A Dynamic Duo of Videos
The following YouTubes, viewed in conjunction, make such a perfect point-counterpoint that I am bound to post them here. Girlwriteswhat (who is female!) makes it starkly clear to us why Barbarossssssaaaaaaaaa's "misogyny" is rational, justifiable and, given the present state of things, inevitable:
Next, Barbbbaaarrossssaaa's video. I will not second his sour assessment of women, yet I will accept that he is a rational adult who formed his conclusion honestly, and that he is perfectly entitled to his opinion. The present state of the social contract certainly does not obligate me to be a white knight in defense of the Female Collective. So, let Barbarosssaaa speak his mind like a free man:
I trust that these videos have made you say "hmmm", and turned you into a sadder, wiser person.
Next, Barbbbaaarrossssaaa's video. I will not second his sour assessment of women, yet I will accept that he is a rational adult who formed his conclusion honestly, and that he is perfectly entitled to his opinion. The present state of the social contract certainly does not obligate me to be a white knight in defense of the Female Collective. So, let Barbarosssaaa speak his mind like a free man:
I trust that these videos have made you say "hmmm", and turned you into a sadder, wiser person.
posted by Fidelbogen at 3:00 PM
1 Comments:
Fidelbogen,
As someone who takes an interest in rhetorical discipline, I thought the following might interest you:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf
It's a short handbook (7 pages) written by a couple of Australian academics outlining how to debunk myths.
I thought their choice of myths to debunk was interesting - as well as what they chose not to debunk. At first I thought it a little manipulative. However, it was consistent with one of their contentions that people's worldviews are 1 of the 3 main causes of resistance, and one has to present in a way that avoids unnecessary difficulty. Considering their audience is mainly young university students, their choice of examples was probably the most effective for the points they were trying to make.
Although I expect you are already familiar with the material, it occurred to me that the same handbook written with examples friendlier to the Men's Rights movement's values would be an interesting and useful resource.
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