Derric, if I may suggest - the best way to get a mailing list back on topic is to write to the topic, not to remind people of the rules.
Risker/Anne
On 23 June 2014 11:49, Derric Atzrott datzrott@alizeepathology.com wrote:
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
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