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In reply to the discussion: PSA: No, Men, You Cannot Rape A Child Even If She Is Hot And Slutty And Only Says No Twice [View all]flvegan
(64,431 posts)I'm going to say something very unpopular here:
Consider your audience.
I know, it's a shocking game changer that nobody saw coming. I remember a time when I (because we're all making things personal here tonight, so it's about the enduser and not the topic) was one of the most outspoken men here in favor of all things feminism (probably an offensive term now, go figure). I'm not now. Not here. Out there, in the real world, yes. Here? No.
Wonder why. I'm audience too.
I can remember, and then I'm going to bed, going to a dog-racing protest. Here I am, The Big Vegan, amongst all these other animal people. Vegans, vegetarians, dog rescuers, greyhound activists. The vegans got after the vegetarians for maybe wearing leather. The vegetarians got after the dog rescuer/greyhound folks for eating McNuggets before/after the protest. Standing among the 50 or 60 folks, I shamed them.
Stop, you idiots. Those dogs, in there, don't care about your leather shoes. Nor your hamburger. THOSE animals are your clients today. Don't fucking shame your allies, ever. We can fight about leather another day. Today is for them.
Don't ever shame your allies. Regardless of what we might do as a society.