In particular, if someone wants men’s threats of violence to women, even humorous and hyperbolic ones, to be judged more harshly than vice versa, I certainly find it a defensible position.
Most effectively by insulting the masculinity of any male who disagrees with you. I’ve actually seen this done. It was almost comical in the degree it went to.
I’m not interested in debating this particular issue, but clearly a reasonable argument could be made based on the disparities in physical strength.
What makes the broader context interesting, however, is that issues like these demonstrate that principled egalitarianism is not a viable Schelling point for basing social norms. This however clearly leads to some very problematic questions.
If I chose to defend such a position, I’d defend it by arguing it’s more dangerous to indirectly encourage the physically-stronger group to exert violence on the physically-weaker group than vice-versa. The words “on average” to be inserted as appropriate in the preceding sentence.
How would you defend it?
Most effectively by insulting the masculinity of any male who disagrees with you. I’ve actually seen this done. It was almost comical in the degree it went to.
I’m not interested in debating this particular issue, but clearly a reasonable argument could be made based on the disparities in physical strength.
What makes the broader context interesting, however, is that issues like these demonstrate that principled egalitarianism is not a viable Schelling point for basing social norms. This however clearly leads to some very problematic questions.
It is far from “clear” to me that such an argument would be reasonable.
If I chose to defend such a position, I’d defend it by arguing it’s more dangerous to indirectly encourage the physically-stronger group to exert violence on the physically-weaker group than vice-versa. The words “on average” to be inserted as appropriate in the preceding sentence.
Still, I’d rather discourage violence altogether.