Having been informed myself on numerous occasions that my arguments are sound but my (aggressive) manner 'spoils my case', I can sympathise with the members of the WSPU who, on encountering the same dismissal, were enraged, frustrated, and totally unconvinced by this line of reasoning. It was seen by militant suffragettes then (as I suggest it should be seen by feminists today) as merely an excuse for not dealing with women's ideas and experience.