Jay Quisitive
1 min readSep 1, 2021

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I say this with compassion Skip: this kind of angry reply tends reveal more about your woundedness than it says about what she has written (the same goes with some other angry replies in the comments, from all genders). I took the liberty of reading two of your stories (and have some specific thoughts there when time allows), and I think you are savvy and self-aware enough at some level to know you are indulging in a bad faith take. Perhaps you can ask yourself if you are projecting your own negative experiences onto what she's written? I don't have that answer, but I think the question is worth asking. And there *is* a conversation to be had about the #NotAllMen / AllMen generalizations (something I've been trying to find the right balance for in a piece that's been half-written for months), but this, my friend, ain't it. Start by recognizing there are things in a woman's experience that you don't understand intuitively, and perhaps cannot ever (and the reverse is true as well--which is also part of that conversation), but that listening with compassion and an effort to leave one's own preconceptions at the door is part of engaging healthily with your fellow human beings. I hope this is taken as intended.

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Jay Quisitive
Jay Quisitive

Written by Jay Quisitive

Musing and writing about sexuality and ethics. I think I made $8.75 last year from Medium. I’m not here for the money. I’m here to explore and engage.

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