She said some of undergrad feminists worried her a bit coz 'Not everything is always about gender.'
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Because so often these get conflated & ppl make one of two errors: 1) Thinking they must respect the idea itself to respect the right to it.
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2) Thinking that not respecting an idea justifies not respecting the right to it. These are essentially the same but manifest differently.
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People perform mental gymnastics to support ideas inconsistent with their principles coz they want to support the rights of the idea holders
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Or they start opposing freedom of speech in relation to an idea because they think supporting it indicates supporting the idea.
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Ah, for example the opposition to Milo speaking at Berkeley?
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Yes, or even less dramatic examples. Protests against normal conservatives and radfems.
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This seems similar to the principle that you can support someone's right to free expression while still disagreeing with what they say.
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To respect "the opinions" is an assumption that the other has a right to it, otherwise, it would be open to challenge, so why separate?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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