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Context. I see no such desire voiced. She made a sarcastic, satirical remark. I understand a common feature of us on the spectrum is not picking up on such things, but that doesn't mean there is free reign to impute whatever it is we can be most outraged by into the 'real' meaning of/behind such a remark.
Similar claims by Bindel are often dismissed as "sarcastic" or "satirical" only for her to later admit her sincerity. I see no reason to believe this is any different. That said, and with respect to your next comment, we'll take a different tack. What would your opinion be were she talking about e.g. Jewish people.
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Even if she was sincere in such a thing, I don't see the cause for outrage or cries of hypocrisy, because the comparisons brought up so far simply don't actually compare.
Outrage wouldn't be an unreasonable response, though I'll stick to my default of disdain where Bindel is concerned. As for "hypocrisy", why would that be a necessary component?
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next time when you complain and whine about sexist and rapej okes i will show you this thread supporting Julie's voilent anti-male sentiments
Sephardic-male's comment, likewise, has nothing to do with either the thread or Bindel. That post was, bizarrely, a response to myself. I'm putting it down to tiredness or some other temporary impairment on sephardic's part.
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And I can't believe you made me defend Julie Bindel.
Wherein you deny yourself agency in a bid to assume victimhood. Bad form!
I did no such thing, as well you know. That she is often an annoying idiot in no way excuses other people being silly about things she has said.
Firstly, yes you did. You very specifically referred to being "made" to defend Bindel, implying that you were the agent of an outside influence. Secondly, that was intended as a bit of light-hearted humour and should be taken as such. Thirdly, doesn't denying the experiences of others by decrying them as "being silly" rather fly in the face of your ideology, or do you make exceptions for the twitterverse?