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Complete drivel, written by someone who should know better. It doesn't matter where an idea like "slut shaming" comes from, what matters is the negative feelin
by diminoten 7y ago
Complete drivel, written by someone who should know better.
It doesn't matter where an idea like "slut shaming" comes from, what matters is the negative feeling associated with being "slut shamed" resonates with a lot of people.
To take the analogy seriously (not advisable), it's like saying, "money isn't valuable if it's laundered". Absurd and wrong; sure, laundered money is bad, but it's the laundering, not the money, that's the problem. If we stopped the laundering, the "money" is still worth what it's worth, but does the author suggest the people who put names to the feelings many people are experiencing should stop? No. The author suggests the ideas are "nonsensical" and doesn't elaborate.
It's just strange to me that the left has come to own the defense of minorities, but it's a narrative that both sides have totally bought into, and zealously attack/defend.
Why is it "liberal" to care about someone's feelings?!
- jfnixon 7y agoFacts are true to disinterested, objective observers, feelings are subjective. Laundered counterfeit money is worthless in its original form, and it is disguising the original form that tricks people into ascribing value to laundered counterfeit money.
- diminoten 7y agoLaundered and counterfeit money are completely different things.
- jfnixon 7y agoLaundering is used to disguise the bad original of counterfeit money as well as money obtained by unacceptable means. That is the point of the laundering analogy. I think counterfeit money is a better fit in the article’s analogy. Cargo cult Science would be an even better term. To be clear, I do not propose ignoring anyone’s feelings except when actual harm is likely. No one would, I hope, argue that if an anorexic feels he is too fat doctors should write prescriptions for diet medications. Actual harm is likely, and feelings should take a subordinate role.
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