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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7726829" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>ENWorld as an oasis of civility and purpose. I have to agree.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Regarding Mentzer, I view him as a decent guy. Regarding the interaction in the Twitter account of Jessica Price. Mentzer was flirting. Price was uninterested. Fine. No big deal. It seems that elsewhere, they and others got into a debate about sexual assault, specifically about a woman being groped on a bus. Mentzer, as described by others, came across as ignorant about sexuality. (Who isnt?) Additionally, people who were survivors of serious sexual assault were also part of this discussion, heightening sensitivities. It is unclear why Mentzer persisted. In any case, feelings hardened among everyone involved. Price blocked Mentzer from communication, and Mentzer threatened to retaliate with regard to business. Now other people seem to be circling their wagons.</p><p></p><p>Price seems a credible source. She seems to avoid exaggeration.</p><p></p><p>The whole situation seems painful and avoidable.</p><p></p><p>There are better ways to handle conflicting points of view.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I see most of the people involved sharing blame to some degree. Regarding Mentzer, he wrongly blamed female victims. I am even guessing he meant well, trying to assert that women have right to feel more empowered. But he seems to have ignored real concerns about how abusiveness disempowers people, regardless of whether this abuse is of a sexual nature. </p><p></p><p>Honestly, regarding Price, in the context of a heated debate about sexuality, she seems intolerant of Mentzer because he is male. Just like it is possible to express gender hostility against someone because she is female, it is also possible to express gender hostility against someone because he is male. All human genders deserve patience.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I realize there is a culture war against ‘privileged’ white males. It is even dangerous to defend a person if that person happens to be a white male. But we are all humans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7726829, member: 58172"] ENWorld as an oasis of civility and purpose. I have to agree. Regarding Mentzer, I view him as a decent guy. Regarding the interaction in the Twitter account of Jessica Price. Mentzer was flirting. Price was uninterested. Fine. No big deal. It seems that elsewhere, they and others got into a debate about sexual assault, specifically about a woman being groped on a bus. Mentzer, as described by others, came across as ignorant about sexuality. (Who isnt?) Additionally, people who were survivors of serious sexual assault were also part of this discussion, heightening sensitivities. It is unclear why Mentzer persisted. In any case, feelings hardened among everyone involved. Price blocked Mentzer from communication, and Mentzer threatened to retaliate with regard to business. Now other people seem to be circling their wagons. Price seems a credible source. She seems to avoid exaggeration. The whole situation seems painful and avoidable. There are better ways to handle conflicting points of view. I see most of the people involved sharing blame to some degree. Regarding Mentzer, he wrongly blamed female victims. I am even guessing he meant well, trying to assert that women have right to feel more empowered. But he seems to have ignored real concerns about how abusiveness disempowers people, regardless of whether this abuse is of a sexual nature. Honestly, regarding Price, in the context of a heated debate about sexuality, she seems intolerant of Mentzer because he is male. Just like it is possible to express gender hostility against someone because she is female, it is also possible to express gender hostility against someone because he is male. All human genders deserve patience. I realize there is a culture war against ‘privileged’ white males. It is even dangerous to defend a person if that person happens to be a white male. But we are all humans. [/QUOTE]
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