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In reply to the discussion: what if genders were reversed in this situation? [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. This is stupid turned up to 11. nt
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I know that emotionally my reactions to this and a hypothetical gender-reversed situation...
Silent3
Apr 2014
#6
How about ethnic differences? Or what about class differences? Man was wearing overalls
Liberal_in_LA
Apr 2014
#10
since you are making it into a he vs she thing.... at a guess, i would imagine you would have about
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#11
I don't see how that is disturbing, unless its non-consensual, then there are problems.
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2014
#19
obvious difference. an adult can navigate street and surround. a 2 yr old cannot
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#22
they think they are so cutting edge, daring. it is foolish, they just look foolish. a game.
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#20
People are allowed to look foolish, I have friends who go LARPing occasionally...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2014
#23
you do understand nowhere did i state that people are not allowed to look foolish, right?
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#28
The point is that would you find it a bigger problem if the genders were reversed?
davidn3600
Apr 2014
#33
Probably, because I don't think many women pay men to do such things to them, so
valerief
Apr 2014
#43
Wouldn't necessarily freak out either way. But the imagery would seem a bit different
nomorenomore08
Apr 2014
#34
of course you did, as you and others often do. at least you had the honestly to edit...
seabeyond
Apr 2014
#37
Actress reveals she walked man around central London on a lead for theatrical stunt
maddezmom
Apr 2014
#36