Reply #93: response Mk. II

[ashmanonar]

fuck. i had a whole other response typed out, and it was accidentally deleted. suffice to say that i'm not trying to silence discussion, but to give it a different viewpoint. i don't like either position, and can't find any good reason to follow either. i'll make my own instead.

i believe in the viewpoint that men and women are equal, and by their actions and merits alone deserve respect and love from me. i won't automatically take a viewpoint simply because of the sex of the person who provides it to me.

re: the macro; what do you think the macro is made up of? the micro is equally as important as the macro. one person's viewpoint should be taken into account as well as the viewpoints of everyone else.

interestingly: i noticed that it was automatically assumed that i was attacking the discussion, instead of trying to provide a gray viewpoint (instead of black or white). i can only assume that this sickness of factionalism that has taken place between the two sexes is a socialized response, pounded into our brains, that is sparked by a life lived in this environment of mutual enmity between the sexes.

how to fix this problem? i admit that i do not know for certain. in the micro: if one person takes the center viewpoint , wherein only merits and actions and decisions matter, then it's probably a step in the right direction. in the macro: it would require a paradigm shift of the personal philosophies of all people. but don't forget: the micro can become the macro, over time. if enough people begin taking neither side but instead stands for the rights and respect of both, irrespective of sex, then something good has been accomplished.