NancyLebovitz comments on Of Exclusionary Speech and Gender Politics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 14 April 2010 12:35:19PM 0 points [-]

which should screen off obedience being an issue; obedience isn't expected of adults.

It is expected by sexy adults. It is also often given to those same adults ;)

This leaves out whether you mean adults who like sex or adults who you consider attractive, not to mention whether it's true of everyone in either of those categories, or whether it's just some proportion.

Comment author: wedrifid 14 April 2010 01:36:40PM *  1 point [-]

It also doesn't quantise just how 'often' the obedience is given to that proportion, what the exact scope of commands over which such obedience is granted, what measures of age and or maturity allow the designation 'adult', which group of adults are those doing the obeying and what level of obsequiousness is expected during compliance.

Hopefully what were clear were the assertions:

  • Obedience of the kind described is in fact expected of adults at times.
  • Having this expectation has a clear influence on sexual attraction.