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"But on Tuesday, the director of the centre and others received an email threatening a "massacre style attack" if the talk proceeded." There is an inherit sexi

"But on Tuesday, the director of the centre and others received an email threatening a "massacre style attack" if the talk proceeded." There is an inherit sexism even in the response to this. If this was an email threat targeting say, a kindergarden, or a presidential visit, there would be federal law inforcement coming down hard looking for the source of the email. The specter of "terrorism" would be most certainly be invoked. Instead we have "enhanced security measures." Because apparently it's not terrorism if the target is women.

tedks 12y ago
Patriarchy means womens' lives are worth less than mens' lives. White supremacy means a black person's life is worth less than a white person's life. Homophobia means a queer person's life is worth less than a straight person's life. Capitalism means a poor person's life is worth less than a rich person's life (but they'll come right out and admit this, so it's not as shocking). One day I hope humanity will grow out of its adolescence, burn away the waste that is GamerGate and the Westboro Baptist Church and weev and all the nazis, all the neckbeards, all the Koch Brothers everywhere, and become something beautiful. I'm not holding my breath though.
hnha 12y ago
Aren't most kindergarden workers female? Would there be no law enforcement if the president was female? I do not see any hint of the sexism you describe here.
- cognivore 12y ago
  >> I do not see any hint of the sexism you describe here. << Okay, more simply, in other cases of mass murder/"terrorist" threats, regardless of targets, the federal government gets involved at the drop of a hat. Not so in this case.
  - tzs 12y ago
    The FBI is involved.
- ben0x539 12y ago
  Kindergardens tend to host male children and the children of male people. That there has so far not been a female president of the US also demonstrates the sexism you're denying.
  - Fear-The-N8V 12y ago
    You do realize it takes a man and a woman to make a child, yes? That means all children are children of "male people" -otherwise known as Men.
    - ben0x539 12y ago
      That was broadly speaking my point, yeah.

tedks 12y ago

Patriarchy means womens' lives are worth less than mens' lives. White supremacy means a black person's life is worth less than a white person's life. Homophobia means a queer person's life is worth less than a straight person's life. Capitalism means a poor person's life is worth less than a rich person's life (but they'll come right out and admit this, so it's not as shocking). One day I hope humanity will grow out of its adolescence, burn away the waste that is GamerGate and the Westboro Baptist Church and weev and all the nazis, all the neckbeards, all the Koch Brothers everywhere, and become something beautiful. I'm not holding my breath though.

hnha 12y ago

Aren't most kindergarden workers female? Would there be no law enforcement if the president was female? I do not see any hint of the sexism you describe here.

cognivore 12y ago
>> I do not see any hint of the sexism you describe here. << Okay, more simply, in other cases of mass murder/"terrorist" threats, regardless of targets, the federal government gets involved at the drop of a hat. Not so in this case.
- tzs 12y ago
  The FBI is involved.
ben0x539 12y ago
Kindergardens tend to host male children and the children of male people. That there has so far not been a female president of the US also demonstrates the sexism you're denying.
- Fear-The-N8V 12y ago
  You do realize it takes a man and a woman to make a child, yes? That means all children are children of "male people" -otherwise known as Men.
  - ben0x539 12y ago
    That was broadly speaking my point, yeah.