One lie does not a trend make. Although there has been recent study about repressed memories that casts a huge amount of doubt on the whole idea. Basically it is easier to implant a false memory than to repress a memory.

'Much that is written by women here is essentially of the form "you go girl, I'm on your side" '
Hmmm. Well, I'd say that the female posters think all you guys are yelling bros before hos. (For some reason that phrase 'you go girl' really irks me I must admit .Maybe it's the American-ness or jiveiness like 'talk to the hand' and 'what-ev-er!' )

I generally make a point of ignoring anyone who supports my ideas. That could be just because I'm rude and unfriendly, but it's also because I hate the you go girl attituuude.

"If you dont speak out against abuse, then you are helping to perpetuate it."

Yep, and it gets ever worse if you dare to ever question any statistics about it.

But to some degree people just have this reflex that says it's bad taste to ever be critical of certain things. It's just not accepted to ever be able to put empathy to one side, and objectively and rationally discuss touchy issues. Like it's impossible to even go close to mentioning precautions women could take to protect themselves without howls of blaming the victim. Pragmatism and objectivity is outlawed, people want nodding emapthy.

I don't feel the need for disclaimers to prove empathy, or to validate other peoples points that I do agree with. If I ignore someone I either agree with what they said or I don't feel strongly at all about it. I'll rarely say 'I agree with that and I get what you're saying but I don't agree with this'. I like to just march on in there and say that's bloody stupid to the part I don't agree with, and not mention all the stuff I do agree with.

Life's too short to spend your time tallying up where you agree and wasting your word limit validating others.