I used the opportunity of so many impassioned feminists paying attention to one spot to get a better understanding of what they're about and how they do what they do.
I'm not anti-feminist, but sometimes the extremes to which they go to get their point across scares me. The invented vocabulary and rhetorical tricks used to advance their cause is no different than any other cult mentality.
Which isn't to say that feminism is a cult. Just that I believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Sometimes, that seems difficult for feminists to accomplish. It attempts to be THE ANSWER, and when we have the answer, we stop asking questions or thinking for ourselves, instead taking the easy way out and parroting what we've been told.
The result is that people that could be united in bringing actual change to the world and helping victims of rape and domestic violence instead begin fighting with each other on points of dogma.
A recent blog post pulled some of my tweets out of context and used them to "bust straw men" which they were never used to construct. I've posted my response below.
When it comes to rhetoric, these feminists are guilty of every tactic they've falsely accused me of, and many more. In contrast, some were very open to discussion, and I learned a lot from the exchanges. This likely won't be the last conversation on the subject.
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Hey, I’m in your article. Neat.
I do want to clarify that you are using my tweets out of context.
Taojoannes: @EAGSquared @jhameia anger is a rational response, but acting out of anger leads to irrational behavior
Jahameia: @taojoannes Except not all of us in #mooreandme are acting from a place of anger. Nor are we acting irrationally.
Taojoannes: @Jahemeia If you aren’t, then that statement doesn’t apply to you, does it?
Jahameia: @taojoannes Scuse me for standing up for everyone in #mooreandme, I had no idea solidarity was a bad thing.
Taojoannes: @jhameia if you aren’t guilty of an accusation, you can’t use your innocence to clear the accused. does that make sense? #mooreandme
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The question of eliminating due process is part of a discussion concerning a victims behavior after her rape, and how that can impact a successful conviction.
Many survivors behave in ways that undermine their case when it comes to court, destroying evidence and behaving in ways towards their attackers that seem very strange in the courtroom, such as in this case, throwing a party for the person, bragging about spending time with him, and allowing him to stay with her for another week, only bringing charges after finding out about another woman in his life.
My point in that discussion was that, while there is no “normal” way to behave after rape, education prior to a rape occurring can help victims respond in ways that will strengthen their legal case.
But since I ever voiced any disagreement with any part of feminist dogma, when I suggested this, I was labelled as a troll and a rape apologist, even though The Sexual Violence Center gives exactly this sort of advice.
Reductio ad absurdum and ad hominem were very common responses to any attempt to engage #mooreandme supporters on any aspect of the specific case or the theory in general.
I was told to kill myself, I was told that I was a rape apologist, I was called a dummy, ignorant, troll, etc. Even after identifying as a rape survivor, which I am. You can check replies to me to see this disgusting behavior, which I never degraded myself by sinking to.
Beware groupthink, misrepresentation of facts, prepackaged belief systems, and prepackaged rhetoric. These are common characteristics of the cult-like mentality that strips individuals of their ability to think independently, a key aspect of human dignity.