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It's been a long time since I've gone off on one of my rants and that could well be because it appears that another person may or may not know of my live journal existence. Never the less I will rant because that's how I operate
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Now I actually resent the idea that I am using the straw man argument in this conversation. The idea I am trying to push is that these are all very serious issues that should not be minimized on any side of the fence. However, you are absolutely correct I do not suffer under the misogynistic ideals that harm women as you do. I am still offended by most of them, but I don't feel the influence in say my career. On the other hand having spent time in one of the most sexist organizations in the world and having been so closely attached emotionally to several women who did suffer because of it, I feel I have a general Idea on how it works and why it's wrong.
And, yes people do minimilize a crime based on who it's against. If a black girl and a white girl are both kidnapped the white girl will receive nearly exclusive media coverage. If a man is raped by a woman and a woman is raped by a man the man who was raped will be laughed at and the woman who was raped will recieve a following of people screaming for divine punishment to rain down upon her attacker. The list of scenereos where this happens is extensive and what I would like is for people to stop seeing things as being bad only when it pertains to them. So if that makes me self righteous then so be it. So drop your idea that it's just terminology and see it for what it is. A complete lack of social caring. As far as changing what I can I am trying. One person at a time. I can't wave my hands and make the world understand my point of view but if I can finally make the people I come across understand what I mean and why it's so important then maybe just maybe it will spread and make a difference.
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