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The comment I responded to used false rape charges as a single example of disadvantages challenging men. Perhaps I misunderstood the authors intention but that
by cyphunk 11y ago
The comment I responded to used false rape charges as a single example of disadvantages challenging men. Perhaps I misunderstood the authors intention but that statement left alone presents an idea that of all the challenges facing men this one is one of the most important to mention. This is offensive to me as a male. It was also said in comparison to challenges facing women. This is offensive to me as a human. And I appear to not represent the majority opinion here so you are right, at least on HN, this is a personal problem.
- woodman 11y agoThe problem isn't an issue of deviant opinion, I'm sure many feel as you do, the issue is the distance between the original statement and the emotion driven conclusion you've leapt to. It looks like nobody else has interpreted it the way you have, or at least hasn't felt as strong a sense of righteous indignation. I'd probably reflect on the 'offense as a human' bit as well, leave yourself some spectrum of offense as a buffer - or else you'll be left unable to describe your emotions for the real offenses to humanity. Like how one time I saw a pack of feral dogs tear a human corpse apart after it had been left on the street for a few days, that was offensive to me as a human. Luckily for me I had reserved that category of offense, otherwise my brain might have popped out like a jack in the box upon having my prior threshold of inhumanity, a stale candy apple served to me at the county fair, surpassed.
- cyphunk 11y agotis true. I was aware that it's not so much as offensive to my humanity as it is offensive to something other than my male identity. But "offensive to me as a not-male" makes no sense. at that point if it cannot be clearly expressed it is, as you said, overly emotional. wisdom and rebuke (of sorts) welcomed.