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Originally Posted by adysav
I really don't think this deserves a response, because now I know you're trying to wind me up. When you read my post you seem to have added a section yourself that isn't there. Something like "all her life she's played with the toy trucks and aspired to become a leading figure in the construction trade. I'll crush that bitches hopes under my boot if she gets ideas above her station".
Would it help if I just edited my previous posts to fit your criticisms of things I didn't say?
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Actually, I'm being serious. Why doesn't she want to be a builder? Did my question say anything about you personally regarding that? I don't understand why you're having such an extreme response. I don't see there being some sort of hidden agenda in my question. My point was that there are reasons that people choose things and don't choose things and those are usually social in nature. If you had answered the question sincerely rather than attacking me personally and putting words in my mouth you might give me and yourself some insight.
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No and no.
I sincerely hope you don't think you should shape your life around the tauntings of playground bullies.
They must have really got to you.
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Well, you've wildly mischaracterized what I'm saying again. And you have gone personal again. Big surprise. By talking about how society shapes human behavior as a web of relations that enforces normalized behavior (a la Michael Foucault), you turn around and attack me for things you certainly know nothing about (such as my personal life history). Again, it appears to me that you're only seeing what you're wanting to see. I think it is unfortunate that when I ask straight questions that you assume that I'm trying to do something that I'm not. I would like for you to understand these basic tenets of sociology that have been discussed earlier and to realize that there are claims that can be made about nature and claims that can be made about our society and culture <i>and</i> that there is a difference. I think your preconceptions and beliefs are becoming a real barrier to having an earnest discussion about these things. If you don't want to consider what I say, that's fine, but at least realize that you're doing it rather than lashing out ridiculously.