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In reply to the discussion: Posting T&A threads helps to create a hostile environment for women here. [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)i.e. "rape apologist", "sexist", "misogynist", "MRA", "Neckbeard", "pedophile apologist" or being criticized for objecting to the idea that predation and exploitation is engrained into the male psyche
... you lose whatever capacity you may have once had for giving any weight to their feelings.
The fact that my views offend some people is duly noted. If they can't argue the point on its merits, I really don't give a shit what they think, and I reject their moral authority to tell the rest of us what to think.
If one believes that "Being an asshole is a prerequisite to being an effective and trenchant feminist." They surrender the moral authority to whine that people are responding to them in kind.
I was born at night, but not last night. It's not about the swimsuits, it's about controlling the message. I get more vitriolic shit for posting provable observations such as;
- women are more likely to perpetrate IPV
- men are 5x more likely to commit suicide
- rape victimization rates are down 58% since 1994
- men are 92% of workplace fatalities
- men get worse sentences for the same crime
- men are vastly underrepresented in college
... than I ever would for posting a photo of a swimsuit model.
Usually the most accurate answer to "I'm offended!!!" is to say, "No you're not, you just disagree and can't summon a cogent counter argument."