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by BinaryIdiot 4013 days ago
> Are you telling me you believe unsolicited sexual advances in response to any non-sexual thing one might post is desirable to women?

Perhaps you didn't read my post clearly but I said nothing of the sort.

> If you think that women aren't treated badly on Reddit, go to /R/shitredditsays

I said the exact opposite; women are hit on pretty heavily in reddit. I don't see that as being treated well; it's obviously unwanted (at least in the vast, vast majority of the time).

I have no idea where you could get the idea that my post said or even implied anything but women being treated poorly on reddit...
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obstinate 4013 days ago
You said that women don't catch heat, which to me meant you thought they were treated well. To catch heat (without a cause) is to be mistreated, and it seemed to me as if you were saying this was not the case. My apologies if I misunderstood you.
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BinaryIdiot 4013 days ago
> You said that women don't catch heat

Please take a look at my original comment as I did not say that. Women catch heat all the time. All I said was, in my experience, I rarely see it when compared to all of the sexual harassment they receive.

> To catch heat (without a cause)

I haven't seen this phrase used without a "cause"; isn't that just an insult? Can you even "catch heat" without doing anything?

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obstinate 4013 days ago
"I rarely see women get 'heat' on Reddit." -- You. I understand now that you were making a comparative statement, but at the time I believed you were making an absolute one.
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BinaryIdiot 4012 days ago
> "I rarely see women get 'heat' on Reddit." -- You

I'm not sure why you're quoting that; it doesn't support your assertion. Rarely does not mean an absolute don't.

> I understand now that you were making a comparative statement, but at the time I believed you were making an absolute one.

Even if it was absolute I was certainly highlighting a problem with women being sexual harassed on Reddit which you still somehow took as me thinking it's desirable. Worst yet you never corrected your mistake within the editing window so my comment is being downvoted to hell and people probably think I'm supporting the sexual harassment of women.

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