One of the sad consequences of that sort of logic is that it makes sexual assault statistics meaningless. Imaginary example:
Quote:
Person A in conversation: "I dunno why all my kids' teachers are female, I guess men and women just choose different careers."
Person B overhearing: That person just said something that I disagree with. My disagreement makes me feel bad. Me feeling bad means that I have experienced psychological violence. The statement that I disagree with was a statement involving gender, therefore I have experienced gendered violence. Gendered violence is the same as sexual assault, therefore I am the victim of sexual assault in the workplace.
(complains to HR)
(Person A gets fired, gets arrested)
(Workplace sexual assault stats get one more data point)
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