Nah, it's not so obvious. One of the recurring themes is the question of why so 
few women participate [⛧]. It's often written off to confrontation or the 
typical male pattern of simply waiting until it's your turn to talk, etc. But I 
think there's something deeper lurking, some style at work. What's "obvious" to 
some will not be obvious to all. This, BTW, is a hallmark of groups where some 
members are more tightly coupled than others and subtext is rampant. Good ol' 
boys are called "good ol' boys" for good reasons. (I'm not saying I know what 
those reasons are, of course. I'm as abusive as the next *guy*. But to sweep it 
all under the rug as "we know each other and engage in this behavior all the 
time" or some sort of unwritten standard that identifies abusive behavior, 
seems inadequate.)

I know almost nobody who reads this will care about such meta-narratives. C'est 
la vie.


[⛧] And I don't intend to be sexist about it. It's just one example. I know at 
least 1 male participant who feels put off by the implicit style of the group.

On 12/8/20 12:16 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> Obviously it was not “abuse”.
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