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ProudLib72

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50. At least one woman in Lysistrata defected because she couldn't take it
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:23 PM
May 2019

And part of the point was that the men would just wander around led by their dicks, unable to strategize about war. We already have that. And then you have to worry about the rise in the number of incels who will resort to shooting.

Oh, what the hell. Go for it!

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Also, women should be "closed for business" to Trump supporters. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #1
Abso-effing-lutely. Ilsa May 2019 #2
YES. DAMMIT. calimary May 2019 #40
Imagine the gall of women sleeping with who they actually want to Merlot May 2019 #79
53% of white women were pretty damn stupid in 2016. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #81
That's because only white people watch Fox and listen to Limbaugh EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #105
There have always been plenty of women who find trev May 2019 #57
There is not enough money in the world... 3catwoman3 May 2019 #59
LOL. Yes, they are. trev May 2019 #88
Society brainwashes us to like the dominant bad boy dustyscamp May 2019 #67
NOW "carefree girls" are liked by Society?! maddiemom May 2019 #72
I'm male, but probably born around the same time you were. trev May 2019 #90
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Not society but instinct Kaleva May 2019 #87
Not in all species. trev May 2019 #94
The female lions mate with the dominant male in the pride Kaleva May 2019 #95
Hm. trev May 2019 #100
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RW Christians get the red out May 2019 #70
Yes, the GOP is desperate to reestablish the patriarchal society. trev May 2019 #92
Yes, cuz all women are gold diggers at heart. Merlot May 2019 #80
Hm, didn't mean to imply that, trev May 2019 #91
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40% of women are anti-choice. MadDAsHell May 2019 #97
Yes, it is a ploy used by the right for votes. Women should speak up after all it is their walkingman May 2019 #104
Hear, hear! Ohiogal May 2019 #3
Is it hear hear? Or Here! Here! LakeArenal May 2019 #8
I'm not sure! Ohiogal May 2019 #18
"Hear Hear" is listen to this. HubertHeaver May 2019 #22
Or "hair, hair" volstork May 2019 #36
That works! HubertHeaver May 2019 #58
He'd likely prefer Herr, Herr! if you're calling him... JudyM May 2019 #69
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Sister Mary Palm and her 5 little friends... Wounded Bear May 2019 #64
Majority of white women voted for Trump Kaleva May 2019 #7
Gawd damn. LakeArenal May 2019 #9
More white women voters pick Republican presidential candidates than Democratic ones. They've done WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #17
Yep. And a lot of them support suppression of women's rights. Blue_true May 2019 #55
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Itty bitty and microscopic lunatica May 2019 #26
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Orange has been discontinued. Elwood P Dowd May 2019 #93
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(tall one must be pence............. ?) lastlib May 2019 #108
it legit seems to me it is getting too dangerous for women to have sex Takket May 2019 #13
I sure wouldn't want to risk it. leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #15
Absolutely! Ohiogal May 2019 #19
+1 ck4829 May 2019 #25
I've lived happily without a husband since 1993 lunatica May 2019 #28
I feel that way. too. nt leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #31
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack May 2019 #60
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Ir get the death penalty. leftyladyfrommo May 2019 #110
K&R. I'm cool with this. ck4829 May 2019 #14
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Thread winner. Kurt V. May 2019 #30
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Many peacefreak2.0 May 2019 #56
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Lysistrata! Haha! TrollBuster9090 May 2019 #39
There was a discussion on DU about two years ago BigmanPigman May 2019 #43
Spike Lee made the film Chi-Raq based on Lysistrata too TexasBushwhacker May 2019 #51
I've been making this argument for years... 2naSalit May 2019 #44
I support complete abstinence from sex with Republican males DesertRat May 2019 #45
Quite a few hetero women of DU are married to staunchly Democratic husbands... harumph May 2019 #46
yep, we are replaceable. nt yaesu May 2019 #47
Hey - it worked to end a civil war in Liberia. And won a nobel prize! floppyboo May 2019 #48
Funny fescuerescue May 2019 #49
At least one woman in Lysistrata defected because she couldn't take it ProudLib72 May 2019 #50
I thought Dura-incels was a type of battery. democratisphere May 2019 #52
these people keep shoveing these bills down our throats but the courts say ",not so fast AllaN01Bear May 2019 #53
The Joys of the Electronic Age... dlk May 2019 #54
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For those who need to know more, here is information on Lyistrata. A greek play by Aristophanes. Stuart G May 2019 #62
Won't work because men are known to screw anything. Even the Thanksgiving turkey Kaleva May 2019 #63
Warm apple pie......... nt Hotler May 2019 #74
Jason Biggs, we will have none of your cheek... n/t ElboRuumRedux May 2019 #106
But we have to understand get the red out May 2019 #71
I think you are on to something here. A national sex strike ... Hotler May 2019 #73
yep the fun house is closed due to a strike.. samnsara May 2019 #85
40% of women are anti-choice; many women's movements seem to operate under the false assumption... MadDAsHell May 2019 #99
For the smoke alarm? DashOneBravo May 2019 #75
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esp hurry buy batteries now as they will be more expensive with the tarriffs! samnsara May 2019 #84
I think Evan Rachel Wood has a great idea. SergeStorms May 2019 #86
uh bobnicewander May 2019 #98
Did YOU see Bill Maher...he mentions Lysistrata and Melanie! BigmanPigman May 2019 #107
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