It’s fine for women to chime in and have an opinion on “men’s issues”. Depending on the woman, I might even value her opinion above yours, despite you being a man.
So who cares? I care. Why wouldn’t I? Why would I dismiss someone’s opinion on a topic strictly because of their gender/orientation? I find that a shitty thing to do.
That’s what men have been doing to women’s opinions for decades, and I thought we determined at some point that it was wrong to do so.
Well... you're missing a few things:
- I'm not telling people to stay out of it, I'm saying I don't need to add my voice to a topic that impacts women more than men
- Women were told to stay out of things that definitely impacted them
- I'm also not dismissing someone's opinion but it's more about how we think of a "public" discussion space around a topic
I'm really working this out in my mind, the_squid, so please feel free to add ideas to the mix here.
Again - this is about how we form "publics" because such things are very malleable and plastic today. When democracy was designed there was a static "public" structure and today these things come up in such a way that anyone on earth can provide an opinion on any topic imaginable. So my question is "how do we deal with it ?".
The idea I have is for people to check out if they aren't significantly impacted.