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In reply to the discussion: So why exactly is "tone" or "approach" more important than actual issues that affect us all? [View all]Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)People participating here get treated by those standards, and pulling the "tone card" is not a free pass to be abusive to other DUers. Simple.
The tactic of a small group demanding the utmost respect for themselves, yet having no intention of showing any at all to those they disagree with, has gone far enough. It's not me who's saying so, it's lots of people -- especially women who disagree with the small vocal minority of feminists.
It's this kind of attitude that we're tired of:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/125530296#post12
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024242515#post114
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024242515#post122
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024242515#post138
We are not ok with being subjected to abuse right here ourselves, just because the vocal minority abusing us claims to be against abuse. Not gonna fly. If they gave a rat's butt about women, they wouldn't be abusing women right here. This isn't the outside world, where the tone argument is applicable, this is a message board, where basic behavior is required no matter how many minority issues a person has in real life.