rms
@lionirdeadman@fosstodon.org
> can be seen as a good thing if you forget that
There you brought up the "ableist" accusation instead? If we stick to the "misogynist" accusation for the moment, I take it that we are in agreement that RMS' pro-choice stance plays in his favor regarding the "misogynist" accusation.
> the joke is harmful in that it may make women remember
This seems far-fetched to me. Still, thank you for explaining your reasoning.
IMHO your grounds for calling RMS "misogynist" seem weak.
rms
@lionirdeadman@fosstodon.org I would like to ask you another thing also.
Before doing so, however, let me thank you again for being here answering questions about this. I think that it takes courage for you to do that, you deserve respect for it.
So now when I ask you something more, please do not take it as some attack against you, I am just trying to understand, while respecting you and listening to what you have to say.
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rms
@lionirdeadman@fosstodon.org The other thing I wanted to ask you about is the fact that the open letter you signed says that "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, [...]".
This means that, according to the open letter, RMS *is* misogynist, ableist, and transphobic. Those are qualities assigned to him, as if they were part of his identity, who he is, as opposed to referring to some of his actions, things he has done.
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rms
@lionirdeadman@fosstodon.org Part of my own background coming into this discussion is that I am a member of an organization that works against racism, among other things. In the context of the ongoing struggle against racism in our society, within this organization there have been much discussion about what is the best course of action when racism is detected, with the goal of making things better in the future.
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rms
@lionirdeadman@fosstodon.org One thing I have learned there, learning from people who are experts in such issues, is that when a person has done something racist it is generally not a good idea to react by calling that person a "racist". Instead, it is better to focus on the action, what the person did, and explain why that was racist, why that is bad, and suggest to the person how to act instead. This is considered a better approach than calling someone "racist", if we want to combat racism.
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