Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic.
The following exchange was on SLL and it was just too much fun not to share with all my friends on TBP. It was in the comment section on my article, “America Needs to Throw-up” which was posted on TBP and received a generally positive reaction. Hit the link for the original article and comments.
Rebecca Cummings | April 20, 2016 at 7:30 am
Although I agree with your points, I very much dislike the misogynistic way you got there.
Robert Gore | April 20, 2016 at 7:40 am
Anticipating your point, I used no gender-specific terms in my first two paragraphs. The scenario could involve a man picking up a woman, a woman picking up a man, a man picking up a man, or a woman picking up a woman. Nights like the one described are inherently degrading, regardless of the genders and sexual preferences of the participants. Most people will assume the scenario involved a man picking up a woman, but that is people’s assumption, not supported by the writing. I can’t control what others think, only what I write. The assumption may be furthered by the photograph I used, but even that picture appears to be a hybrid of a man and woman. Posting that picture cannot be construed as misogynstic, any more than posting a picture of an ugly man would be construed as misandry.
Rebecca Cummings | April 20, 2016 at 8:12 am
Thank you for the mansplaination. Shocking as this may be, I had noticed you did that. Doesn’t make it less obvious, tho, as is clear from the comments who did gender the parties. Your use of whiskey and beer, a c&w favorite MAN drink was another touch you did ‘between the lines’. Would you like better feminists than I to parse your piece, or can you just say ‘mea culpa’, learn, and try differently next time?
Rebecca Cummings | April 20, 2016 at 8:18 am
“I can’t control what others think, only what I write.” Then why are you writing?
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