Submitted by Necessary_Tadpole692 t3_10x97jk in philosophy
ddrcrono t1_j7yb5d8 wrote
Reply to comment by HoneydewInMyAss in Judith Butler: their philosophy of gender explained by Necessary_Tadpole692
I don't agree with the commenter's approach here, but I've also taken a feminist philosophy class, well before the current age where people are much more willing to defend minor disagreements to the death and even then I got the sense that too many difficult or pointed questions were not overly welcome.
I've also noted that feminists who fall out of line with some of the more popular pillars of modern feminist thought/who are critical of it get ostracized for their differences.
This isn't my main area of study, but I find that it is the area of study where people are the most sensitive and questions are the least welcome, which is particularly unusual in philosophy. I can see why some people are frustrated with the state of things even if they express themselves in a way that makes it difficult to take them seriously.
The people who would make more reasonable, moderate level-headed criticisms are likely too afraid to.
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