tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post2790261229382424095..comments2023-08-09T03:21:13.354-05:00Comments on Letters from Gehenna: The World on a Slant: A Funny Thing, PerspectiveDw3t-Hthrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-83118943932239747742007-06-27T07:17:00.000-05:002007-06-27T07:17:00.000-05:00My best guesstimate is that they do not actually f...My best guesstimate is that they do not actually feel silenced by the dissent they are directly browbeating, but believe that because they have experienced browbeating and silencing in other venues and circumstances, this somehow demonstrates its legitimacy as a technique (provided the cause is Right) and entitles them to use it on others.<BR/><BR/>It's not just within feminism that this occurs - my personal "horror stories" of the phenomenon are predominantly either Pagan, or personal-life without reference to any interest/identity group. Perhaps this is why I continue to identify as a feminist despite the bullshit - same way that I continue to identify as Pagan despite the myriad idiocies. I'm perverse that way - the outline of bricks is imprinted on my forehead.<BR/><BR/>The idea of forgiving this is alien to me, but I should probably think a lot more about it. That sort of behavior (when I said "horror stories", I wasn't kidding) is why I'm an Angry Person.<BR/><BR/>SunflowerSunflowerPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069913788437731669noreply@blogger.com