I’m just here to inform that “gaslighting” is a very real thing, and does absolutely contribute to PTSD and triggers. And you don’t really have any way of knowing what other people’s experiences are and how they have affected them.
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Replying to @okcbek @simpleprogrammr and
E.g. you may have never been personally victimized by abuse, assault, institutionalized racism, patriarchal society, etc... but that does not mean those things do not exist and harm and trigger others.
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Replying to @okcbek @thisisabadidea6 and
That's what I disagree. You are using the term patriarchal society as it is a real thing. I dispute that. I also dispute the current existence of institutional racism. And I reject the idea that another person is responsible for "triggering" another person.
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Replying to @TPRMaynard7 @okcbek and
Actually, no. But if make you all feel better to be racist and hateful if I am.
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Replying to @simpleprogrammr @okcbek and
Sorry, my mistake. You’re a guy, which means I don’t give much credence to your view that the patriarchy doesn’t exist. Ask women; they know. Do you suffer from PTSD? Or are you a psychiatrist/psychologist? If not, then your opinion on “triggering” is also pretty worthless.
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Replying to @TPRMaynard7 @okcbek and
Oh, can't disparage me for being white, so moving on to sexism instead of racism. Good call.
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Replying to @simpleprogrammr @okcbek and
Well, yes. In case you hadn’t noticed, I am a white man. And one doesn’t get to declare there is no oppression, when you aren’t part of the group claiming oppression. Listen to people, and believe their lived experiences. Or don’t; I’m not your mother.
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Replying to @TPRMaynard7 @okcbek and
I don't assume anything about you. Unlike you, I'm not racist or sexist. I don't look at your skin color or see what genitalia you have to decide how to interpret your thoughts and ideas.
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Replying to @simpleprogrammr @TPRMaynard7 and
"I don't look at your skin color or see what genitalia you have to decide how to interpret your thoughts and ideas." Ahem.pic.twitter.com/wAz0pVnJVh
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Well that’s...awkward.pic.twitter.com/BHgekdancq
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