Of course not, but even so, the fact that we're even having this discussion is good evidence that the chasm at the very least exists, and as such, is something worth addressing.
Or, conversely, that the voices have become loud enough, and they have enough activist support, that they can actually influence people into believing the chasm exists, regardless of whether it does or not.
The atheist thing really hit me (beyond the fact that I'm active in atheist communities) because it fed into already-existing complexes. Atheists have a persecution thing (and largely for good reason), tend to be left wing, and tend to have other minority-viewpoint ideas about social justice. It was absolutely no surprise that some were very loud about alleged harassment, and were able to push their viewpoints on the matter, regardless of the true extent of the problem, into something more significant and look like yet another example of whatever privilege argument is in season.
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Date: 2013-07-25 04:17 pm (UTC)Or, conversely, that the voices have become loud enough, and they have enough activist support, that they can actually influence people into believing the chasm exists, regardless of whether it does or not.
The atheist thing really hit me (beyond the fact that I'm active in atheist communities) because it fed into already-existing complexes. Atheists have a persecution thing (and largely for good reason), tend to be left wing, and tend to have other minority-viewpoint ideas about social justice. It was absolutely no surprise that some were very loud about alleged harassment, and were able to push their viewpoints on the matter, regardless of the true extent of the problem, into something more significant and look like yet another example of whatever privilege argument is in season.