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In reply to the discussion: It is not about the swimsuit issue it is about basic respect for women [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Misogyny here.
Disagreeing with someone's assessment of something does not mean they don't disrespect women as whole, it means we don't agree with that poster's assessment on a particular angle.
"You say you do not care what they think." I care about what everyone thinks, I just don't have to always agree with them.
I articulate what I feel, I don't post in the men's group, I discuss issues and my views on them as one adult to another. I care about issues that impact women from abortion to rape kits laying around untested (recently posted a thread about 400,000 such rape kits as I have before over the years). I vote for the party that is most in tune with women's issues.
But because I don't always look at every issue the same way or am not as outraged over something as much as others I am misogynist.
I speak up on gun issues and the law, but because I don't always agree does that mean I want people to be shot or don't care? Some people say so because it is easier to accuse than to debate.
I don't treat you or anyone else different because you are a woman - I discuss my views, debate them, etc as though we were equals and I won't treat people with kid gloves because of race, religion, gender, race, or orientation.