Re: I really like this analogy, but I think it's off base here. - Edit 1
Before modification by Ghavrel at 25/08/2017 03:34:17 AM
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Well, sometimes they're used to distance your group from someone harmful to the cause.
Joss Wheedon is not a real feminist
The Jonestown settlers weren't real Christians.
I think a better word instead of "real" is "good." Then you can attack how they achieved a goal without disputing that they had a specific goal in mind, which is much harder to prove and not particularly useful to discuss.
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I didn't think you were accusing me of that - just someone in this thread. You might be right about the second paragraph, but my impression is that it can come up almost whenever anyone objects to anything in feminism's Bailey.
I didn't think you were accusing me of that - just someone in this thread. You might be right about the second paragraph, but my impression is that it can come up almost whenever anyone objects to anything in feminism's Bailey.
Well, far be it from me to speak on behalf of all feminists. 