Why doesn’t misogyny count?

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Ophelia Benson

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This, exactly.

So do I, and I see the lists all over the place. Race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity – the end.

YOU MISSED ONE

THE BIG ONE

THE ONE THAT APPLIES TO HALF OF HUMANITY

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5 responses to “Why doesn’t misogyny count?”

  1. maddog1129 Avatar
    maddog1129

    It’s so infuriating. It used to be in the lists.

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    Not posting this to dispute your post, but I thought this might be interesting and useful to know. I recently heard a talk by British Transport Police officers about their campaign to stop unwanted sexual behaviour on trains and in stations. It’s a nationwide campaign, but also being promoted on Transport for London:

    https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/safety/report-it-to-stop-it

    The officers made two points I found interesting and novel. First, the officers are aware that most behaviour women find creepy is not actually illegal, but they want people to report it anyway. They may not be able to arrest the perpetrator, but they can protect the victim, and reports can help them track offenders and identify patterns.

    https://communityrail.org.uk/unwanted-sexual-behaviour/

    Second, the officers stated several times that this was not a ‘victim-focused’ initiative. What they meant by that was that it was in no way intended to change the behaviour of potential victims. They were not there to suggest that women dress differently, not drink, travel in groups, not travel late at night, etc. Women should be free to behave any way they care to–the campaign is focused specifically on creating a ‘hostile environment’ for perpetrators.

  3. ibbica Avatar
    ibbica

    Because it’s just so common, so boring, so pedestrian?

    I mean, if enough people men are involved, a cult gets tax breaks as a religion. There’s something there that I’m not clever enough to express…

  4. Mike Haubrich Avatar
    Mike Haubrich

    @ibbica perhaps like fish reporting water.

  5. Lady Mondegreen Avatar
    Lady Mondegreen

    Women should be free to behave any way they care to–the campaign is focused specifically on creating a ‘hostile environment’ for perpetrators.

    Sounds great, but–

    First, the officers are aware that most behaviour women find creepy is not actually illegal, but they want people to report it anyway

    This is how the UK treat people who express gender critical views: they encourage reporting and then hassle the “perpetrators” in order to create a hostile environment for anyone expressing Wrongthink.

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