AnalogyAddict @ AnalogyAddict @lemmy.world

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No one assumes all men have bad intentions. Dramatic, much?

Why is it so hard for men to understand that being cautious around all men is not the same thing as thinking all men are dangerous? It's not that subtle of a difference.

No one is saying all men are rapists. Sheesh. I thought women were supposed to be the ones who are overreacting here.

If a man said "I would rather be in the woods with a bear than a woman," I'd pity him and listen to what he has to say. I wouldn't make it all about me, personally. Because I don't have a fragile ego.

If they are so busy defending themselves that they can't refrain from undermining other people, I'm not going to let them distract from the topic by trying to make it about them.

"Cleansing" connotes inside and out. "Cleaning" is surface. Same as "impurity" vs. "dirt."

Just say "go ahead" or "please don't."

It's so charming how women say "I am afraid" and the first thing men do is say "you're delusional."

Discounting women's feelings is one of the reasons we are afraid. We have to daily interact with people who treat us as less than fully human, even when they aren't raping us. Your daily behavior makes you more unpredictable than a bear.

At least with a bear, you know where you stand. And you won't be actively hunted.

It doesn't take being a Ted Bundy to represent a danger to women. That's kind of the point. Statistically, women aren't as safe near men as they would be near a bear.

And I get that you'd like to think that you're somehow protected from being in danger. But whether or not someone is assaulted has very little to do with who they are as a person. Claiming otherwise is thinly veiled victim blaming and does little but display your own ignorance on the subject.

If you'd like everyone to sit down and listen, maybe start by listening when women speak up about their lived experience instead of trying to minimize it. You can't have a genuine discussion about this when so many are trying to "what about" every time the topic comes up.

Yes. I'm happy to listen when the topic is brought up on its own merits instead of just being used to try to undermine women's voices.

You don't get to make me shut up just because you don't like what is said. We will continue to talk about this, no matter how much fragile male egos try to manipulate us.

When the number of people's lives destroyed by an accusation numbers even 1/10 of the number of people's lives destroyed by being assaulted, maybe we can talk about it 1/10 of the time instead of bringing it up every time women talk about being assaulted.

Why would you think men are likely to leave women alone when they can't even do it on a meme they don't like?

I don't think you'll have to worry about being stuck with a woman.

Try assuming the person saying it is reasonable.

That's the problem. Women are reasonable. They have good reasons for saying what they are saying.

You do realize that leaving her alone to die is what most women are only hoping the man might choose?

100% accurate.

Once they become teens, the joy is in seeing them realize how much they don't yet know. It happens rarely, so make sure to document it.

Nothing is more entertaining than being a parent.

There is also nothing to explain the disassociative feeling of having them kidsplain to you things that you taught them, or were actually there for. It's like, dude, you didn't know how to wipe your own bum until I taught you. I think I have a handle on 9/11, liberal vs. conservative politics, the Cold War, collapse of the Soviet Union, or how to drive/ shop for groceries/ pay taxes/ vote/feed my dog/apply a bandaid, or whatever thing you think just came into existence because you learned it.

Maybe it's meant to prove it to yourself.

Maybe he's not the one you're proving it to.

It's not even inspired by. It's half a stanza in the song.

He was using Biblical imagery in part of it to illustrate the struggle in man between the divine and the animal.

Did you read the lyrics before posting?

Or Independence Day by Martina McBride is about gun rights and patriotism.

Exactly. You got it. Screws up any chance of metal detection.