An Australian museum excluded men from an exhibit to highlight misogyny. A man sued for access and won.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/mkwF8

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    You don’t need to know what it feels like. Trying to fight intolerance with intolerance isn’t successful.

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      7 months ago

      You don’t need to know what it feels like.

      no, but it can help

      Trying to fight intolerance with intolerance isn’t successful.

      blanket statements like this are rarely helpful or true

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        7 months ago

        I think downvoters have forgotten the paradox of tolerance. That said, intolerance should be applied at the individual level (ie don’t tolerate a nazi because they are a nazi), not by group (like the scenario this thread is about did).