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Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
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Originally Posted by LessinSF
My favorite bad argument corollary to identity politics is when someone prefaces their argument with "As a _______," as in "As a mother, I think Nassar should have received the death penalty."
This use of one's identity to insulate their argument from scrutiny, and de-legitimize the arguments of anyone who is not whatever the speaker is maddens me. It actually makes me discount their argument.
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As someone who had a quasi-judicial job, I have to say I did follow that line of reasoning. But what is your status where someone else gives a shit what you find the opposite of persuasive?
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