Are you LGBT? Are you a PoC? Are you a Woman? No? Then your cis-straight white male OPINIONS *are* invalid! PS - It's not about YOU! https://twitter.com/CharlieJThomas/status/905171518778482690 …
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Replying to @AdrianCJax
Maybe not to you & you can exempt yourself from general conversation. I'll still judge an opinion on its merits tho.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AdrianCJax
How can the opinion of a white man on the experiences of, say, a black woman have merit. That's what Adrian is talking about?
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Imagine me, a childless woman, telling a bereaved parent, I know how you feel. This [insert unsolicited advice] will help." Just don't do it
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And the other thing that bugs me most is when people say "I can't imagine what you're going through". Why not? Don't you have loved ones?
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This is an excellent example: your POV on this topic is so much more valuable than mine. Thank you for your input.
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Maybe it is in this instant. But I would never say you can't weigh in on it. I'd just correct you if I disagreed.
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1/3 Agreed. It is the -splaining aspect combined with the lack of POV that was the original point of contention:
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Replying to @ttyger @sisboombahbah and
2/3 It's not that my opinion *can't* be valuable, only that I should not *presume* that it is and I should offer with humility and openness;
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Rubbish. He retweeted a load of other stuff about not wanting men's opinions on abortion etc. Big ethical issues of relevance to all.
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