Hi again Max! Thanks for the response. I actually hold some core beliefs that align with some of your points here. I certainly agree with you about extreme responses. Ones grounded in censorship are dead wrong as far as I'm concerned. I continually share with my progressive friends that we are lowering ourselves to what we detest from authoritarianism when we censor--which is all too often the first tool for many. We can do better with engagement and mutual respect for different ethical constructs. Arguments must be defeated in the public sphere of debate, not cancelled into silence. The accusations of fragility are sometimes valid.

Regarding your second point, I understand you are doubling down on the assumption that to empower women you must neuter men, correct? I think are right that many men are feeling adrift in their interactions with women. Personally I believe it is largely because they are not adapting to the reality of empowered women who don't require the role of a traditional husband as bread-winner or protector/advocate. Many modern women demand a level of mutual respect and independence that would be unheard of a few short decades ago, and I regard this as progress. Though it is not without upheaval and missteps, sure. Again, just listening to the women in our lives tell their realities goes a long way. In so many cases, there are piles of injustices that have been endured--ones I'd say are much greater than having our feelings hurt about hyperbolic portrayal of the limited emotional range common among many, many men. Some real changes are needed still in women's rights and protections. We'll all be better, men and women, in getting through this time of truth and reconciliation (to borrow a concept from South Africa's time healing from Apartheid).

Again thx for sharing and engaging respectfully and hearing me out (I get long-winded, I know)!