When it comes to disagreement, stamping your feet, shaking your fist and pointing fingers may feel vindicating, but it comes at a cost. Because guess what - people will continue to disagree, but they’ll probably just stop talking to you about it. Similarly, calling people “incels” or “misogynists” just because they don’t align with your feminist identity, only make you look silly. It will also ensure your ideas exist in a santisied vacuum of your own creation and comfort. Never challenged, questioned or tested, not subjected to scrutiny; and therefore these ideas will remain stale, antiquated, fragile and lopsided. We’ve all been there. Someone says something we don’t agree with, and for the sake of avoiding an argument we keep our heads down and mouths shut. A room of luke warm silence follows, and the orator atop their soap box becomes convinced of unanimous support. In time only those who agree with the status quo will get to speak openly… and we call this an echo chamber. So always remember: silence is not support. Silence can be boredom, silence can be fear, and silence can be total disagreement. So have you been in this silent room too? Have you been afraid to say what you think? Well the space for you to share has arrived, and it’s right here below in the comments. What do you think? ~ Source YouGov Poll Illustration by mungang kim from the Noun Project.

2022-10-27