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Originally Posted by Kevin
Tacitly? More like directly participating and being equally at fault for the stupid.
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Well, I said participating and tacitly
encouraging—by not declining to participate.
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Right, but if young women are brought up in a misogynist culture, you can't be surprised that they deal with internalized misogyny. How do you REALLY think the men would respond if a group of women said "we're offended, we're not coming"? You think the guys would change the theme, or you think the guys would tell the women they were being uptight, it's just a harmless joke, etc.?
And, as I said upthread, it doesn't even BEGIN to touch on the race issues, here.
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No it doesn't touch on the racial issues at all, which are huge. And though I see your point, I just don't think I can go but so far with it. Anyone who participates in parties like this gets to share the blame.
As for how the men would respond, some would say lighten up, it's just a joke, and some would get the message. But as far as I'm concerned, it's not even really about trying to get the guys to change their ways. It's about refusing to participate in something that's demeaning, bigoted and tasteless.