army1987 comments on The Nature of Offense - Less Wrong
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Can you say more about how the presence of women factors into your decision?
E.g., say we're both in a mixed-gender group, I am drunk, and I start muttering obscenities (just to be specific, say I start repeating "fuck" over and over). If I've understood you, you're more likely to demand an apology from me (and back up that demand with the threat of violence) than if we're in an all-male group. Do you have any theories as to why?
Vaguely relatedly, does your decision change if I'm female?
He believes females are more likely to be offended by that than males?
No, definitely not. It would be about me and how I am seen and see myself.
That's certainly one possibility.