My cool MIL and more about # metoo....

[kseenaa]

I must say I have a really cool mother in law. Well, she's not officially that yet, but she still in is in all practicallity. :-)

My LJ is unlocked and anyone who wants to can read it. So does my mother in law. As I found out today, because she wanted to give me praise for my post about the # MeToo hashtag and my reactions to itAnd she totally

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[orangerful]

*sigh* yeah, answering hate with more hate doesn't really help anyone. And targetint one group is just ridiculous because, let's be honest, lots of people besides "cismen" are racist/sexist etc. so it is just picking a fight to single them out and make a BIGGER divice. They could have a rally for awareness, sure, awareness that harassment is a thing, it effects many people and those people are coming together to feel less alone. But coming together and then pointing to another group and going "YOU DID THIS!" well that is just starting a fight to start a fight.

**not enough palm in the world for all the face I need to put in it**

[kseenaa]

Exactly!!! I mean the metoo thing started out like that, raising awareness how fucked up the culture and legal system is. And that was GOOD! But then it morphed to something else. And I see posts similar to that one again and again and again... Let me join in on the facepalming with you, because ugh...