tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post1043745707579232894..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: White MalesAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-54969358645825395752016-11-08T09:47:59.105-07:002016-11-08T09:47:59.105-07:00Thank you, Alexis. I find sometimes that graphical...Thank you, Alexis. I find sometimes that graphical reminders (not exclusively images, a graphical description usually does) help me more in the act of empathy than stock phrases like "check your privilege" and such, which I find vaguely aggressive. <br /><br />This said, in Spain there is a law that mandates harsher sentences for a man who beats a woman than the opposite, and this causes more than ruffled feathers. That is inequality in action. And I know all (or at least, much) about affirmative action, and correcting for established cultural bias. But try explaining all of that in few short and simple sentences to a (usually enraged) male, when the topic comes up. I've had more luck trying to explain the income tax progressivity. Scarbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354844943665937610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-88563281708788513922016-11-08T08:12:24.542-07:002016-11-08T08:12:24.542-07:00Thank you, Scarbrow. I've added the image to ...Thank you, Scarbrow. I've added the image to the post.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-18487949708624497192016-11-08T06:50:27.429-07:002016-11-08T06:50:27.429-07:00With this post, I remembered an image:
http://es...With this post, I remembered an image: <br /><br />http://es.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=35a0hw1&s=9<br /><br />The text of the banner, in Spanish, says: "I'm half-naked, surrounded by the other sex... and I feel protected, not intimidated. I want the same for them"Scarbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354844943665937610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-90707948911366917712016-11-08T05:57:51.000-07:002016-11-08T05:57:51.000-07:00You've provided a thoughtful and reasoned pers...You've provided a thoughtful and reasoned perspective at a time, at least here in the States, where I've found it hard to find either in any political statement. The colleague you described sounds like part of the constituency here who are willing and even eager in some cases to elect Trump as our next president. Frankly I don't understand all of the disillusionment and resentment folks like that feel. It's easy to blame a certain media outlet, talk radio and the Internet's alt. media for stoking that resentment, but it wouldn't resound with people if they didn't feel it already. When did liberty become a zero-sum game for people? Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701068052580688441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-33167843990973983122016-11-08T04:29:51.919-07:002016-11-08T04:29:51.919-07:00I enjoy how articulate your position is, how littl...I enjoy how articulate your position is, how little it comes across as judgmental, and how much empathy you show for the views of those you disagree with. Thanks for this post.<br />Matthiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466641291398176421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-72968689215020314582016-11-08T00:56:00.629-07:002016-11-08T00:56:00.629-07:00
As usual, good food for thought.
: )<br />As usual, good food for thought.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.com