It sure can. However, it is quite clear to the person receiving the indignation that something was really unacceptable. Whereupon, the person notices that the problem is quite possibly in himself, rather than in a few people with weird chromosomes who just can’t seem to see things from a male point of view, so he takes off his preachers collar, dispenses his martyr’s cloak, puts on a student’s sandals, and asks a simple question, “WTF just happened?”
In my experience, this only happens when a person is already unsure of themselves, otherwise they just dig in harder and listen less, not more.
(Also, in scientific experiments, people are generally shown to become more certain of their opinions when met with resistance.)
In my experience, this only happens when a person is already unsure of themselves, otherwise they just dig in harder and listen less, not more.
(Also, in scientific experiments, people are generally shown to become more certain of their opinions when met with resistance.)