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In reply to the discussion: The latest "banning" (NYC_SKP) is an interesting lesson on REPUTATION. [View all]BainsBane
(53,035 posts)Though he did use a misogynistic slur. He let his antipathy for a candidate overwhelm his ordinary posture in regard to gender issues. I like him, and I am sorry he was banned. I personally would like to see him reinstated, perhaps after a reasonable time out.
I think, however, it important to point out that misogyny and racism are less about who people are than what they do. I am a feminist, but that doesn't exempt me from acting and speaking in sexist ways. I care deeply about civil rights, do my best to listen to the concerns of people of color, but that doesn't exempt me from acting and speaking in racist ways. I, like everyone else, am influenced by the society I live in, which is both sexist and racist. Few if any people are either entirely without prejudice or full-blown bigots. It is not an either/or scenario.
I think what NYCSkp did was resort to sexist cultural messaging to denounce a candidate he opposes. That is often how sexist terms are used. Some try to justify them based on the idea that the person deserved it. Obviously no one calls anyone they think well of such terms, not in seriousness anyway. That is why I and a number of what you dismissively refer to as anti-misogynists have objected to sexist language being used here against conservative women. It's never okay, whether directed at someone we dislike or coming from someone we like.
As you note, that doesn't define NYCSkp in his entirety. Many of us know of his many positive contributions to the board, and you know of his positive actions in real life. He screwed up. As for the banning, that's above my pay grade. That should be addressed to the administrators.