Yes. If I see a statement about me as motivated by sexism but speaker says it was not related to gender at all, he's the authority on this. https://twitter.com/DerekActual/status/792715797248417792 …
If an accusation can be plausibly denied based on what was actually said, we shld not try to mind-read & claim to know better.
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not claiming it's always best to assume, but maybe not best to give a free pass. In this case, for an argument, ask for reason
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Yes, always ask what was meant.
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if they didn't mean it, they will have a different reason. Some people that do mean it will have an "excuse" sometimes though.
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Yes. I'm actually racist but criticise Islam as an excuse. I'm actually a misogynist but use criticism of feminism as an excuse.
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In fact, if u look honestly at everything I have said &done & advocated, you'll see what my motivations are. No mind-reading needed
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My point is that ppl (by which I mean *my* ppl - liberals) need to be charitable & not mind-read according to agendas.
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I think reading ppl charitably works even when u've good reason to think them ill-motivated.
@DerekGTpic.twitter.com/OxBprgHB5x
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the problem is people like Rubin who give clearly wrong people a platform and just let them get away with saying anything.Argue!
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I'm just saying sometimes there's a history. You can actually accurately make predictions based on previous words sometimes.
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Yes. We can show it and address that to support criticism of person, not try to mind-read.
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