Im in my Contemporary Moral Problems class right now, we're covering feminist ethics, or "ethics of care". Every bit of evidence I've given to shoot down these outdated theories (such as the gender wa

CrossHook · 2013-04-25T01:57:53+00:00

Feminists use the term "straw man" to refer to mainstream feminism.

Like most terms, they seem to have no idea what it means.

redditsuckass · 2013-04-25T02:07:47+00:00

The term "Straw man" is sexist. It should be "Straw Person"

ghebert001 · 2013-04-25T01:33:10+00:00

You need to beat them at their own game...show them how their points are strawman arguments. Also make sure you point out to them the definition of a strawman argument and tell them how they're using it wrong.

Hoodwink · 2013-04-25T01:35:30+00:00

Use www.reddit.com/r/mrref and hand some of the relevant stuff to her after class.

logrusmage · 2013-04-25T03:13:56+00:00

How about bringing in a logic text book and explaining to her what a straw man actually is and isn't?

hardwarequestions · 2013-04-25T02:02:05+00:00

Go speak to the department head about her unprofessional behavior and how she's abusing her position as an authority figure.

dungone · 2013-04-25T02:19:30+00:00

Ask her to explain how it is that it's a strawman. It could be entertaining.

YetAnotherCommenter · 2013-04-25T03:54:31+00:00

Point out how feminist "ethics of care" (the Carol Gilligan hypothesis) is shockingly sexist and reinforces the idea that women are naturally emotional nurturers and that only men can be rational/logical. This idea used to be the basis for locking women up in mental asylums for "hysteria," but now is being repackaged and sold as "feminist."

Additionally, they've actually empirically tested the Gilligan hypothesis (i.e. that women approach morality from a framework of "care" and men approach morality from a framework of "rights and justice"). It turns out that the Gilligan hypothesis is wrong.

2013-04-25T03:09:42+00:00

/r/mensrightslinks

edit - and good for you :)

rightsbot · 2013-04-25T01:12:17+00:00

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Drop_ · 2013-04-25T06:56:06+00:00

Try to fill the credit with a class in a different department...

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