I never really understood the hate for 'not all men' responses. I've seen it condemned in situations where someone would say something like "Men are rapists." ... and the response comes: "Not all men are rapists."
And then they get slammed.
But ... I mean, we all know know that not every guy in the world is a rapist. Not even most guys.
I also know that I have to protect myself from the ones that are or might be. But some people think that it's just some underlying programming and that all it would take is the right situation to bring out the 'rapist DNA' embedded in all men and I just ... don't get that at all.
Because their arguments are rarely based in logic or facts, usually they are based in emotion. So they require uniform acceptance, because any push back or counter no matter how nuanced weakens the emotional impact of their argument. Also they are not used to being openly criticized or held accountable in any way, so that adds to it also...
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u/PixelGoblin85 5h ago
I never really understood the hate for 'not all men' responses. I've seen it condemned in situations where someone would say something like "Men are rapists." ... and the response comes: "Not all men are rapists."
And then they get slammed.
But ... I mean, we all know know that not every guy in the world is a rapist. Not even most guys.
I also know that I have to protect myself from the ones that are or might be. But some people think that it's just some underlying programming and that all it would take is the right situation to bring out the 'rapist DNA' embedded in all men and I just ... don't get that at all.