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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”

Pardon my lack of sympathy for someone's rejection or awkwardness. What an utterly benign problem these incels have. [/quote]

Their lived experience shows that it's not a benign problem. [/quote]

Compared to life or death? Yeah, it's absolutely a ridiculously petty and benign problem. I'll take men laughing at me as a woman all day, every day, for the rest of my life, if it meant I never ever had to worry about my physical wellbeing ever again. [/quote]

Disagree, and I’m a woman. You’re presenting a false choice, a choice none of us will ever face. The real issue is that we can and should tackle multiple issues at once. We can tackle violence (and should tackle it first) but we can also tackle things that make life easier for others, like self-esteem issues for men and for everybody else. You’re basically saying, let’s ignore your measles while we treat your cancer.[/quote]

It's not really a false choice. I know what it's like to be laughed at - and sure, it doesn't feel good. But it's infinitely better than the kinds of safety risks women face pretty much all day, every day, and the choices we are required to make to minimize those risks all the time. And yes--I'll say let's ignore your acne while we treat our cancer. Acne sucks, but the comparison is also asinine. [/quote]

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