o_O.Q said:
"might be to avoid normalizing this behavior. "
normalizing what behavior specifically? gender specific attacks?
so why do the same people have as a central tenet of their movement that white heterosexual males are a problem? ( you have denied this and i disagree with you )
beyond that people slagging each other off is normal behavior, men do it to men, women do it women, men do it to women and yes even women do it to men
why is it only an issue when men do it to women?
" Brushing off women's issues, treating them like a joke"
could this perhaps be because they have been deceptive or dishonest with some of the issues they have raised? and have themselves caused damage to the perception of women's issues?
" The President kind of sets the tone and the agenda in the United States.
The President appoints judges that will make rulings on issues that affect women."
you mentioned bill clinton... did women loose any rights while he was in office?
i personally don't think it likely that women's rights are in jeopardy because trump is president but i could be wrong on that
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Normalizing the idea that women are loud and complain and that they're complaints aren't to be taken seriously.
On the why it is/isn't okay to be racist to white people thing
Anyone who harps endlessly about how white men are the beginning and end to all of life's problems is not to be taken seriously.
It is, however; legitimate to point out that white men have held the majority positions of power in the United States basically since it's inception and that it's probably a natrual tendancy to legislate, judiciate, and enforce laws in a manner that benefits people like you. There are countless examples of this that I'll spare for the sake of brevity.
Many people labled "SJWs" point this out because it's important to recognize this in order for us to progress. I think some people do it more articulately than others but I also think that some white men take offense and feel attacked when these obvious (to me), historically precedented ideas are pointed out. People don't like to be told that they might not be where they are in life 100% due to their own awesomeness. It's called the fundamental attribution error and confronting it is difficult and uncomfortable for some people.
On the real impacts of electing people with regressive thoughts on gender issues
Trump campaigned on appointing justices committed to overturing Roe v. Wade. He at one point talked of punishment for women who get abortions. I understand why alarm bells are going off.
I doubt he'll get Roe v. Wade overturned, but there are many things that he can affect. In his first week he signed executive orders dealing with Federal funding for abortions. He is going to appoint judges, both to the Supreme Court and to lower courts. Legislation comes up all the time at the state level aimed at limiting access to abortions and the justices he appoints are going to play a role in determining the validity of such legislations.
Though it has since been pulled, the health bill championed by Trump and the Republican congress propsed cutting out EHBs which means that plans wouldn't have to cover maternity or newborns.
Abortion rights is a sensitive issue and federal funding for things the benefit you isn't a right, I will grant you that. But I can see why some women are uncomfortable with the idea of the guys making these decisions having retrograde views about women.
I think it doesn't take too much dot-connecting to say that this is part and parcel to why something like an employer's right to strike birth control as a benefit from their health plan is frequently a national debate with many politicians (and awful nationally syndicated radio hosts) slut shaming and citing personal responsibility, meanwhile no one seems to be giving legislative attention to issues like unpaid child support.