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I’m an Ex-Google Woman Tech Leader and I’m Sick of Our Approach to Diversity

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smokeyj[dead post] ◴[14 Aug 17 16:49 UTC] No.15010166[source]▶
And your contribution is.. Mansplaining?
michaelmrose ◴[14 Aug 17 17:07 UTC] No.15010344[source]▶
Mansplaining is one of those words like libtard or freetard that indicates that the user is unlikely to say anything insightful or deep.
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reitanqild ◴[14 Aug 17 17:24 UTC] No.15010498[source]▶
In this particular case I think it was used to a particular effect.

The irony here is tptacek (a man) is out to explain why this woman is wrong - in order to help women.

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pbhjpbhj ◴[14 Aug 17 18:04 UTC] No.15010914[source]▶
Which of course is impossible because the sex of the person who uses/states an argument is the most substantive part, nothing else matters. Thus dismissing a person's argument based only on their sex is just right.

/s

Calling someone's comment "mansplaining" is the mirror image of asking to see "the man in charge"; it's dismissal based on the sex of the person being addressed.

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smokeyj ◴[15 Aug 17 00:10 UTC] No.15014236[source]▶
Here we have a straight white male telling a woman she's wrong about her experience. I don't subscribe to identity politics, but if you do - there's a fishy smell here.

Of course the logical thing is to evaluate all ideas for their merit. But that's not what we're doing here.

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1. pbhjpbhj ◴[15 Aug 17 10:44 UTC] No.15016985[source]▶
Can't we address it like "here's a person telling a person they're wrong about the inferences they're making based on their reported experiences" and attack anything substantive rather than getting hung up on the sex of each person?

I thought that was what we were trying to do here.

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3. smokeyj ◴[16 Aug 17 12:04 UTC] No.15026782[source]▶
Unfortunately that's not how identity politics works. The whole point is that your sexual anatomy can disqualify you from having an opinion - which really seems to be the crux of this whole debacle. If you're a man who agrees with identity politics then it's because you're intelligent and compassionate. But if you disagree.. Then it's time to check your privilege.