tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post7614214700918035245..comments2023-10-20T08:03:50.579-05:00Comments on Blogging While Feminist: "If someone said that about a Black person..."Plain(s)feministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056404699624958898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-53638139115640340402008-02-15T11:38:00.000-06:002008-02-15T11:38:00.000-06:00A large part of the reason people use the strategy...A large part of the reason people use the strategy of comparing one form of oppression to that suffered by African Americans is because we have a fairly strong political consensus that racism, slavery, segregation and so on were wrong. Opponents of same-sex marriage, for example, get indignant when someone builds a legal argument comparing the denial of same-sex marriage to the ban on miscegenation that was removed by Loving v. Virginia. They will actually say that such a comparison is bad because it implies that they are racists, when they are no such thing.<BR/><BR/>In particular, I think those of us who do think in a legalistic way are inclined to look for prior examples that have found a safe harbor in the law, and use those to bring in new groups. It is basic legal reasoning to say X is more like Y precedent than like Z precedent, and therefore X should be treated like Y rather than like Z. The law does very poorly with a claim to rights that starts from a simple assertion that one deserves such rights.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-37672130972494046772008-02-12T21:30:00.000-06:002008-02-12T21:30:00.000-06:00Green - I'm not sure, but if it works for you, go ...Green - I'm not sure, but if it works for you, go for it!Plain(s)feministhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056404699624958898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-69105462876806636742008-02-12T17:54:00.000-06:002008-02-12T17:54:00.000-06:00I am not sure I am understanding you. Is your pos...I am not sure I am understanding you. Is your post explaining (I'm a little slow)why I get annoyed when someone says something like, "I got a tsunami of wedding gifts and now I'll be home every night writing thank you cards."? Yes, yes I think it is. Okay. Thank you for umm... letting me workshop my thoughts within your comments section.Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931380770342598889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-15400137081890889622008-02-10T10:04:00.000-06:002008-02-10T10:04:00.000-06:00Thanks. It's astounding to me how frequently I he...Thanks. It's astounding to me how frequently I hear this.Plain(s)feministhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056404699624958898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20435429.post-68106125272879681522008-02-09T20:00:00.000-06:002008-02-09T20:00:00.000-06:00A big "yes!" to everything you've written recently...A big "yes!" to everything you've written recently on this topic. Nothing cogent to add, just a thank you for having said it well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com