I'm curious: do you see “a great focus” on “sexual and domestic violence” where men are the victims?
As for gender neutralisation, I can't provide solid evidence. But once you're aware of it, you notice it on mainstream media and political speeches quite often. For instance, the news articles I mentioned above about a group of dead fishermen (all men).
The other manifestation is an insistence on highlighting the female portion of some bad outcome or tragedy, even when the vast majority of those affected are men. For example, I remember watching pieces on TV specifically about homeless women, never acknowledging that homelessness is a distinctively male problem. Or speeches focused on female literacy and education, at a time when almost every indicator in Western democracies tells us that it's boys and men lagging behind.
Lately I'm finding fewer and fewer reasons to renew my subscription to the #NYT …
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/technology/duckduckgo-conspiracy-theories.html
apropos:
> _“The heroism performed mainly by men (e.g. firemen) will be #gender neutralised ('firefighters') by the inclusion of a small minority of #women, whereas a much larger proportion of female perpetrators and male victims will be excluded from our highly gendered narratives and policies about sexual and domestic violence. Such cognitive distortions, we believe, are leading to a systematic exaggeration of the negative aspects of men and #masculinity within mainstream culture, and a minimisation of positive aspects. These embedded distortions could be having a significantly harmful impact on the psychological health of #boys and #men and therefore on our society as a whole.”_
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-33/april-2020/gamma-bias-new-theory
A Spanish fishing boat sunk in the Atlantic. It carried 24 men. Only three survived. Ten died, and eleven are missing (presumably dead too). In thi...
These are some #browser #extensions I use, or used to use (the list's a bit old):
https://gist.github.com/tripu/cee34e70ed13218c60d86a3438bb5f07#extensions
@samuraikid
Hyperbolic (I'm sure they see them as “human”) but true. I denounce that often too, with tags like #gammabias.
That doesn't contradict that there are misogynistic attitudes like this, and we should denounce them too.
Because of things like this and worse still happening in the heart of the most advanced continent in the world, and in spite of so much nonsense attached to the label, I still call myself a #feminist.
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When was the last time a politician solved any of your problems? How much time do you spend catching up with the news, listening to what politicians say?
Considering the ROI, is it worth it the opportunity cost?
OK, I just conducted a peer-reviewed empirical study on the field (ie, I peeled one while my wife was watching), and I can state categorically that:
* the skin of the #kumquat is bitter (but not much, less than an orange's)
* the flesh is quite acid and a bit sweet
Case closed. It's quite good.
Bonus: try with #coffee (eg, eat kumquat and while the flavour is still in your mouth, move to coffee). 😋
The total word count of the W3C specification catalogue is 114 million words at the time of writing. If you added the combined word counts of the ...
@koalie @monochromatique What? The skin is sweeter than the pulp??
/cc @monochromatique
@doliu666 Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
@monochromatique So far I find the combination balanced. It might be that I like citrus plants and acidity in general.
> _“Glorifying #nostalgia and people putting media they used to enjoy on a pedestal.”_
https://twitter.com/OneWingedKaiju/status/1493960644625846276
I'm glad I stumbled upon that tweet. It's the same point I made [last year](https://qoto.org/@tripu/105949819777567218), and also [three years ago (pointing to some science to back my claim)](https://mastodon.technology/@tripu/103035326975515688).
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@Pat
I cant speak to the previous content you mention as i may have missed it. I seem to recall him saying he was reading mein kampf but that it was not an indication of him supporting the message.
As for the word being harmful in every situation i cant agree, the following woulda be an example where its not harmful: "Shaniqua was called a nigger by a racist today and this is uncalled for, we cant accept that language. I strongly condemn the use of that words towards blacks!". In this context i woukd say not only is not harmful but it is being used positively to condemn racism. As far as i could tell this is more or less the way tripu used it and also the way in which joe roagan used it.
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I agree with your points, and i think its ashame pat didnt engage with you rather than jumping the gun. I havent seen the videos so incant comment on the full context, but i see no problem with the post of yours i read or your choice to read mein kampf. In fact id say anyone who cares about racism as a social issue should feel an obligation yo read mein kampf. Understanding the things and people we dislike is an important step in addressing those issues.
> _“As to #intent, no one can see into someone else's thoughts to know for sure.”_
Sure. That's why we have the [Principle of #Charity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity) (ie, when in doubt, assume the best intentions in others).
Also, notice that the exact same proposition (“no one can see into someone else's thoughts to know for sure”) would exonerate _me_ from any accusation of #bigotry or lack of sensitivity, since I can't possibly know for sure what other people think, how they will interpret what I say, or how they will feel.
Thus (again): #context, and #PrincipleOfCharity.
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I tag a lot in my toots as a way for my future self to find ideas or conversations. In that context, the fact that I tagged that specific word (too) is meaningless (and I bet @Pat _knew_ that).
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The fact that I did read #MeinKampf is utterly irrelevant here. Anyone can read [my post about it](https://blog.tripu.info/mein-kampf/).
I think dropping in that bare fact like that in our conversation is rather dishonest.
[I did read #TheCommunistManifesto](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1912006087), too. Guess what? I completely disagree with _both_ authors!
Ditto about my previous disagreements with @Pat regarding other topics.
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