So much negative karma in all at once! I’ll have another attempt..
The Question—What are some unpopular (non-normative) opinions that you hold?
I took the following as the answer:
Women’s agency, especially their sexual agency, is contrary to a society’s progress and stability.
Vague.
What does ‘women’s agency’ mean?
What does ‘woman’s sexual agency mean’?
The term agency is new to me. A definition I found:
Agency is the ability to act in a way to accomplish your goals.
Which leads me to ask—what goals? What are the goals of women? I am totally unaware of the existence of a set of particular goals for women, so I cannot understand what actions/behaviours to accomplish the ‘goals of women’ are contrary to a society’s progress and stability. There is a list in the second paragraph (A presumption that these are the agencies the OP refers to):
if women are given a choice they favour a minority of males, harem behaviour, promiscuity, childlessness, etc.
Do they? What is that based on? Is there any evidence for this statement?
men … paid for their labours with access to sex and reproduction.
I really don’t know what to do with that sentence.
As for my little rant—the OP twice mentions that people get “enraged” so I let it flow a bit .. (I appreciate my style doesn’t conform, but hey-ho) …
Men do the bulk of the work when it comes to creating, maintaining, and defending everything in society.
Is this a rationally defendable position?
Is there any truth in it, where’s the justification? I would classify it as whatever LWspeak is for ‘absolutely stupid’ on evaluating the words used. I did request clarity about ‘creating, maintaining and defending everything’ What is this bulk of work for everything in society that men do?
Hysterical—the certain type of rant that comes with dealing with such BS. I finally understood the word!
This premise seems to be almost unconsciously accepted by everyone I raise it with. The part that people become enraged by is their own solutions to the problem. I merely state the premise, not any course of action to be taken.
How broad a range of people do you raise it with? I an imagine a proportion of the population agreeing with you (and that imagination takes me to a rowdy bar on a Friday night).
There is talk of a problem that needs a solution. I do not see a valid problem. (I see a lot of problems in society but women ‘having a choice’ is not one of them)
In conclusion the original non-normative opinion is based on nothing ‘solid’ as far as I can see.
And this has been a welcome distraction while my brain processes some thoughts and angles sparked by interactions with LW.
So much negative karma in all at once! I’ll have another attempt..
The Question—What are some unpopular (non-normative) opinions that you hold?
I took the following as the answer:
Vague.
What does ‘women’s agency’ mean?
What does ‘woman’s sexual agency mean’?
The term agency is new to me. A definition I found:
Which leads me to ask—what goals? What are the goals of women? I am totally unaware of the existence of a set of particular goals for women, so I cannot understand what actions/behaviours to accomplish the ‘goals of women’ are contrary to a society’s progress and stability. There is a list in the second paragraph (A presumption that these are the agencies the OP refers to):
Do they? What is that based on? Is there any evidence for this statement?
I really don’t know what to do with that sentence.
As for my little rant—the OP twice mentions that people get “enraged” so I let it flow a bit .. (I appreciate my style doesn’t conform, but hey-ho) …
Is this a rationally defendable position?
Is there any truth in it, where’s the justification? I would classify it as whatever LWspeak is for ‘absolutely stupid’ on evaluating the words used. I did request clarity about ‘creating, maintaining and defending everything’ What is this bulk of work for everything in society that men do?
Hysterical—the certain type of rant that comes with dealing with such BS. I finally understood the word!
How broad a range of people do you raise it with? I an imagine a proportion of the population agreeing with you (and that imagination takes me to a rowdy bar on a Friday night).
There is talk of a problem that needs a solution. I do not see a valid problem. (I see a lot of problems in society but women ‘having a choice’ is not one of them)
In conclusion the original non-normative opinion is based on nothing ‘solid’ as far as I can see.
And this has been a welcome distraction while my brain processes some thoughts and angles sparked by interactions with LW.