And we don't actually have to accept other people's feelings & experiences uncritically. We don't have to find them valid.https://twitter.com/melina_bea/status/784327110265483264 …
.@melina_bea I don't think ppl mean others claim them not to have the feelings but that they claim them to be baseless by 'invalidate.'
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@melina_bea If some1 is deeply hurt every time their work is criticised, these feelings are real.They're not 'valid' in sense of reasonable -
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@melina_bea Some1 with that person's best interests at heart won't affirm the rightness of the feelings but consider how to overcome them. -
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@melina_bea Eg, I'm trying to counteract some horrible ideas about 'offence' coming from my daughter's school:pic.twitter.com/EiuuJiyHTW
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Oooh thanks for that clarification. Yes, definitely agree with you here! But what can I say, I love to argue!
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Would like to know source of your initial tweet, as I may be splitting hairs over nothing!
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What was the original one? Too many quote tweets to follow now & I've been looking at it from different angles for coupla days.
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This is the first one I saw:https://twitter.com/hpluckrose/status/784099580388540416 …
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Examples I'd given were woman being invalidated by partner calling her sensitive & annoying, Xtian by same sex marriage & 1/2
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trans identity being invalidated if ppl are attracted to specific sexual organs & see them as an essential part of the package.
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Suppose it depends on definition of validate & context. Has happened to me in abusive relationship(s).
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Some ppl genuinely don't care abt the feelings of people whose feelings shld matter to them, yes.
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