Woggle Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Thank goodness that people historically DO get upset about things that do not apply to them, or there would have been no civil rights changes in our history. In this case, she is a woman, like I am. I think it is appropriate for us to feel angry or indignant when someone talks about all of US in a way that does not apply to US. For the record, I would be just as annoyed if the person said "all Black people are scared of dogs," or "all Gay men are cross dressers," or "all men cheat on their wives," or "all priests are pederasts," or "all Lesbians have mustaches," or "all Southern people are married to their close relatives," or "all White people are terrible at sex," or "all Asian people are bad drivers," or ... well, you get the picture. I'm not a member of all those particular social groups, but lots of people are just offended by displays of prejudice and bigotry. And though I am indeed annoyed by such generalizations, I must say that the person making them certainly displays themselves in a dramatically poor light. originally posted by Untouchable Fire: REALLY? But you take exception to a woman getting upset by a vast insult to her entire gender? Some of you should really internalize this very astute characterization of the quality of being bigoted (and no, I am not "heinous name calling;" I'm not calling anyone in particular a bigot. So no need to report me to Tony this time): I understand why you are upset but I hear all the time about men are so horrible and all we are are cheating neanderthals and nobody ever seems to take women who say this stuff to task. It's just accepted as fact and even sometimes used as an excuse to treat men like garbage. The honest to god's truth is that I don't hate women but I sometimes feel like women hate me and that is where much of the bitterness comes from. The way you feel when reading comments like that is how I feel a good portion of the time in general.
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