thecommunityoftrustworthysinks:
I hate that some people are so dense that they need disclaimers for every single thing, like when women say “men are…” you know good and goddamn well they aren’t referring to every single man. It’s billions of us, how the fuck would they know all of us?
Whenever I hear these statements, I interpret it as “Not all men, but enough men to make this a prominent issue amongst men”
Same shit with “white people are…” Get the fuck out your feelings and actually listen so you can address the concerns of these people instead of defending people that ain’t shit.
this makes sense but those statements in the english language typically are implying all. that’s how they’re usually used. like if i said “frogs are green” someone would be in full rights to say “uh no they’re not all green” cause they’re not all green, but my phrasing implied it. like the way i see it, if you mean “too many X” or “most X” then why not just say that? it’s one or two more words it’s really not going to break you for a whole lot more precise point. i add in clarifiers to almost everything i say. “most” “a lot of” “in general” it’s really not hard and makes your point that much more accurate. i just don’t see why people wouldn’t do that. if you don’t mean all, don’t make it sound like you mean all. there are very very easy ways of making that obvious. i don’t think it’s a matter of people being dumb or dense, it’s just a matter of wording things accurately
ifesbob 