(October 10, 2016 at 1:21 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(October 10, 2016 at 8:12 am)Whateverist Wrote: I don't think Aurora suggesting that there may be some unresolved internal conflict in you regarding women seeking power is any kind of slur. It is a very natural thing to consider when trying to understand one another.
I take it as a slur, because it implies that either I'm sexist, or I'm so dumb that after fifty years I still don't know basic things about myself. If you want to speculate on her motives, go ahead, don't let me stop you. But I won't take being called sexist -- and that, in essence, is what she did -- without defending myself, and if you want to jump into the fray, you'd goddamned well better have something better than sticking words in my mouth that I didn't say, Whatevs.
While still feeling a bit taken aback by my own ignorance regarding H. Clinton, I have to say I still disagree with you on this point. Who really ever fully knows themselves? I don't consider that a completed mission in my own case and I never assume that anyone else is holding all their own cards either. I don't think it has to be intended as a slur to suggest that someone else may be missing something. I can't imagine Aurora thinks of you as a vile, sexist guy any more than I do. But I'll leave that for her to pursue if she wants to. I don't and in general, people will let you know when they don't want to explore their potential unconscious motivations with you .. and that you have done very clearly.
I confess I only went there to draw the parallel between throwing shade on Hillary. But after watching that video I can see why she is drawing so much of it. So let me apologize again for going there. I was wrong.
