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magical thyme

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6. I disagree. Plenty of people say things publically that are taken at face value.

Reply to The2ndWheel (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 11:21 AM

Feb 2015

Arquette's meaning was quite clear. The topic is what is unacceptable to those picking apart her words and deliberately miscontruing their meaning.

The intent is to divide and conquer, in this case by changing the subject from "equality for women" to "white women's privilege." And everybody who joins in-- whether by deliberately miscontruing her meaning or by telling her what she should have said, what they would have said -- is helping.

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Why the women's movement has failed [View all] magical thyme Feb 2015 OP

The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good el_bryanto Feb 2015 #1

Such a false dichotomy gollygee Feb 2015 #2

Well said. HappyMe Feb 2015 #3

right. people forget that feminism is, at least in part, critique tishaLA Feb 2015 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Exhibit A Feb 2015 #4

Everyone gets their words parsed all the time The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #5

I disagree. Plenty of people say things publically that are taken at face value. magical thyme Feb 2015 #6

Like who? The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #7

where are the dozens of threads and articles on what Snowden said after the Oscars? magical thyme Feb 2015 #8

Well they're all different issues I guess The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #12

I posted an interesting article yesterday about "Outrage Porn" - closeupready Feb 2015 #19

not a fail. it just makes us louder, strong, clearer, fine tune the issues. seabeyond Feb 2015 #9

in my working lifetime, women's pay has gone from 67 cents on the dollar magical thyme Feb 2015 #10

ya. and, there are a lot more people calling that shit out. like you. not nearly so subtle as the seabeyond Feb 2015 #13

Mansplainers PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #11

The English language is not always a perfect form of communication. hamsterjill Feb 2015 #14

Could not agree with you more. dilby Feb 2015 #15

Oh, boy. BainsBane Feb 2015 #17

Since this is posted in GD, I'll say this - most women, even liberal women, continue closeupready Feb 2015 #18