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What if the IRL gist of the 'movement' being publicized as having monolithic, prescriptive goals, is really just a simple idea, like, "please treat women with more respect"?
What if people are just saying: we should call attention to instances of women being disrespected, to raise awareness of how it happens, how it makes us feel, and H O P E F U L L Y to trigger an empathetic reaction, where people conclude "hey, we shouldn't do that"?
Wouldn't the Aziz Ansari story be a worthwhile example of disrespectful behavior? As a society, should we have 'more' or 'less' men behaving like that? Should we just 'not talk' about it?
My internal sense of ethical responsibility tells me, after reading the Aziz Ansari article, that this was really wrong and really disgusting, and honestly probably happens that way all the time, and, I wonder, does "technically illegal" constitute the only bar we require people to meet?
Gross, society. Do better.
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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