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The straw feminist page seems to mean something differemt to literal \'straw feminists\'.
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The straw feminist page seems to mean something different to literal \\\'straw feminists\\\'.
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I agree, I\'ve never understood why this trope is so bad. If someone is falsely accused of racism, of course that person is going to bring up the contradicting fact that they have good friends who are minorities! It\'s simply logical!
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I agree, I\\\'ve never understood why this trope is so bad. If someone is falsely accused of racism, of course that person is going to bring up the contradicting fact that they have friends who are minorities! It\\\'s simply logical!
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The sentence \\\"Some of my best friends are X\\\" implies the second message of \\\"And they would disagree with you if they were here.\\\"
The original statement, broken down, contains the following argument:
1. The words \\\"best friends\\\" indicate that they know the speaker well.
2. Identifying them as members of a minority argues that they would know racism if they saw it.
3. As minorities they would not tolerate racism or befriend a racist.
4. The speaker cares significantly about individuals belonging to the minority group he is accused of being prejudiced against.
A similar argument might go:
Person 1: You just hate Obama because he\\\'s black.
Person 2: Are you kidding? My wife is black!
Would you honestly interpret the second person\\\'s statement as him thinking of his wife as black first?
The only time this trope actually indicates racism is when the person is obviously lying or exaggerating in order to defend themselves.
The original statement, broken down, contains the following argument:
1. The words \\\"best friends\\\" indicate that they know the speaker well.
2. Identifying them as members of a minority argues that they would know racism if they saw it.
3. As minorities they would not tolerate racism or befriend a racist.
4. The speaker cares significantly about individuals belonging to the minority group he is accused of being prejudiced against.
A similar argument might go:
Person 1: You just hate Obama because he\\\'s black.
Person 2: Are you kidding? My wife is black!
Would you honestly interpret the second person\\\'s statement as him thinking of his wife as black first?
The only time this trope actually indicates racism is when the person is obviously lying or exaggerating in order to defend themselves.
