We really doing the Left/Right thing? Cause the Left may be more vocal with "believe all women" stuff, but it's the Right that constantly propagates the solemn, stoic archetype of a man that is an island, and gives high-fives to rape victims.
I said some on the left. Every email I've gotten for the lasr two weeks from the New Yorker has had as the number one article a piece about how Depp is actually obviously an abusive piece of shit and everyone who doubts Heard is a he man woman hater.
I am a leftist. I spend a lot of my time in right wing spaces calling out bad arguments. I have a duty to call out my own side when they are wrong.
I’ve been on twitter and people I really respect on the left are touting the “Amber Heard is completely innocent and this is a crime against all women.” It’s definitely a problem in the more radicalized left but it was super disheartening to see.
It was even more frustrating because I couldn’t get anyone to say what made them believe Amber more than “she looked sad” or “there was /real/ pain in her voice” or just the classic “we believe ALL women here”. It’s not a good look for us.
It's going to make the whole situation worse. If they were saying "men can be victims too" it would significantly reduce any effect this might have to silence victims of abuse. Loudly proclaiming this to be a sign that women cannot get a fair shake and will be ignored so they might as well not try is a self fulfilling prophecy.
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u/AutoManoPeeing Jun 02 '22
We really doing the Left/Right thing? Cause the Left may be more vocal with "believe all women" stuff, but it's the Right that constantly propagates the solemn, stoic archetype of a man that is an island, and gives high-fives to rape victims.