tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5347859617171951383..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Prejudice ToleratedDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75975813132364938882016-06-13T01:42:49.280-04:002016-06-13T01:42:49.280-04:00Thank you for a well written Blog. I agree with e...Thank you for a well written Blog. I agree with everything you say......however......as a woman, I'm going to say that we live in a culture where women in circumstances feel afraid of men. If I'm in an elevator by myself with another man, all sorts of things flash through my mind...I'm scared. Not all men are bad, totally and utterly agree with that. I protect men because I'm fortunate in that I'm surrounded by men who have never hurt me. <br /><br />The woman should've indeed done it more quietly and tactfully. <br /><br />My question and my curiousity is wondering and thinkig.....why did she do that? What happened to her or even her child that made her that scared of men?<br /><br />Just a thought.<br />Thank you !Racer_Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524148972864037137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-89055911474600094402016-06-11T21:06:36.111-04:002016-06-11T21:06:36.111-04:00This might be an unpopular opinion, but I've l...This might be an unpopular opinion, but I've long admired your blog, but this post feels uncomfortably close to one of those "not all men" distractions.<br /><br />Since Muhammad Ali passed away I've seen his quote about the 10,000 snakes being passed around on social media (if you haven't seen it, it's here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muhammad-ali-on-not-all-white-people_us_563a5e9ee4b0307f2cabb2e6), and while that's specifically about racism, I feel like that's a reasonable attitude to have when it comes to any marginalized group dealing with people who are in the privileged class relative to them in a given situation. <br /><br />No, not all men are predators, and yes, it's a shame that that little boy felt uncomfortable, but I think it's a bigger shame that women and girls have such cause to fear men. Without that social reality, that women wouldn't be afraid, and naming it in a way that makes it seem equivalent to the misogyny that causes it seems quite dismissive of the bigger social reality (especially since you usually seem so of how identities and social power interact). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-74191280715457411442016-06-10T14:20:18.242-04:002016-06-10T14:20:18.242-04:00It's the testosterone ya know. Totally poisons...It's the testosterone ya know. Totally poisons us. Or so I've been told . . . . Ron Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852385982605070675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-9973939822371619692016-06-10T10:43:10.248-04:002016-06-10T10:43:10.248-04:00and this is how prejudice spreads, and build, and ...and this is how prejudice spreads, and build, and we all get doses with shame as we are growing up. <br />her little girl is getting some awful powerful messages too...and none of them are about her own capabilities or ability to see shades of grey.<br /><br />I didn't leave my son in these kinds of groups until I felt he was old enough to speak up for himself, and I would keep the time period short.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-25137693350206134422016-06-10T09:18:15.525-04:002016-06-10T09:18:15.525-04:00I totally realize some people might not like what ...I totally realize some people might not like what I'm going to say, but here's my story. My ex-wife was always very active in the LGBT community. After our divorce, we remained friends. We performed music together, we were even roommates for about six months, peacefully living together.<br /><br />But, I was struck by one glaring fact: There ARE some women within the LGBT community that adopt a very alpha-male, rough and tumble, ignore people's feelings, sort of attitude. In fact, they acted so much like misogynist men, I started wondering "What's the point?"<br /><br />I always thought the point of the LGBT movement was to build a better world for everyone, not bash one group into submission, and to dominate them in the same misogynist style we are trying to eliminate.<br /><br />Those types are thankfully few and far between within the LGBT community, but, we still need to be aware of them, be they male OR female, and not tolerate such behavior.Frank_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707525224938640688noreply@blogger.com