tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post9108030402313403422..comments2023-10-10T05:22:51.727-04:00Comments on The Blanks Slate: On the Developing Implosion Controversy over the Rolling Stone UVA-Rape StoryJPBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468994137056889334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post-14917978256881771742014-12-05T15:43:10.830-05:002014-12-05T15:43:10.830-05:00Hi Anonymous,
I'm not sure how any of this is...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />I'm not sure how any of this is directly relevant, but it's a point I'm happy to address.<br /><br />I don't consider myself a feminist, personally, but I've become uncomfortable with a lot of labels lately so that shouldn't necessarily say much. <br /><br />In any movement, you're going to have firebrands and ragey types that get pissy when they perceive (or unfairly assume) you're acting in bad faith. The Internet is filled with people like that of all stripes. <br /><br />You don't need to call yourself a feminist or have a fusionist rally where sex positive anarchofeminist types join hands with militant hyper lefty types to recognize that women face some unfair and unnecessary social challenges in this country. <br /><br />All I said in this post was be supportive of rape victims. It doesn't seem like a big ask to me. <br /><br />You don't have to donate to Emily's List to do that much.<br /><br />Respectfully, JPBJPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468994137056889334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477941359267770660.post-2611914316085320152014-12-05T15:22:23.470-05:002014-12-05T15:22:23.470-05:00I find it incredibly difficult for me to ally with...I find it incredibly difficult for me to ally with feminists generally and it extends to issues like this. <br /><br />For example, take this:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/539565649874255872<br /><br />This is a celebrated feminist writer being an asshole. Will she ever have to apologize or admit she was wrong? Of course not.<br /><br />Or this:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/mcmoynihan/status/540567374358122496<br /><br />Amanda Marcotte seems completely off her rocker. Why does she have space at Slate? What is the right wing equivalent. Charles Johnson? (somewhat kidding).<br /><br />Or the way that feminists/the left on twitter more generally treat the women who disagree with them (e.g., Cathy Young, Christina Summers, etc.) Not that I agree with those two on everything but you constantly find instances of popular feminist writers treating them like garbage. Their ideas deserved to be taken seriously rather than the current state of affairs which is to label them "far-right wing" as to immediately dismiss whatever they have to say.<br /><br />Fredrik DeBoer is great on similar issues:<br /><br />http://fredrikdeboer.com/2014/06/09/which-women-deserve-the-protection-of-feminism/<br /><br />How am I supposed to ally/agree with people like this? Like it or not, these people are some of the prominent faces of feminism in 2014.<br /><br />-Anonymous white, male libertarian. I don't love posting anonymously but offering opinions like this can draw unwanted attention.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com