Understandable but the point of ethics is to extend our concerns beyond our kin and in-group.
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Replying to @BristolBen @IonaItalia
Well, that's the difference between 'think of your loved ones!' & 'all humans must have equal rights.'
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Replying to @HPluckrose @IonaItalia
But this statement is mixing up the two:pic.twitter.com/g1LvgELa5Q
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Replying to @BristolBen @IonaItalia
Both emotional bonds with opp sex & ethical reasoning lead to wanting gender equality.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
I want feminists to stop demonising men because its unethical *and* because of the men I love & like.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BristolBen
If I were making logical argument,my loved ones irrelevant but otherwise can refer to them &appeal to fems to think of their own
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Agree with all that so long as you know what you are doing (and you do). But other ppl might not realise the difference.
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Replying to @BristolBen @HPluckrose
By focusing on emotional bond, you might end up weakening the important idea that me must also give rights to people we despise
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Replying to @BristolBen
Do you really think so? Seems to be like extra motivation rather than an either/or thing.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That's not how I read it. I saw it as making an ethical case.
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I did not. So this will be the difference.
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