Would depend on the topic, no? What brought this on?
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Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1
I'm referring to a general attitude. This thread went on. :)
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I saw. I wasn't sure if you meant a specific group of ppl or multiple scenarios.
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Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1
I mean an attitude of resistance which is relevant to the problem, which shows the problem, which is meaningful & effective in contrast to..
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
..."Arghh! Thoughtcrime! Burn things down. Arrest everyone! Fire them! Shame them! Punch them!'
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
Responding in a way which actually shows why the problem is a problem. Use of words, arguments, humour, reductio ad absurdum.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
These things sting and are effective. eg The Tim Hunt thing? A hashtag started
#DistractinglySexy which mocked that idea very effectively.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
If Hunt had been serious, lots of people laughing at him cld well have made him embarrassed to say such a thing again.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1
When it turned out he wasn't, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. We'd have been laughing with him. No damage done.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Ok. Yes. I understand. Effective forms of social protest without harm to said individual. :)
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Yes. Some discomfiture, hurt pride, embarrassment maybe. No witch hunts. And also recognise when you win & accept retractions gracefully.
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