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In reply to the discussion: Silencing tactics [View all]redqueen
(115,103 posts)2. I'd say the first one you mentioned reminds me more of the 'more important issues' tactic...
but I see how it can be the 'you're hurting feminism' one as well.
The 'women have it worse elsewhere' argument is usually something which mocks whatever issue feminists are discussing, and frames it as trivial compared to, say, women being stoned to death in the Middle East. One response I've seen used (not sure how effectively) is 'So we're supposed to shut up and be happy we aren't being stoned to death?'
No typo... the 'what about the men' or 'patriarchy hurts men too' tactic would be the other one.
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I'd say the first one you mentioned reminds me more of the 'more important issues' tactic...
redqueen
Jan 2013
#2
my father in law was the first to give me.... women have it worse. told him, irrelevant, i am
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#13
UGH! Makes me nuts! You always know you're dealing with a brick wall when you hear this.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#29
further than that. hey you feminists... someone is being mean to men, if you were really
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#15
you talk to me too mean/b/like a man, not like a man, not feminine enough, more with sugar than....
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#12
men cant help it. biological/dna. the monkeys did it/evo psych, are you anti science? nt
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#16
"You're too sensitive." Hate that one. But "what about the menz?" REALLY pisses me off.
Nay
Jan 2013
#17
"If you've been on the planet longer than 15 years and haven't figured some of this out ...
redqueen
Jan 2013
#24