“Believe all women.”
That phrase should be
insufferably offensive and appalling to……all
women. A phrase so exclusionary, so biased, so trite, so close-minded and
so steeped in stereotyping should be anathema to any sentient being. Why? If
one has to ask, one is probably incapable of rational thought. Which would be
the case with anyone tritely tossing “believe all women” around. The user is
immediately exposed as a person bereft of reason and devoid of the subtlety of
mind necessary to process complex or contradictory information.
Moreover,
they obviously eschew the fundamental precepts of American jurisprudence:
innocent until proven guilty and due process. “Bleep it!” they say, “I want
this to be true, therefore it is true! So there! Don’t agree? Then shut up!”
Border collies are smarter and more reasonable than that, and far less prone to
temper tantrums.
The
message of the phrase is so ridiculous, so beyond the pale it should be
embarrassing to anyone who uses it or accepts it at face value. “Believe all
women,” huh? That’s logically impossible. No sane person could simultaneously
believe all the women who’ve accused Bill Clinton of sexually harassing them
and Hillary Clinton who has repeatedly called them lying hussies.
“Believe
all women?” Does this include the two that have accused Keith Ellison of
harassment and physical abuse?”
“Believe
all women?” Does this include Sarah
Palin, Michelle Bachman, and Ann Coulter? Apparently not.
“Believe
all women?” Including all Republican women who are debating their Democratic
opponents?
“Believe
all women?” Does this include the millions who devoutly believe abortion is a
sin?
“Believe
all women?” Does this include all women who devoutly believe?
“Believe
all women?” Perhaps that’s a bit arbitrary. Why, then, shouldn’t we believe all
white, Christian males? Or all transgendered mulatto accountants?
“Believe
all women?” Those who believe in the veracity of that phrase are still free to
think what they will.
They just don’t want others to have
that same freedom.
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