Emile comments on How to deal with someone in a LessWrong meeting being creepy - Less Wrong

16 Post author: Douglas_Reay 09 September 2012 04:41AM

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Comment author: Emile 08 September 2012 03:44:06PM 0 points [-]

But do you mean to say that the creepiness standards of internet feminists are the same as that for "women who go other social convention"? I was expecting you to mean that they were different.

Comment author: Sarokrae 08 September 2012 03:47:52PM 3 points [-]

I meant 'not creepy' for internet feminists (asking politely) corresponding to 'not not creepy' for other people.

Comment author: Emile 08 September 2012 03:55:45PM 2 points [-]

Ah, OK, it makes sense now (though I suspect most people will still read it the wrong way)

Comment author: [deleted] 09 September 2012 10:40:47AM 3 points [-]

I didn't even notice where the negatives were in the original version -- I just assumed the intended meaning to be the one that makes sense.

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Comment author: AdeleneDawner 08 September 2012 04:04:30PM 2 points [-]

Is it clearer like this?

I often find that what is not-creepy for internet feminists is not for women who follow other social conventions, and vice versa.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 September 2012 06:43:15PM 5 points [-]

Possibly even clearer:

"I often find that what is not creepy for internet feminists is creepy for women who follow other social conventions, and vice versa."

Examples would be nice.