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In reply to the discussion: Rape more Common than Smoking in the US [View all]a geek named Bob
(2,715 posts)All of your conversations with TeamsterDem can serve as your implied rhetoric, including that of Bettyellen. Unless you use a qualifier, a term implies a general case. That's how English works. To state otherwise suggest a certain passive-aggressiveness on your part. Your shift from your general case, to then later state that SOME men should take a class. If you are now going to now restrict this class to only SOME men, what is your selection criteria? Who are you to accuse someone of a pre-crime? Quite frankly, I'd sue a school for defamation of character, should they try that.
and your responses of "Patriarchy was conquered" and "terror-filled" conforms ringingly with the Sokal-humanities debates of the 90's. (The "patriarchy was conquered" pretty much gives away the entire subtext of your argument. You are looking to win some goal, instead of fixing a problem.)