Originally Posted by
Alpha Bitch
Thanks for explaing, that made a lot of sense and would also account for why people get so wound up about this. I will try to come up with something constructive to say and hope that other people will have suggestions as to how to reduce that effect. I am sure people are willing to listen to suggestions.
This. Thank you for the explanation. It's very interesting to hear a polite explanation of how 'we' are perceived by others.
You say that people feel that they aren't wanted and are scared to disagree with us. Do you feel like there are lots of examples of people being 'stomped out' or unwanted, or that it's more just the 'image' that the group gives off?
Because as I always prattle on, I love getting new people involved in stuff and I found the uni student thread very welcoming when I first joined it, so I wonder if any of that intention comes across or not?
Without talking about practicalities or anything, in an ideal world, what would be one big thing that you feel would help to make people feel less threatened?