Helen Smith
2007-12-21 04:16:03
Susan Katz Keating,
“I detect a strong undercurrent of misogyny in many of these comments.”
What you really mean is that you do not want men to be talking back about how they feel about some of these issues. Why use the word “misogyny”? Because, like calling someone a racist, you think it will shut down conversation. No one falls for that anymore since it is used with such abandon. Please state your opinion and realize that others–yes, even men!– have the right to discuss issues that you may not agree with. Calling people who disagree with you misogynists is more telling about how uncomfortable and threatened you feel about this conversation than anything else.
