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In reply to the discussion: 'Men's Rights' Trolls Spam Occidental College Online Rape Report Form [View all]Orrex
(63,384 posts)Yesterday another DUer entirely misunderstood a point that I was making. The issue was resolved pleasantly enough, but did I state my point incorrectly, or did they read it incorrectly? Maybe a little of both?
It's not that I assumed your intent; it's that I inferred a different meaning from what you intended. I think that the current phrasing does imply equivalency ("the underlying issue is the same" and I honestly don't accept that premise.
I have since understood that this was not your meaning, but I still question the linking of two things that really aren't the same at all. For that matter, who gets to say what the underlying issue really is? Is it a question of agency? Might two people reasonably draw different conclusions about it?
I think that I get what you're getting at, ultimately. Is that the curiosity that you mentioned?
Incidentally, do you know the reason for the alert? I'm guessing that it's some kind of "this poster is accusing DU men blah blah blah." That suggests that someone drew a similar conclusion and responded by alerting, rather than discussing. But who knows?