comrade_pikachu OP wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:18 PM

Reply to comment by !deleted8871 in Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey his meaning, without resorting to yelling --Richard Dawkins by comrade_pikachu

The tone of my skin and my gender have nothing to do with anything.

[deleted] wrote on June 18, 2019 at 12:32 PM

abbycadabra wrote on June 19, 2019 at 4:40 AM

And if someone read your comment and wrote "you're only saying that because you're black/gay/a woman/disabled/etc." how would you feel? Like, "Oh, you're only saying that because you're sitting on the margins and don't know how the real world works."

I'm not saying those things are true (hopefully obviously) I'm just saying it's not productive to use identity politics to find truth.

[deleted] wrote on June 19, 2019 at 1:45 PM

abbycadabra wrote on August 7, 2019 at 9:38 AM

I'm pretty sure the fact that someone hasn't been marginalized is pretty relevant when they are claiming you always have to be calm and unemotional to be worth listening to

Then you will only make progress in situations where emotional catharsis and expression leads to the results you want. Good luck.

[deleted] wrote on June 19, 2019 at 1:50 PM

abbycadabra wrote on August 7, 2019 at 9:39 AM

wait a sec wtf do you mean hopefully?

Don't be stupid. You're trying to pick fights.