Encountering Privilege

I am sorry for the formatting issues- copying from Facebook does some weird things

A few months ago I got involved in a discussion on Twitter (oh no) about sexism (yes folks, he really is intelligent). It got heated and I disagreed with someone. I don't remember how the conversation ended but it did.

This morning on my walk to work my phone gives me the note that I got a message on Facebook. After some time of this man yelling at me, I remember this conversation. I'm going to paste it here for you all to see.

I don't know what I did to offend him so much, but apparently my belief that all humans, regardless of gender, are equal, was too much for him to handle. I'm kind of shocked that he took months to track me down and send this all to me. 

Also, I am posting it verbatim, so I want to warn readers that this guy's language is rather offensive.

At end of the posted conversation. I blocked him. I don't expect him to change and nothing I can say will alter his thought process. For the first time in a long time though, I actually felt violated. My family, thankfully, got out of Europe before Hitler. But for someone who claims to know me, he knows very little.

As if that wasn't obvious.

Him: hey ... fuck yourself..... i forgot to tell you how much you make me ill a few months ago...

Me: im sorry do i know you?

H: Ya exactley.... you dont know me but you were so quick a few months ago to say how much i made you ill cause i had an opinion that wasnt as liberal as you wanted it to be

fking retarded moron

M: yeah. i think youre mistaken. sorry man

H: like i said, you can go fuck yourself.

tell your star athlete mother that she should have raised a child that had the good sense to form his own opinions, not just the liberal band wagon of the day

M: dude. I don't know who you were talking to but I'm pretty sure you're mistaken.

H: AHAHAHAHAH

not at all you dumb fking retarded... you are proving my point entirley.

you saw someone on twitter saying someone was sexist and you just jumped the band wagon.... you even admit now that you dont know anything about me or what i was saying.

try to be unbias before you jump into a discussion.

the worst thing about liberal cunts like you is that you think thats your different from the retarded conservatist...

extremism is any form is a vice.

you talked about how the women in your family were star athletes and you were a pussy... and how that proves women are just the same as men

you are a moron follower

M: I remember this vaguely. Thanks for reminding me.

This was around something Jackie Lee posted. Thank you.

H:Fucking retard

liberalism is nazism for vaginas

get the facts straight before you open your ignorant mouth... just cause its liberal doesnt make it right.

and just cause someone has a penis doesnt make them sexist...

ppl like you are fascist with with better record collections. 

tell your mom that she raised a ignorant follower. in 1930's germany youd have raised your hand as far into the air as you could reach.

M: I highly doubt that.

H: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH... for sure... you are a follower... you will do whatever the crowd is doing. ive seen you do it. you were one of the most vocal and you dont know a thing about me. YOU ARE THE PUREST KIND OF FOLLOWER

YOU MAKE ME ILL

M: You also clearly know nothing about me. I'm Jewish. My family had to escape Europe.

H: Fuck you.

you are a follower... learn to get the facts before you open your ignorant mouth in the future.

everything i said was true but you saw someone getting called a sexist so you jumped on the band wagon.

and yes youd have stood in line and saluted Hitler.