Mixed Messages

There are plenty of mixed messages from the left floating around out there, and one wonders how to make sense of them.

For example, we're told the following things about men.


"The answer is that we do, and we must, regard all men as potential monsters to be feared. That's why we cross to the other side of the street at night, and why we sometimes obey when men say "Smile, honey!" We are always aware the alternative could be death."

 "It is squarely a man’s problem. In the wake of recent horror stories about men in power who abuse women — like Harvey Weinstein — we offer some of our findings on rape culture and some suggestions for men to make change."
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"But the socialization of men is such that even a good man – a supportive man, a respectful man, a trusted man – has within him the potential for violence and harm because these behaviors are normalized through patriarchy.

And as such, we know that even the men that we love, never mind random men who we don’t know, have the potential to be dangerous. Surely, all people have that potential. But in a world divided into the oppressed and the oppressors, the former learn to fear the latter as a defense mechanism."

So, if those things are true, then why would anyone want these monsters mingling with women in places like restrooms or locker rooms?

Yet, one also wonders why...

"Laurel Hubbard is genetically male, but transitioned to female in her 30s, and now the former men's weightlifting champion has qualified for the New Zealand national weightlifting team as a woman.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Saturday that it had cleared Hubbard to compete in the Commonwealth Games, one of several international competitions that precede the Olympics. Hubbard, they say, has "acceptable" levels of testosterone, clearing her to compete against female weightlifters even though she has a clear psychological and physical advantage."

or this...


"Transgender mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor Fallon Fox is facing new criticisms after breaking the eye socket of his last opponent.
On Saturday, Fox defeated Tamikka Brents by TKO at 2:17 of the first round of their match. In addition to the damaged orbital bone that required seven staples, Brents received a concussion. In a post-fight interview this week, she told Whoa TV that "I've never felt so overpowered ever in my life.""

or this...

" Transgender sprinter Andraya Yearwood, a freshman who was born a male, won the girls 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the Connecticut high school Class M state championships — victories that didn’t come without some controversy."

Make any sense, in light of the first few quotes.

So, we're left with "All men are potential monsters", but we should let them in women's bathrooms, and some men are really women.  

Yet, we're told that women don't need guns.  Seems like with a bunch of "potential  monsters" out there that maybe allowing women the choice to carry would be a good idea.   But we all know that no one needs to carry because the police are the only ones who have guns.  Sounds great, until...

"In a shooting involving a police officer, there's often a familiar blame game: Was the cop was racist? Was the person shot threatening? Or maybe, the bias that leads cops to shoot affects us all."

 "76% of black Americans say police are more likely to target minorities."

So, to protect women and minorities from these "potential monsters", we want  to leave that to the police who are likely to target minorities.

I don't know for sure, but believing that all men are "potential monsters", who should be allowed unfettered access to places where women are most vulnerable, except for those men who are actually women, ....

I think you get the point.  It strains credulity to believe that people can actually hold these contradictory positions simultaneously.

H/T Matt Walsh

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