Posted by shar on January 5, 2003, at 1:31:29
In reply to Re: I know I should just keep my fingers shut.....but, » shar, posted by kid a on January 5, 2003, at 1:03:21
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> Shar I think the idea of these diatribes it that it is possible for men to suffer abuse.Kid A, my post was not in disagreement with that idea. I am sorry if that's the way you took it. Rather, I was addressing, in more general terms, the idea of comparisons, their helpfulness (or lack thereof), and where they may lead.
> No one is positing that one sex suffers more than another, though statistics may prove this otherwise.
Kid A, well, that point was suggested, and it was the comparison that got my attention, and concerned me.
> Perhaps rather than constantly trying to constantly smoothe out the differences in opinion between posters you should see them perhaps as pieces of a greater puzzle, a dialouge if you will that leads both writers to a better understanding of one another.I believe that some forms of discourse lead to a better understanding, and some don't, which is what my post was about.
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> Nobody needs a hero here.I didn't realize it appeared I was trying to be a hero. God forbid. However, I will say that there are people here who are heroes to me, and I've needed them before and probably will again.
Shar
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