America punished Elizabeth Warren for her competence

[Reader Rabbit]

16. Typical silencing technique

I asked a woman and she said it's okay.

Summary: women are not interchangeable

-the other woman might not be a feminist
-the other woman might be sexist, or benefit from patriarchal bargaining
-the other woman might not feel empowered to tell what she really thinks

-making this argument employs the male privilege to choose which woman's opinion is more convenient
- making this argument reveals an attitude that one will choose the most convenient woman to represent the whole of women
- making this argument represents an implied challenge: "[the woman I approve of] has no trouble with $PHENOMENON -- are you [not worthy of my approval]?"

-dismissing any person's opinion by simple contradiction is disrespectful.