Is any/all forms of generalization bad?
Like even generalizations against the rich, white people, cishet, men?
Asking because I woke up to a reddit post under the subreddit r/changemyview titled, "CMV: Modern day feminism generalizes against men in ways that would consider racist, xenophobic, or bigoted if used against other groups - especially when using offender statistics" and OP tried to paint how the way people generalize men online would come of as wrong if the same language was used to talk about other minorities. Someone in the comments pointed out how generalizations are more accepted to groups that are seen in power, like the rich, white people, cishet people etc. and though the commenter understand this precedance they still dislike generalizations at large.
Most pointed out to OP though that, what they are claiming is modern feminism in their post, is just an extreme being rewarded online and by the algorithm. Most feminists aren't like this in the real world.
I was just curious on your guy's thoughts on the generalizations part? Do you guys think some forms of generalization aren't that concerning like generalizing groups that have systemic power? For me I've never questioned it.
Or do you guys think all forms of generalization is bad and that more nuanced and accurate language should be encouraged/used instead?
depends on context, like pretty much all language. generalizations serve a cognitive and rhetorical function because you can't think or talk about everything on a case by case basis and efficiently function in life or conversation. it's good that you're able to recognize the difference in power dynamics in the instance you mentioned, because that's......
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Nope, theres a huge difference in "I hate all men" and "I hate all women". The first one comes as a response from seeing a man do something misogynistic, femicide, rape, just a general reaction to the way men in close proximity treat women on a daily basis. The other one comes from a place of derogatory superiority, the logic to back it up often us......
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I realized why I was struggling to word how I wanna answer this. I don't wanna generalize how I feel about generalizing things LOL. So ig yes? But also no, because there are exceptions. I think generalizing is bad, but there's an asterisk.
I don't like generalizing because I feel like it oversimplifies things. Especially if you're generalizing an ......
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No… i love feminism but i also love evaluating people honestly. You can do both.
Humans are squishy and complicated and hard to fit into boxes without cutting important limbs off (first hand experience btw). Literally the only thing all men have in common is a Y chromosome AND THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THAT.
By saying “all men are ___”, you’......
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no, not all forms of generalisation are bad. it depends on the context in which the statement is being made
many generalisations are used in a way not to point fingers at an entire group, but instead to make a point. take ACAB for example; obviously not EVERY single cop to exist is bad, and there may still be a small minority of cops that don't pa......
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