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This goes beyond Tu quoque. She claims to have been offended, enough to publicly name and shame these people over their private conversation, but she has public
by ericb 14y ago
This goes beyond Tu quoque. She claims to have been offended, enough to publicly name and shame these people over their private conversation, but she has publicly made jokes that were far raunchier days before. It isn't about hypocrisy in this case, it is about whether she was really offended.
https://twitter.com/adriarichards/status/312265091791847425 https://twitter.com/adriarichards/status/312265091791847425
I have trouble seeing her shaming behavior as anything more than self-serving drama.
- georgeorwell 14y agoI agree that it looks like she was exaggerating her offense. Hypocritical people often lie to manipulate situations to their advantage, or rather they choose truths to suit them according to the situation. So I guess what I am saying is that there are two questions here, are her hypocritical actions deplorable (yes), and was it sexism (no), but that the answers to the questions don't have any bearing on each other, which is why it's tu quoque to connect them. Anyway, in the end, yes, painful drama.
- Eliezer 14y agoHypocrisy usually isn't conscious. Why would it be?
- georgeorwell 14y agoGuilty pleasure?