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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]redqueen
(115,186 posts)126. You are completely misrepresenting what I said.
I dam not calling them victims. I am asserting that their desire to sell their body, IMO, does not outweigh the importance or protecting victims of human trafficking or other members of society who are coerced into prostitution.
That's all there is to it. It's quite simple, really.
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wow burgman. start a thread to dismiss very real womens issue. no surprise there.
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#2
ya, right, cause once again you are off base. you do get, all the people that "get it", right?
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#69
doesnt meet SOP of gd. copy cat not allowed in GD. i am the issue? really? nt
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#25
and the men in this thread, doing the happy dance, are the ones best at dismissing womens concerns
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#30
like the Op, you have to be participating to "get it". that is not my problem. it is yours
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#63
I just got her point and it is an interesting one but I am not sure you will appreciate it.
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#92
go for it. but, i bet it is going to have the same end result that every reply
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#95
no, this person never engages. stalks, insults, and runs away. clever.... lol. nt
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#102
it is a description and explanation of what YOU continually do on my posts. nt
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#174
OK, first off, 'Darmok' is an episode in the old series Star Trek the Next Generation
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#105
Well, I am curious to know what she thinks of my explanation, assuming she doesnt have me on ignore
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#115
I have to say that I think what she tried to do was extremely interesting. The problem with these
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#118
To a STTNG fan, what someone is trying to say with a Darmok reference is unmistakeable
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#125
you are not listening steven. i told you the history, so that should be clear now.
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#127
what are you not getting. regularly on my thread she makes a reference like this
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#123
Why is this so hard for you to understand? It is completely straightforward.
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#135
That question sounds like it is going somewhere pretty personal. Please PM me. nt
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#182
you dont understand, because i am not frustrated. it doesnt bother me. she thinks she is so clever
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#133
Petty dictators now have a fresh opportunity to do what they couldn't before: not be ignored.
leveymg
Jan 2012
#46
all the lonely... lonely men. i think the problem is their lack of sex. hence, these issues, lmao
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#49
For every lonely man there's a Material Girl. Any contract takes at least two parties.
leveymg
Jan 2012
#52
I thought that was odinism, not misogyny. Which do you have on your mind today?
leveymg
Jan 2012
#62
Lack of sex? More like fear of having it because we might be seen as violent
The Straight Story
Jan 2012
#108
i dont know. i tell my boys make sure girl is as enthusiastic as you. good way to avoid rape
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#113
If you boys posting on this thread really honestly want to know why you never "get laid",
Zorra
Jan 2012
#15
they gotta win. they have to misrepresent to argue. that is the only way it can be argued. nt
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#128
ya. and i have enjoyed your posts and hearing what you have to say. agreed. nt
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#167
He can't answer because he had a thread hidden for telling redqueen to perform oral sex on him. N/t
demmiblue
Jan 2012
#42
BAAAHAHAhahaha!! "Wah! My orders for someone to metaphorically penetrate themselves on my phallus
RadiationTherapy
Jan 2012
#55
It used to be the vast majority and not just the sad few. It's happening and it will get better.
RadiationTherapy
Jan 2012
#97
actually, the boxers are in a twist. but again, you are not aware of the issue, obviously. nt
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#79
Well, I am a bit hyper-sensitive about the amount of arrested development I see among adults;
RadiationTherapy
Jan 2012
#138
lmfao.... ya, i HAD to go into the stores to buy undies for guys. i didnt notice all those pictures
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#163
Atman, rather than making assumptions with repsect to Camille Paglia writings/comparisons--
hlthe2b
Jan 2012
#88
I had no problem finding it in GD--this is, after all a copy cat thread--if you had really wanted to
hlthe2b
Jan 2012
#134
I have not been incivil to you... It does speak volumes that you reply in this manner.
hlthe2b
Jan 2012
#171
how many people have clued you in before your second post to rant about panties? how many people
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#176