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> popped in my mind is women I've met in life who called themselves witches, or were interested in the concept, or even just dressed every day like it's Hallowe

> popped in my mind is women I've met in life who called themselves witches, or were interested in the concept, or even just dressed every day like it's Halloween - these aren't people you easily picture being close to their family, being married with children, being optimistic and entrepreneurial Ummmm, wow. You're explaining away old bigotry against witches by extrapolating your current bigotry ... For what it's worth, most "witches" I've encountered tend to be optimistic and entrepreneurial; often running their own small businesses -- for instance there are several psychic shops near me (tarot readings are very popular now) and all have been in business for the 8 years I've lived here. Are you sure you're not talking about goths?

xyzelement 4y ago
Did I not have enough "perhapses" in my post to adequately communicate the lack of certainty?
- morelisp 4y ago
  "I'm just asking questions but what if it's reasonable to torture single women to preserve entrepreneurship in society? Just asking questions!"
  - colonCapitalDee 4y ago
    "I'm just using quotation marks to strawman your argument. Just being rhetorically dishonest!"
    - morelisp 4y ago
      Correct, this misogynist shit gets no respect from me.
      - Ensorceled 4y ago
        HN doesn’t really like it when we call out obvious misogyny, always likes to give these guys the “benefit of the doubt”.
  - rodgerd 4y ago
    Sounds like Petey Thiel.
- Ensorceled 4y ago
  If you have bigoted opinions that you are “unsure” of, perhaps leave off the “perhaps” and say nothing?
korroziya 4y ago
It's not bigotry to mock modern-day women who think they have magical powers.
- morelisp 4y ago
  It is if you believe they don't have magical powers because God rarely gives people magical powers, and they fail to uphold His "virtuous, energetic, spiritual, values-driven society." Doubly so if you bring this up as a non-sequitur to an unrelated paper.

xyzelement 4y ago

Did I not have enough "perhapses" in my post to adequately communicate the lack of certainty?

morelisp 4y ago
"I'm just asking questions but what if it's reasonable to torture single women to preserve entrepreneurship in society? Just asking questions!"
- colonCapitalDee 4y ago
  "I'm just using quotation marks to strawman your argument. Just being rhetorically dishonest!"
  - morelisp 4y ago
    Correct, this misogynist shit gets no respect from me.
    - Ensorceled 4y ago
      HN doesn’t really like it when we call out obvious misogyny, always likes to give these guys the “benefit of the doubt”.
- rodgerd 4y ago
  Sounds like Petey Thiel.
Ensorceled 4y ago
If you have bigoted opinions that you are “unsure” of, perhaps leave off the “perhaps” and say nothing?

korroziya 4y ago

It's not bigotry to mock modern-day women who think they have magical powers.

morelisp 4y ago
It is if you believe they don't have magical powers because God rarely gives people magical powers, and they fail to uphold His "virtuous, energetic, spiritual, values-driven society." Doubly so if you bring this up as a non-sequitur to an unrelated paper.