I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was called

Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by pessimizer on Thursday May 12, 2022 @12:53PM (#31356678)

> The problem we have in the US is we tend to placate to the vocal minority, rather than realizing that they are in fact just a vocal minority.

I think it's related to trauma fetishization combined with child worship.

Trauma fetishization: The person who is most traumatized by a thing should be the one who dictates policy about that thing. People who have lost children qualify, and we literally name the laws after their dead children.

Child worship: Children are without trauma, and therefore without neurosis. When you traumatize them or through inaction allow them to be traumatized, you have created neurosis, which is the source of all problems in society.

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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by unethical_ban on Friday May 13, 2022 @10:47AM (#31368374)

There was a post about an abortion rights rally, with the poster saying "Keep our women safe". Someone came in and said, essentially, "I appreciate the message and the support, but can we drop the possessive 'our'"? It was called out that the "our" was itself supportive and indicative of community. The person replied "I came from a small town where men used 'our women' as a signal of ownership and I shudder when I hear it".

My internal response: Okay? You're asking everyone to change a good-faith saying because it triggered a bad memory for you? Get over it.

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