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In reply to the discussion: The Myth of Male Power - Warren Farrell [View all]Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)I get that those who can't argue on subject have to try to use deflection, but the charge that he is pro-incest is really pretty pathetic even for those who have raised ad hominem attacks to an art form.
Farrell is a psychologist who has treated people who have experienced incest. He's no more pro-incest than someone who treats drug abusers is pro-drug addiction. He makes the point that some victims of incest have little to no lasting negative psychological impacts other than the stigma that society places on incest victims. This point is backed up by relevant case studies and other psychologists who hold the same opinions. So maybe you agree with that opinion and maybe you don't, but trying to label him as pro-incest for relating the experiences of incest victims as evidence for his assertions is really a pretty sad attempt to discredit.