When I was younger I was very pro-free-speech, then around age 20 or so I became woke. Then I got cancelled and it snapped me out of it. It turned my whole world upside down.
When I was younger I was very pro-free-speech, then around age 20 or so I became woke. Then I got cancelled and it snapped me out of it.
There’s no guarantee of free-speech in the US except from our government. (even that has restrictions) You aren’t guaranteed free speech on internet platforms, nor are you shielded from the effects of what you have said. Was there a certain statement that got you cancelled or was it a number of things?
@nothingplanet Basically I agree with the radical feminist viewpoint that women face unique challenges on the basis of their sex, not gender identity.
@realcaseyrollins @nothingplanet Being a guy in a dress has basically negligible consequences. Women face issues because they're physically weaker than us and because they have wombs (the ability to make babies, which is something we consider a commodity).
Women spend hours putting on makeup and wearing sexualized clothing like high heels because they are positioned as lowly people in society. Makeup is oppressive. Imagine if men wore makeup. Imagine that everyone around you does it, and if you don't you're a freak. You have to literally paint your face, and it takes up to 2 hours every morning. It's no wonder women get paid less, they have to do a great job on top of a rigorous morning routine to make sure they look beautiful.
Would you like to wear makeup every day? I'm guessing not. So why would a man choose to wear makeup every day? This is really just an example, but there are 100 different ways people identify as trans, I don't even know where to begin deconstructing them all.
@mewmew @realcaseyrollins @nothingplanet "Only an average" still means 98% of them. Men and women are sexually dimorphic. Just go outside and look... if you think there are millions of in-between people you may be spending too much time on the Fediverse. To be clear I'm not talking about their hairstyles or clothes, but about their physical bodies. They are smaller and thinner. Huge women who can beat up men are extremely rare.
@mewmew @realcaseyrollins @nothingplanet I think you may be underestimating yourself. Arm wrestle with some women you know, just give it a try. It's possible you're right, but it would be rare. There is a significant difference between the sexes, even at the edges.
@mewmew @realcaseyrollins @nothingplanet Well, now we're in the territory of whether a cat with 3 legs is still a cat.
@mewmew @realcaseyrollins @nothingplanet First of all, what specifically are you arguing against?
I think grouping women together there doesn't make sense.
@mewmew @realcaseyrollins Okay. Why do more women get murdered by their husbands in heterosexual relationships than husbands murdered by their wives?
> The majority (73%) of family violence victims were female. Females were 84% of spouse abuse victims and 86%of victims of abuse at the hands of a boyfriend or girlfriend.
> While about three-fourths of the victims of family violence were female, about three-fourths of the persons who committed family violence were male.
> Eight in ten murderers who killed a family member were male. Males were 83% of spouse murderers and 75% of murderers who killed a boyfriend or girlfriend.
These numbers basically say that men are more violent, but how do you conclude that it is because of strength? Especially in society where men are expected and conditioned to be more violent, I think it is obvious that those social norms are a much more likely to be the cause. In many situation strength wouldn't play a role at all. If someone is mentally ready and capable to fight or cause harm, you must be equally ready and capable(mentally) to even attempt to resist them. I'm pretty sure in most domestic violence situation victims simply do not fight back, so physical strength would only matter in the most extreme cases.
If you can agree with that, then there are two possible solution:
1. Stop conditioning men to be more violent.
2. Start conditioning women to be more violent.
Keeping in mind that none of these will prevent domestic violence, they would just make the statistics even, which I figured is your ultimate goal here.
@realcaseyrollins
I have to remain sceptical, but sounds nice, hope it works out.
@alex @mewmew
@realcaseyrollins
You said you were doing it, I figured you knew what you're doing, and wanted to say something nice to you. You should probably stop doing it if you don't like it. There is nuance to the matter of course, it is not as clear cut.
@alex @mewmew
@namark @alex @mewmew Oh, my bad. When I said "we", I meant our current society 😂 should worded that better