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Apr. 23rd, 2008 11:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threeplusfireReading through the internet in the wake of the insanity yesterday, I've found myself frequently upset to the point of incandescent rage by many of the comments I've seen. Most of those comments happen to be from men. As someone who has spent most of my life "running with the boys," it is so disheartening.
A comment I read this morning:
"Except that espousing violence or the suggestion of violence in the face of what amounts to nothing more than irritation or uncomfortableness (sic) is more morally contemptible than anything these socially-retarded boob-honkers could come up with." Shades of the 19th century, when women were deemed to be such fragile moral creatures that they shouldn't be allowed outside the house.
Now. I understand the argument of turning the other cheek, or being the better person. But I find it repulsive to suggest that self defense is viewed in the same light as gratuitous violence. That's fucking bullshit. I also find the idea that this sort of behavior is dismissed as something that results in nothing more than "irritation." Again, fucking bullshit.
I am so angry about this attitude, and permutations of it, that I can barely stand to form a coherent response.
It took until 5:30am to fall asleep. My head is pounding and my throat hurts.
A comment I read this morning:
"Except that espousing violence or the suggestion of violence in the face of what amounts to nothing more than irritation or uncomfortableness (sic) is more morally contemptible than anything these socially-retarded boob-honkers could come up with." Shades of the 19th century, when women were deemed to be such fragile moral creatures that they shouldn't be allowed outside the house.
Now. I understand the argument of turning the other cheek, or being the better person. But I find it repulsive to suggest that self defense is viewed in the same light as gratuitous violence. That's fucking bullshit. I also find the idea that this sort of behavior is dismissed as something that results in nothing more than "irritation." Again, fucking bullshit.
I am so angry about this attitude, and permutations of it, that I can barely stand to form a coherent response.
It took until 5:30am to fall asleep. My head is pounding and my throat hurts.
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Date: 2008-04-23 07:07 pm (UTC)It's one of my trigger points when I see a male of the species saying/doing something so blatantly dumb that it casts a negative shadow on all of us. People like ferret are the reason why so many women generically fear/hate all men - even the ones who do not deserve it. If no one takes action to curb this brand of stupid then it will continue to perpetuate. If this sort of ignorance towards women is allowed to continue then fear and hatred will continue to not only poision inter-human relations but it will also support the unjust prejudice held against men by many women.
As a society we need to move away from ignorant and outdated schools of thought that seperate the rights , abilities, and freedoms of an individual based on their gender. We have come a long way, but we have a long long way to go.