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> sets you up to be labeled at best ignorant and at worst sexist/racist/intolerant/etc. Indeed. Here's a reply to my comment[1] from yesterday: https://twitte

> sets you up to be labeled at best ignorant and at worst sexist/racist/intolerant/etc. Indeed. Here's a reply to my comment[1] from yesterday: https://twitter.com/ashedryden/status/417475900850974720 https://twitter.com/ashedryden/status/417475900850974720 There is no racism, misogyny, or meritocracy worship anywhere in my comment. To be clear, after that comment, a person who has never met me felt the appropriate conclusion was "that guy hates people who aren't white, hates women, and worships meritocracy." Which, for anybody that knows me, is an asinine thing to say. People from that group like to trot out horrible things (like "this guy came up to me at a conference and asked to fuck me," which is fucking awful, and I hope it was dealt with appropriately), then condemn a huge swath of people with that experience, then put people that disagree with them in the same bucket and accuse them of supporting horrible behavior. Because disagreeing with a method of discourse is literally the same as sexual assault, right? I'm past being afraid of these people. The last 24 hours have helped a great deal. I e-mailed several people who said awful things and they all clammed up real fast (or asked me to take the conversation back to public forums, so that they'd have help), including one person who asked me to e-mail her. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6981307 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6981307

hacker789 13y ago
I appreciate your posts here on Hacker News. Don't burn yourself out—those bullies aren't going away any time soon.
johnbm 13y ago
"Your misogyny is visible from space." So is her hair.
- jsmthrowaway 13y ago
  Thank you for that, really. It's bad enough I have the opinion that goes against the grain and it's an uphill battle, and then you come along and softball a dumbass comment like that. And now that you've left it in close proximity to me, it's fairly easy for most people to draw the conclusion that HN is a cesspool and the opinions are automatically undermined. You're a real peach for that. See, when they talk about dicks who have dicks, they're talking about you. You are illustrating exactly what they (and I) are so fed up with. Now the rest of us look bad because you had to piss your tripe in the comments. I'm done with this account and I've said what I mean to say.
  - johnbm 13y ago
    Get over yourself. When someone throws a tantrum on twitter with the regularity of clockwork, mockery is a completely valid response, and often the quickest way to get the point across. Logos, pathos, ethos. The former has no effect without the latter two to back it up. You are dealing with a mob of righteous indignation that refuses to ever consider that they might be wrong. If you think the appropriate response is to perpetually tiptoe around them and apologize profusely, you are sorely mistaken. They are toxic, and should be labeled as such until they themselves grow up. The fact that all these SJWs seem to care so much about their appearance that their impeccably groomed avatars rotate faster than the seasons makes it a doubly delicious burn.

hacker789 13y ago

I appreciate your posts here on Hacker News. Don't burn yourself out—those bullies aren't going away any time soon.

johnbm 13y ago

"Your misogyny is visible from space." So is her hair.

jsmthrowaway 13y ago
Thank you for that, really. It's bad enough I have the opinion that goes against the grain and it's an uphill battle, and then you come along and softball a dumbass comment like that. And now that you've left it in close proximity to me, it's fairly easy for most people to draw the conclusion that HN is a cesspool and the opinions are automatically undermined. You're a real peach for that. See, when they talk about dicks who have dicks, they're talking about you. You are illustrating exactly what they (and I) are so fed up with. Now the rest of us look bad because you had to piss your tripe in the comments. I'm done with this account and I've said what I mean to say.
- johnbm 13y ago
  Get over yourself. When someone throws a tantrum on twitter with the regularity of clockwork, mockery is a completely valid response, and often the quickest way to get the point across. Logos, pathos, ethos. The former has no effect without the latter two to back it up. You are dealing with a mob of righteous indignation that refuses to ever consider that they might be wrong. If you think the appropriate response is to perpetually tiptoe around them and apologize profusely, you are sorely mistaken. They are toxic, and should be labeled as such until they themselves grow up. The fact that all these SJWs seem to care so much about their appearance that their impeccably groomed avatars rotate faster than the seasons makes it a doubly delicious burn.