> You're using it to create a false equivalence between immature jokes and sexual/racial violence
I've provided some context for why there is a link (not equality) between the two. Why is this a false equivalence or link?
> and having done that, are using racial/sexual violence as an appeal to emotion and morality.
I don't really think I understand this either. Microaggressions and the broader fabric of sexism are linked. Racial and sexual violence are not defensible even from a logical basis in a social context, no appeal to emotion needed. Am I missing something about this?
> Having done that, you're using that appeal to rationalize Adria's disproportionate response and overstate the severity of the offense
I don't believe I have overstated the severity of the offense. I am not advocating anything other than what happened, in that pycon pull the gentlemen aside and that Richards was free to blog about the incident. What makes Adria's response disproportionate?
> manufacturing a reality in which the conclusion of any rational observer is foregone
I believe I am being quite rational.
> Adria is the victim of sexism backed by sexual and racial violence, rather than the reality: she overheard an immature and minimally offensive joke.
These are not mutually exclusive. Even if you feel the pycon incident is minor, Adria lives in a society of sexism and racism that target women and people of color and some of that sexism and racism have surfaced throughout the various stories and reactions about this incident.
> In this context, 'microaggression' gives you the rhetorical tool you need to tie together minor offenses into a broader tapestry of systemic violence and oppression
This is exactly what I am getting at with microaggressions, they are tied to the broader tapestry of systemic violence and oppression. These kinds of aggressions have been studied and do have real effects on people and perpetuate the broader sexism, racism, etc. in society.
> from which you can use emotional appeals to justify almost any response, no matter how disproportionate to the original offense.
This is not true, I do not advocate any response to this incident. I do believe that reporting the incident to the staff and blogging about it are completely within reason for any individual.
> Adria chose to evoke public mob justice by shaming individuals for behaviors that she herself engaged in, while giving the individuals in question no equivalent platform to defend themselves.
Twitter and blogging are totally available to the gentlemen in question. Public shaming is not mob justice.
> This was wrong, and was done in the name of an ideology that uses rhetorical tricks such as your 'microaggressions' to justify such disproportionate behavior.
Again, I have no idea what ideology you are referring to. Microaggressions are not made up, have scientific rigor, and are actively studied (your quotes imply you don't believe it is a real thing). Allowing someone to speak up in a public space like Twitter about someone's poor behavior is not some grand scheme to justify unfair treatment of others.