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Welcome, feminists. (Original Post) BlueIris May 2011 OP
I'm new here lbrtbell May 2011 #1
Sure thing. BlueIris May 2011 #2
Wiggy is right ismnotwasm May 2011 #3
my world is changing on me. wavin at all. nt seabeyond Dec 2011 #4
Was the old forum not inclusive? Lyric Dec 2011 #5
i did. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #6
had the same question iverglas Dec 2011 #8
I'm not positive, redqueen Dec 2011 #9
snork iverglas Dec 2011 #10
bah hahaaha seabeyond Dec 2011 #11
I snork a lot in the Guns forum ;) iverglas Dec 2011 #14
ha ha, that is grand. all this time i have been mostly snorking when i thought i seabeyond Dec 2011 #15
To be fair, unless someone wants to state more about why she or he didn't feel included, BlueIris Dec 2011 #18
Well the question wasn't answered... redqueen Dec 2011 #19
well, to be truly fair iverglas Dec 2011 #22
what are we supposed to be being inclusive of. Whisp Feb 2012 #23
I didn't realize there was a feminists group here! I don't know if I have to join or what... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #7
hey, you seabeyond Dec 2011 #12
Hi Seabeyond! I'm glad you're here. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #13
i'm here! Scout Dec 2011 #16
yea, .... you made it. seabeyond Dec 2011 #17
no, YOU'RE the sockpuppet, i'm the real me LOL! Scout Dec 2011 #20
lol. true that. seabeyond Dec 2011 #21

ismnotwasm

(42,474 posts)
3. Wiggy is right
Fri May 20, 2011, 09:06 PM
May 2011

I feel like I'm a decade back. It's kind of like other sites though. I just got a smart phone, and I 'do' twitter. (I don't 'tweet', now there's an example of chaotic.) There are several liberal sites and feminists as well as feminists blogs I follow, (Ms. Feministing, Feministteacher etc. and I find it useful. Be cool If DU had the cashe to do it.

 

iverglas

(38,549 posts)
8. had the same question
Tue Dec 13, 2011, 07:47 PM
Dec 2011

Inclusiveness is one thing ... I'm minded of the old saw about not having a mind so open one's brain falls out.

What are we supposed to be being inclusive of, I'm wondering.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
11. bah hahaaha
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:40 PM
Dec 2011

snort? or, snork. is a snork different from a snort. cause i loved the unladylike snort i thought you made.

 

iverglas

(38,549 posts)
14. I snork a lot in the Guns forum ;)
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 09:23 PM
Dec 2011

It's a useful tool. It can express genuine amusement, sometimes in an "I shouldn't think that's funny" kind of way, it can express derision, it can convey "I'm in on the joke" ... I think it's a snickery snort.

When I was asked about it there, somebody urban dictionaried it.

1. snork
Verb: to drink something and have it come out your nose because you're laughing so hard.
I told her a funny joke while she was drinking a soda and she snorked. Then I killed her for wasting good soda, and licked it up off the ground.

2. snork
to unintentionally snort loudly while laughing. Also used as an exclamation after someone snorks, to emphasize the fact and increase their embarrassment.
She laughed so hard she snorked.
After he snorted, I pointed at him, yelled "SNORK!" and laughed.

Oh well. You can't expect urban dictionary not to throw a little misogyny into whatever ...

Oh, hey, this is the good one:

5. snork
A word occasionally used on forums in reply to a very funny post, it is sort of like posting "LOL" or similar. (but cooler)

I am kewl, so kewl.

Snork.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
15. ha ha, that is grand. all this time i have been mostly snorking when i thought i
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 09:26 PM
Dec 2011

was snorting.

lol

thanks.

BlueIris

(29,135 posts)
18. To be fair, unless someone wants to state more about why she or he didn't feel included,
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 10:00 AM
Dec 2011

we probably shouldn't be guessing. Some posters at DU2 felt that the forum was not living up to its statement of purpose. One person wanted more discussion of solutions for our problems, for instance. Said person felt this part of the mission statement never materialized and that was one reason that member didn't want to post.

I am gratified that more new people are interested in posting here, because of the "fresh start" feeling this new software offers people.

redqueen

(115,164 posts)
19. Well the question wasn't answered...
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 10:19 AM
Dec 2011

if we don't understand in what way it was not inclusive before, how are we supposed to know in what way we should be *more* inclusive?

I also don't understand how the failure to discuss enough solutions is a way to exclude people.

 

iverglas

(38,549 posts)
22. well, to be truly fair
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:11 PM
Dec 2011

Unless someone wants to state why they didn't feel included, they maybe shouldn't post a statement that they didn't feel included.

On your other point, about solutions for problems -- well, I don't really know what to say. Myself, I kind of just like reading things people write, whatever they're about! Not everything everybody writes, but a lot of what feminists have to say about most anything is interesting.

Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)
7. I didn't realize there was a feminists group here! I don't know if I have to join or what...
Tue Dec 13, 2011, 12:20 PM
Dec 2011

But I'd like to be part of it.

Thanks!

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
12. hey, you
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:41 PM
Dec 2011

good to see you

even on differing views on the rare occassion. allowed

glad you found the group

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