Someone said "let's not just talk about TRA's all the time." Can we finally talk about this? Or are we still too afraid of this, too?

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[–]Maeven 22 insightful - 2 fun22 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Men pointing fingers at other men to deflect from their misogyny is all too real.

Western men will say "aw look at those women who have no rights to go outside, look at the women forced to wear hijab. See, don't you know how much better you have it?"

Muslim men will say, "See, those women who have no financial or social support system to depend on, see how they work full-time jobs and then can't raise their children right. See how they are objectified and pimped. Don't you know how good you have it?"

There is no difference here. Just men who see women as chattel and have a different idea of what they want from us.

[–]jet199 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

Ah yes, the "female experience is no different in New York and Kabul" argument.

Shows such intelligence, humility and thoughtfulness whenever it's used.

[–]cybitch 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Where did you get that from exactly? The post says that the male behavior of using the shitty behavior of other groups of men to get away with their own BS is universal. No culture owns it, it's the same everywhere.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Where did you get that from exactly?

His asshole.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah yes, the "I have no idea how to debate or provide a counterargument so I come up with a strawman in order to give the impression that I'm attacking a really stupid idea but in actuality I'm just an idiot" argument.

Great work.