I'm sorry Derric, but I think the topic of this
thread is the notion that
many men, including those in administrator roles (e.g. list moderators)
simply don't even recognize misogyny, and don't recognize the importance of
providing systems by which women (and others, for that matter) can easily
limit the ability of people who have caused them problems from continuing to
communicate with them.
My email was an attempt to bring us back to that topic and diffuse what I, at
least in my head, had expected to turn into a situation that I felt
uncomfortable with, and that I felt others on the list (men and women both)
would.
There is a tendency of men to disregard women's
discussion of issues
that affect them so, yes, men on a list like this can undermine its
purpose.
This is a discussion I would be glad to have. Just not the way it looked like
it was going to happen.
Again, I'm really sorry if I offended anyone. I was genuinely trying to make
sure that we didn't have a situation crop up that I thought would really make
everyone uncomfortable. Instead I seem to have just buggered things up more.
Thank you,
Derric Atzrott