A concept I think describes an big underlying issue feeding parts of the culture war, including a lot of issues discussed in this subreddit, that I'm hoping will help people on both side think of these issues further. We're all hurting. Thoughts? Way to make simpler for people to digest? I originally called it the prejudice spiral but that feels ignorant to add the "the"-- I assume someone else has probably used that term before.

Part I'm struggling is there's both benevolent and hostile sexism issues towards all men and all women that are common in most societies and predates modern social movements. Like, there's difference between the more traditional benevolent sexism (that primarily benefits people that align with typical gender norms) and progressive benevolent sexism (that can sometimes benefits more those that align outside of typical gender norms) -- both have aspects that can benefit and oppressive both traditional and non-traditional women. like "Women and children" first is a more traditional benevolent sexism, but benefits most women that would be prioritized in an emergency.

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