Silencing tactics

[ismnotwasm]

32. That's a good list

What I see here sometimes is "lets go fuck with the feminists"

It shit stirring for its own sake. It's a form of on-line silencing.

These ones are the funniest--they sound like wiki addicts---and are the the irritating I suppose because it has no purpose, outside, possibly of a personal way to work out mommy (women)issues in the classic passive-aggressive style.

They have to be interesting for me to engage them, and they so rarely are. But once in a while I'll start with one question,-pertaining the topic--to see if they are actually amendable to discussion. And rarely, that can lead to a discussion. Agreement doesn't matter so much as discussion.

The free speech one has the most obvious answer. You have the freedom to say what you like, I have the freedom to object to it.

When men cry 'reverse sexism' they're usually a lost cause, because how can you give history lessons to someone, who is presumably grown, that ignorant? On- line even?

Women have it worse in (... )? Yes we know, feminists are fighting all over the world for women's equality. And what, exactly does that have to do with any all things sexist here? And if they're so concerned, what are THEY doing about?

Even the most concerned troll has to know that what is trivial is subjective.

Flattered? Ew. Just ew.

And so on