I too was once "That Guy." I don't think I ever downplayed rape or anything like that, but I was the type who thought racism and sexism were basically over so why are the women and minorities still complaining? For various reasons (the biggest I assume just being simple maturity) I think I've grown out of it to a certain extent, though of course I'm sure I still make mistakes.
Incidentally, this was the same time that I was a libertarian. I find just from anecdotal evidence that almost all (white male) libertarians I know also tend to downplay sexism and racism. There's probably a connection here but I'm not sure what it is.
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Date: 2012-04-09 03:18 pm (UTC)I too was once "That Guy." I don't think I ever downplayed rape or anything like that, but I was the type who thought racism and sexism were basically over so why are the women and minorities still complaining? For various reasons (the biggest I assume just being simple maturity) I think I've grown out of it to a certain extent, though of course I'm sure I still make mistakes.
Incidentally, this was the same time that I was a libertarian. I find just from anecdotal evidence that almost all (white male) libertarians I know also tend to downplay sexism and racism. There's probably a connection here but I'm not sure what it is.