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minus-squareSavvyWolf@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoMaybe! I don’t know if “gendered violence against men” also has the same connotations. Maybe this is indeed is a case of those people poisoning the term.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months ago“Don’t forget about gendered violence against boys!” would be a likely response to a statement about men. It is absolutely a case of a term being poisoned, which does mean it needs to be treated more carefully but sucks when there isn’t an alternative.
Maybe! I don’t know if “gendered violence against men” also has the same connotations.
Maybe this is indeed is a case of those people poisoning the term.
“Don’t forget about gendered violence against boys!” would be a likely response to a statement about men.
It is absolutely a case of a term being poisoned, which does mean it needs to be treated more carefully but sucks when there isn’t an alternative.