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[-] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 91 points 8 months ago

“I do have one question, though ― do you teach feminism? I mean, I believe in equality, but I am not a feminist, and I don’t want to teach it to my daughter.”

I take the approach I used in Missouri.

“What do you mean?” I ask her.

“Well, do you teach that women are better than men?”

“No, I teach all genders are equal and should be treated as such.”

She buys three kits.

Jesus wept.

[-] UnspecificGravity@discuss.tchncs.de 76 points 8 months ago

This is the problem with the kind of disinformation the right wing media pushes. If you describe something in as objective truthful a way as possible, suddenly none of this shit is controversial.

I've seen people totally on board with a description of public health turn around and just rail against how Obama care is Communist.

So much of this just depends entirely on ignorance. Kinda why these people are homeschooling in the first place.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago

Our babysitter was bemoaning her lack of insurance and my ex told her about the Affordable Care Act. She was thrilled!

"At least it ain't that fuckin' Obamacare!"

Ex said the babysitter was stunned when it was explained.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Ignorance is fine if your approach is to ask questions instead of assuming

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -5 points 8 months ago

I don’t see any problem whatsoever with this story?

[-] Hobo@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago
[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

How much clearer could my words be?

[-] BlindFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I think the comment that "Jesus wept" was meant as tears of joy that the first speaker accepted the kits, not meant as tears of sorrow.

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

No, it's a cry of exasperation at the ignorance/stupidity of the kit buyer.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

But what in this story indicates ignorance or stupidity on the part of the buyer?

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Much like you, she doesn't know what feminism is.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

And you’re seriously going to pretend you’ve never encountered feminism as female supremacy? Not even once?

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

You mean "have I encountered other people who also do not know what feminism is"? Yes, I have encountered more than one person who doesn't know what feminism is, and makes up their own definitions to support their personal cause which has nothing to do with feminism.

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