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I've had a lot of men complain to me about the post I made about Men's Loneliness. I can understand feeling marginalized, all women can. Now translate that into how women are made to feel every time they post or say anything for thousands of years. We are still fighting for basic rights, to get paid the same, to be recognized. We are in a society where 1 in 4 of us will be sexually assaulted. You might start understanding why so many of us are angry, and have every right to be, when, for instance, someone says, Loneliness is an issue for women too, and you act like you're being attacked. It isn't out of left field to say that many women take up extra emotional labor in relationships. It feels very strange when men keep complaining to me about getting their feelings hurt in a society they both created and continue to use to oppress women. We understand that it's not every man, but it's still way too many. If you're a kind and fair man, the post was never about you, I love all the kind and supportive men I've met here, but I shouldn't need to put #NotAllMen on every post.
@RickiTarr Insensitivity wasn't a public issue until everyone started venting on social media when it became easy. Now every opinion and response is weighted, found wanting, and divided in a hundred different ways. I fail to see the point of this because I do not think it matters if I have strangers empathize with me which I have no control over. It is more important what understanding, especially actionable insight, could possibly be communicated. We are all random faces here.
@profdc9 It is incredibly important when people are voting about whether you deserve rights
@RickiTarr Do you really care what I think? Or do you just want me to vote the way you would like me to? I certainly will not be offended if you don't care as there is no reason you should. But the notion of public empathy when there is no actual motivation except to manipulate one's vote seems rather hollow? It's true there are real issues at stake but perhaps empathy should be reserved for those who have real injury or need. Public displays of indignance are rather unpersuasive.
@profdc9 @RickiTarr
You really like to hear yourself talk. We all know what she means. Why this stupid babble, as if she wasn't crystal clear? Sorry, but I hate that kind of thing. This is going in that direction of mansplaining again.
@Pistolenkind @RickiTarr Explain to me what she means. I am asking for an explanation.
@profdc9 @Pistolenkind @RickiTarr
Everybody please make sure you report all this as misogynistic harrassment before you block this asshole.