“b-but bears are actually dangerous!” Shut the hell up.

    • stebo
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      157 months ago

      yeah this is something I can get behind

      • @letsgo@lemm.ee
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        288 months ago

        To use more inclusive language, of course. That’s what we’re all doing now isn’t it?

        • @Custodian1623@lemmy.world
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          Then the post wouldn’t have meaning because that’s a universally agreed upon moral sentiment on its face. The post is targeting people who would rather take offense to recent discourse rather than slowing down and considering how this moral sentiment applies to the situation. Without specifying ‘women’ and ‘men’ the post would not have contextual meaning.

          You’re free to make your own ‘inclusive’ meme that states the obvious, but the people this meme is targeted toward would see it as obvious and not consider how it pertains to their behavior.

          • It has the exact same meaning with the inclusive wording, without being adversarial for absolutely no reason. It would work just as well when said to a man getting butthurt over women choosing the bear.

            The wording in the OP is hateful, even if it is saying something morally correct. This is not a “Black Lives Matter” vs “All Lives Matter” situation.

            • @Custodian1623@lemmy.world
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              That is exactly the situation. No part of this post is hateful; it’s adversarial because women expressed a justified fear and men just “disagreed” because they don’t like to think about it. The point is to be controversial yet morally correct as a statement. It would absolutely not work just as well if it was inclusive, people would just agree with it and no one would care.

              Do you disagree with the statement? It doesn’t sound like you do. What’s the issue? Who is harmed by this post?

              • @spujb@lemmy.cafe
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                27 months ago

                for the record, you are getting downvoted because lemmy is full of men who have not been exposed to feminist theory in any meaningful way. they probably think they are here in good faith but unfortunately are falling quite short.

                you are absolutely in the right and i thank you for your leveled contribution to the discussion.

      • @Katana314@lemmy.world
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        47 months ago

        Imagine if the police brutality movement was called “Black Lives Matter More Than White People’s Need To Oppress”. It’s working a needless insult into the message.

        I’d also be okay with other phrases highlighting how safety is a bigger topic for women than men realize, but not one that makes assumptions about “all men”. Even if I was a guy who largely hated the actions of my own gender, you think you’ll get 50% of the world on board by doing that?

        • @Custodian1623@lemmy.world
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          Does the sign say “all men”? If it did, would it matter? This is the most engagement I’ve ever seen on Lemmy regarding the issue of women’s safety, sorry you don’t approve of it.

        • @spujb@lemmy.cafe
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          07 months ago

          Black lives do matter more than white supremacy, which precipitates in a perceived “need” to oppress. That is in fact a very poignant statement of what critical race theory is.

          You are on the wrong side of history trying to tone police how women express that they are unsafe.

          • @Katana314@lemmy.world
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            17 months ago

            Even if a statement is truthful, it can be demeaning and misleading.

            “Ripping a puppy’s guts out is a very bad thing - so take it under advisement that you should not do that.”

            That’s a ridiculous statement that says something truthful and slyly forms the expectation of blame for an issue on a person. Many men have been violent to women - and many whites have oppressed black people. But twisting the wording to generalizing the group makes people feel like it’s directed personally, and forms a psychological barrier to any response.

            You’re even doing it in this comment about “wrong side of history” - I’ve done nothing to discourage women being vocal about their safety problems; just the pushing of blame to a group that’s too broad, especially since men need to be in that conversation about stopping sexual violence and encouraging safer spaces if we want actual change.

            • @spujb@lemmy.cafe
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              17 months ago

              I’ve done nothing to discourage women being vocal about their safety problems

              By participating in this conversation and telling women how best to express their experiences the moment they speak up, like it or not, you are doing precisely that.