Unpopular Opinions Society

[Envy]

There's a certain attitude that goes with this kind of thing, though.

If you take it on a literal level, that's a totally different story. Certainly there are people like that out there! I've run into them on the internet myself, and they're just as ignorant as the people they bash. But you can't judge everything you see without looking into the motivations, the pre-conceived notions and the cultural insensitivity. Making light of it like that is just plain offensive to anyone who is sincerely affected by these issues (spoiler alert, that is a large amount of people).

Except if it's bad guys™, cause they are always wrong and evul.

 

[sequoia]

Let's keep things in perspective. Angry feminist bloggers are a very small subset of the population. He didn't say "all female bloggers", nor did he say "all women".

I consider myself an angry feminist, and that cartoon is way off. I don't view every interaction I have with a dipshit (sorry, I mean "man") negatively. I don't know many "angry feminists" who do. What he posted is extremely ignorant and dismissive. Women ARE harassed by men often, and it isn't just us overreacting. I shouldn't have to brace myself every time I leave my house, but that is the world in which we live. How nice that people like Josh James don't face such threats on a daily basis.

 

[Envy]

I consider myself an angry feminist, and that cartoon is way off. I don't view every interaction I have with a dipshit (sorry, I mean "man") negatively. I don't know many "angry feminists" who do. What he posted is extremely ignorant and dismissive. Women ARE harassed by men often, and it isn't just us overreacting. I shouldn't have to brace myself every time I leave my house, but that is the world in which we live. How nice that people like Josh James don't face such threats on a daily basis.

I think he lives in the bible belt, so that might not be far from it.

 

[mlp]

I think it's polite to stand up when someone enters a room and you're being introduced, regardless of the sex of the person coming in or your sex.

 

[FortyTwo]

Except if it's bad guys™, cause they are always wrong and evul.

No. It's just logic. In fact, even though Josh James mentioned "angry feminist bloggers", the comic didn't even go into that much detail or target a specific subset. It was a broad and unintelligent attack on a very large group of people. That pretty much turns your statement on its head, because the generalizations that you accuse us of are non-existent, and the ones that we take issue with are very much of the same mindset you refer to.

 

[mlp]

No. It's just logic. In fact, even though Josh James mentioned "angry feminist bloggers", the comic didn't even go into that much detail or target a specific subset. It was a broad and unintelligent attack on a very large group of people. That pretty much turns your statement on its head, because the generalizations that you accuse us of are non-existent, and the ones that we take issue with are very much of the same mindset you refer to.

You have reasoning ability and maturity well beyond your years. People like you give me hope for the species.

 

[FortyTwo]

You have reasoning ability and maturity well beyond your years. People like you give me hope for the species.

Aww. Thank you.

 

[beancounter]

That pretty much turns your statement on its head, because the generalizations that you accuse us of are non-existent, and the ones that we take issue with are very much of the same mindset you refer to.

There's a fairly recent string of comments in the "very unpopular opinion" thread where "bad guys" (although that's not the specific term used) are mentioned and bashed....

 

[thefadedone]

I don't like the words plant based or herbivore. They seem to be overused lately.

 

[KLS52]

I love snow. I thought I was getting over it, but apparently, I'm still smitten.

 

[Blobbenstein]

I like snow; it just should melt after a day or two.

I like walking the 0.1 mile up to the main road at 4 in the morning to see how the road is doing, and watch the odd lorry or other vehicle make its way down the snowy road. Hasn't snowed here this winter, yet.

 

[FortyTwo]

There's a fairly recent string of comments in the "very unpopular opinion" thread where "bad guys" (although that's not the specific term used) are mentioned and bashed....

Nice Guys?

That's a specific identity/"movement", not a generalization. And it's basically the exact same attitude that's being dissed here, because it's awful.

 

[Envy]

No. It's just logic. In fact, even though Josh James mentioned "angry feminist bloggers", the comic didn't even go into that much detail or target a specific subset. It was a broad and unintelligent attack on a very large group of people. That pretty much turns your statement on its head, because the generalizations that you accuse us of are non-existent, and the ones that we take issue with are very much of the same mindset you refer to.

Nn, it's more general in that whilst I agree that such ideas are good and useful, I often find that left and right people are much prone to demonizing the opponent, and not trying to take their mindset or reasoning into consideration. Especially if they are of certain groups.

 

[beancounter]

Nice Guys?

That's a specific identity/"movement", not a generalization. And it's basically the exact same attitude that's being dissed here, because it's awful.

Angry feminist blogger is a specific identity as well. See post #1042 above.

 

[FortyTwo]

Angry feminist blogger is a specific identity as well. See post #1042 above.

The comic never specified "angry feminist blogger". It simply shows a girl blogging on Tumblr.

Also, there's a whole lot of difference between someone calling themselves something, and someone else branding them as it. That's why it's generally considered politically correct for gay people to call themselves the f-word and people of African descent to use the n-word, although someone outside of those categories using those words is not.

 

[beancounter]

The comic never specified "angry feminist blogger". It simply shows a girl blogging on Tumblr.

Also, there's a whole lot of difference between someone calling themselves something, and someone else branding them as it. That's why it's generally considered politically correct for gay people to call themselves the f-word and people of African descent to use the n-word, although someone outside of those categories using those words is not.

We were talking specifically about JJ's comments, not the comic.

 

[Moll Flanders]

I hadn't heard of this Nice Guy thing.

 

[ledboots]

I hadn't heard of this Nice Guy thing.

I googled it.

 

[FortyTwo]

We were talking specifically about JJ's comments, not the comic.

He posted the comic and followed it up with his comment. They both work together to be so awful.

In fact, I feel kinda wrong even debating this. These are peoples' lives, not semantics.

 

[sequoia]

In fact, I feel kinda wrong even debating this. These are peoples' lives, not semantics.

I love you ^_^