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In reply to the discussion: The chilling effect of misogynistic trolls [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)If you are not as upset as someone else on an issue...misogyny!
Someone mentioned racism - I think the same goes for that, someone might see racism in something that someone else does not, does that make that person a racist? Did we invade Iraq because of racism (Some believe so, I tend to think it had more to do with oil, power, and revenge).
When a label is applied endlessly to just about everything it starts to lose it's core meaning and simply becomes something to accuse others of instead of discussing something. Some things have more than one issue attached so which one 'wins' out? In Ferguson you can argue that racism led to the shooting of Mr. Brown - but you could also make the case it was systemic abuse of power by police in this case which, while more often directed at minorities, is also prevalent across the board. Both issues are valid and you could even add sexism in there when you see how cops often treat men different than women (I guess you could say cops display a lot of benevolent sexism). Debating which one had the most impact is one thing, labeling people who don't fully agree it was that one thing but more something else is another.
People panned Obama for a tan suit. Had they done the same with Hillary would have it been because of sexism or just because they didn't like what she wearing? If someone claims it is the former and you the latter and they label you a misogynist is that their evidence that misogyny is prevalent?