto groups of people, based on some of 'her experience' - which is kind of a crude, self-selective bigotry.

jstewartmobile 8y ago

Has zero to do with politics. Years ago, I did home networks. Worked for myself, so granted, the social dynamics were a little different. Even so, 99 times out of 100, went inside, took their orders, took care of business, went home. No sex dungeons, no mafioso, a little cat pee (but not much), and absolutely no time or inclination to examine their bookshelves or the condition of book spines. If she had made the grand-tour of right-wing talking-points instead, you probably wouldn't have quibbled with me. Whereas, I'd have still raised the same objection.