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Check on your male friends to see if they need help (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Now you're reading it incorrectly: it is "treat [wretched people] as wretched because [wretched people] are wretched", not "treat [men] as wretched because [men] are wretched "

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    It's written incorrectly. "Only some men are sad. Don't treat all men as though they're sad." How insightful and almost converse of the point, which is, "Gender doesn't determine sensitivity or need."

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Quote me a single part of that third post that is explicitly gender neutral rather than explicitly about men, without adding your own interpretation in brackets.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    don't treat them as wretched just because they are men

    Why would gender-neutral language be appropriate for this venue? It's a discussion of how men are treated, and people who parrot "men are scum" will automatically say "yeah but what about the bad men? are we just supposed to feel bad for them?". It's written for an audience that is not specifically you.

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