Monday, March 26, 2018

Effective Opinions


   Dear feminists, know that not everything is your fight. It doesn't mean that you're not allowed to support the people fighting for those things, but it bothers me when people claim they can relate to everything because that absolutely impossible. If you are a white woman, you can fight for POC rights, but that doesn't mean that you have the right to claim that you know what they've been through, or that you can relate to their struggles. Because honestly: you cannot relate to systematic racism. That's not possible. But you can help them through their struggle, you can support them. But don't you dare to know everyone's struggles, because clearly you don't. That's not possible. Stop making every single problem about you, because guess what. Sometimes, it's not about you.
   On a completely different note (not really, this still relates to feminism), this is what debates should be like. It doesn't matter what the subject of debate is. If you're talking about abortions, political issues, the environment... As long as your opinion doesn't disrespect someone else's existence or belittle someone else's health, and you're speaking politely to me, you can have whatever opinion you like and I'll respect it. We disagree on political views because I'm a liberal, but you don't insult me? Fine. You believe in God, but don't disrespect me being an atheist? Fine. But you thinking that racism isn't real, that global warming isn't real (because that is a literal life risk for every single human on Earth) or anything that doesn't disrespect someone's existance, then we can't be friends, because then I think you're an asshat.
   Also, be respectful about your opinion. You do know that no one takes a debate seriously with a person who instead of using facts, starts to use feelings and insults in the middle of that debate. You're not convincing me of anything, except the fact that you're not capable of actually composing an argument, that you're probably very childish and that your opinion doesn't really have any scientific support.

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