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Giving it further consideration, I'm sure you're right. My comment was really based on my experiences, in particular with misogyny (racism and to a lesser exten
by leoedin 14y ago
Giving it further consideration, I'm sure you're right. My comment was really based on my experiences, in particular with misogyny (racism and to a lesser extent homophobia are definitely more taboo where I live). Generally, (but not always) misogyny requires men.
The thrust of my comment though is really that the entire group conversation is often dictated by the lowest common denominator. Generally that person is someone that's realised that saying something offensive will get them more attention from everyone than actually trying to engage in interesting discussion would.
- papsosouid 14y ago>My comment was really based on my experiences, in particular with misogyny (racism and to a lesser extent homophobia are definitely more taboo where I live) Of course if you classify everything under the sun as misogyny than it will seem more common. Misogyny has an actual definition, which is the hatred of women. When it is used in cases where there is clearly no such hatred, it devalues the word and makes it meaningless. Thus you can't point out actual misogyny any more, like the boy who cried wolf.