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In reply to the discussion: How would you feel? [View all]Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)64. I rather think you just did. If, I am understanding correctly what is happening here.
Did you not post a personal anecdote and then some one else came along to give "scientific data" in order to diminish the experience?
to belittle what had happened.
to downplay the effect that was had.
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My take-away was that not being happy about one's job situation reflects poorly on
djean111
Jul 2014
#3
It remind me of this winter when a new member of my congregation confided in me her story.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#6
Doesn't that qualify as "language policing?" Does "language policing" only happen when feminists
Squinch
Jul 2014
#52
k&r. While perhaps gross numbers are down, it demeans individuals when that is posted in stories
uppityperson
Jul 2014
#8
Thank you for articulating why certain posts in that thread made me (and others) uncomfortable. n/t
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#11
Yes, I see the similarities too, and both examples show someones true agenda.
Electric Monk
Jul 2014
#18
it is addressing rape, rape culture, and how discussion on rape culture is derailed.
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#16
i dont want to play so i will leave it at, thank you for the welcome back. nt
seabeyond
Jul 2014
#20
You clarified this perfectly for me earlier when you said in reference to something else:
freshwest
Jul 2014
#25
This is, of course, completely true. But the other point about the statistics is that we all
Squinch
Jul 2014
#55
And the way 6-year-olds from central and south America are asking for it by crossing our borders
Squinch
Jul 2014
#54
Another side of this is ideology that diminishes the desperation of those who seek solutions.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#46
The percentages are down, and yet STILL one in four women is assaulted in her lifetime.
Squinch
Jul 2014
#53
That's true. And 'domestic violence' has literally been de-criminalized in some states.
freshwest
Jul 2014
#63
Seriously, this makes me feel nauseous. When people talk about how feminists are too
Squinch
Jul 2014
#71
I rather think you just did. If, I am understanding correctly what is happening here.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#64
and this kinds of feeds of itself because we doubt the numerical truth of the stats
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#68
On an inter-personal level, what I describe in the OP is what therapists call
BainsBane
Jul 2014
#69