2012-03-22, 12:15 PM
Or those of you claiming the group offended are overly "sensitive" are actually overly insensitive yourselves.
The bottom line is no one has the same lived experiences, and thus none of us can expect to empathize with those who truly, justifiably take offense to something like this. It's ignorant to simply classify one marginalized identity's reaction as "overly sensitive" when you are not yourself a member of that identity. And for those who are (e.g. the women in this thread saying the same thing), it's still ignorant to group all members of your identity into the same reactionary group to something offensive like this tag.
Have a little respect. And to the women in this thread, for yourselves even! Because not every cis-gendered male-identified person on this planet would look at this and recognize it as a joke. Many probably view it as evidence to continue blatant sexism, so by supporting this "as a joke" you're essentially supporting some douchebag guy down the line treating you as inferior because you're a woman.
The bottom line is no one has the same lived experiences, and thus none of us can expect to empathize with those who truly, justifiably take offense to something like this. It's ignorant to simply classify one marginalized identity's reaction as "overly sensitive" when you are not yourself a member of that identity. And for those who are (e.g. the women in this thread saying the same thing), it's still ignorant to group all members of your identity into the same reactionary group to something offensive like this tag.
Have a little respect. And to the women in this thread, for yourselves even! Because not every cis-gendered male-identified person on this planet would look at this and recognize it as a joke. Many probably view it as evidence to continue blatant sexism, so by supporting this "as a joke" you're essentially supporting some douchebag guy down the line treating you as inferior because you're a woman.