1) People determined to be very vague & general & never actually say anything in response to a very specific point.
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eg No good to make vague burbling noises abt culture being complex in response to a request for evidence that a specific 1 is misogynistic
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We can all chant the mantra 'Things aren't black and white. Both culture & nature have effects. People's experiences are different'
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Assume we all know this. What is needed now is a clear argument to explain why you think I'm wrong to say I don't live in a rape culture.
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I've given you my reasons for this - probably bullet-pointed & accompanied by half a dozen of my blogs.
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It's fine if you are one of those people who like to live in a fog of vagueness & make a virtue out of pseudo-profound obscurantism.
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It's fine if you do it away from me, that is. You need to talk to other ppl who talk like this, not people trying to discuss social reality.
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Because I will not be responding to vaguery. I'll be responding to a concrete claim that I don't think is supported & saying why.
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I think sometimes people think I lack nuance & am unaware of the complexities & ambiguities. This isn't completely unjustified.
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But it is in the way that matters.I don't think I have all the answers.I just think they exist & there are better ways to get closer to them
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So, well intentioned ppl who chip in to tell me everything is complicated & ambiguous & shifting & subjective, kindly stop it.
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Assume I know that society & psychology are messy & we don't have all the answers but that I don't think we shld just wallow in the mess.
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Also consider why you're targetting me with your profundities abt the ambiguity of everything & not the person I am responding to.
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Who is usually much more certain than me abt, say, patriarchal domination or a certain god existing & wanting certain things.
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Go outside for a walk?
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Too hot.
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Try taking some time out from Twitter. It's like giving your soul a shower

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I'm going to. I often need to do this for a few days when I build up to being here most of the time & working in gaps between arguments.
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