>I wasn't trying to put a position forward, only explain why some people felt so strongly about it being discussed/shared.

I understand exactly what he's saying. I wasn't born yesterday. I reject the notion that policy is not up for debate if you're not the right gender or skin color. I reject the notion that if you don't have the right skin color or gender you cannot put forward good arguments for or against.

>From your comment I thought you didn't understand the parent so I tried to help by trying to explain it differently.

OP was simply patronizing when they wrote: "I've been there myself, it takes a lot of time and effort to understand the real impact of something that doesn't impact yourself".

That you don't see how condescending, narrow-minded, and patronizing that kind of statement is, is your blind-spot.