@chaosprime I'm sorry? I don't understand what you just stated.
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Replying to @katrinatraver
@katrinatraver when we say Rodger was a monster, we're saying he's Not Like Us, he's some random occurrence that's nothing to do with us.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@katrinatraver this is comforting to people because it means everything about them is okay. this is why people love stories about monsters.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@katrinatraver but when it's *not true*, as with Rodger, whose motivations were based on v.popular ideas about masculinity, that's a problem1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@katrinatraver by just lumping Rodger in the "monster" bucket, you're dodging thinking about how masculinity fed into his atrocities.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@katrinatraver that means that you cannot insulate your sons from those parts of masculinity, as taught by yourself or by everyone else.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime To me, that statement is the most dangerous. It's implications are that mothers have 0 control over their sons.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @katrinatraver
@katrinatraver not saying that. you have plenty. saying that you can't use it effectively if you turn your face away from the problems.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime I think that when you look at society from only media a social media, you are going to have a very bleak view of life....1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @katrinatraver
@katrinatraver i sure wouldn't advocate that limited a scope of engagement with society. i might advocate a bleak view of life.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@katrinatraver it could be argued that a bleak view that lets you see the landmines is better than a rosy view that hides them.
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