And again - if someone comes in and starts taking over, you can politely tell them to shove it without having to set down a set of rules for all men to follow...
Sweeping generalizations and all that.
Why do we need the men to keep their tendencies in check for us? Why can't we, as women, say "you (specific) are acting like a jerk (for some definition of jerk) - cut it out or don't let the door hit you in the ass?"
And I guess my long run upshot at this is an objection that there has to be a grand sweeping movement that we must all agree with - you are different than him than her than him than them. Why should the rules that we (as you and I) agree to have anything directly to do with anyone else? Use frameworks, but don't assume that any interaction with another human being MUST follow the same structure as your interactions with any other...
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Date: 2008-06-09 08:15 pm (UTC)Sweeping generalizations and all that.
Why do we need the men to keep their tendencies in check for us? Why can't we, as women, say "you (specific) are acting like a jerk (for some definition of jerk) - cut it out or don't let the door hit you in the ass?"
And I guess my long run upshot at this is an objection that there has to be a grand sweeping movement that we must all agree with - you are different than him than her than him than them. Why should the rules that we (as you and I) agree to have anything directly to do with anyone else? Use frameworks, but don't assume that any interaction with another human being MUST follow the same structure as your interactions with any other...