Context matters. Women and men aren't viewed and treated the same way in our societies, and that's why some words are judged to be more harmful to women, when the most equivalent words used against men do not have the same impact or the same heinous connotations. Moreover trying to object to the existence of that context and pretending to do so in the name of feminism is a classic derailing criticism. (If you don't know much about derailing, check this out). Please, don't do it anymore.
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Mod Note
Date: 2011-11-14 09:29 pm (UTC)Moreover trying to object to the existence of that context and pretending to do so in the name of feminism is a classic derailing criticism. (If you don't know much about derailing, check this out). Please, don't do it anymore.