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wnylib

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45. Reminds me of something I read

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Reply #32)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 07:54 PM

Jul 2021

about Gold Meir, when she was Prime Minister of Israel. There was a rash of rape attacks in Tel Aviv. Someone suggested imposing a curfew on women to protect them. Meir said it should be a curfew on men since women were not the ones committing the crime.

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'Hey The Guardian, I rewrote this article on 'violence against women' for you' [View all] CousinIT Jul 2021 OP

Profound malaise Jul 2021 #1

Yes it is. NT enough Jul 2021 #2

It's worth the click to read her edits. They are powerful! CrispyQ Jul 2021 #3

Absolutely spot on! niyad Jul 2021 #4

Very good points! Thanks flying_wahini Jul 2021 #5

Excellent. sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #6

k and R riversedge Jul 2021 #7

You got it. K/R appalachiablue Jul 2021 #8

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2021 #9

Wow, I hadn't thought of it that way PatSeg Jul 2021 #10

Exactly! It's always our problem! LittleGirl Jul 2021 #12

Women take most of the blame and pay most of the price PatSeg Jul 2021 #17

I'm getting really tired of the headlines LittleGirl Jul 2021 #18

It starts when they are young PatSeg Jul 2021 #19

"self-centered jerks who think the world revolves around them and their wants and needs" KS Toronado Jul 2021 #22

Then they wonder why their wife leaves them PatSeg Jul 2021 #28

I did my part too. Raising a good son. calimary Jul 2021 #29

Hey, that sounds like MY son you're talking about! :) PatSeg Jul 2021 #30

We're just lucky, I guess! calimary Jul 2021 #46

My daughter was pretty easy when she was young PatSeg Jul 2021 #51

Interestingly dianaredwing Jul 2021 #41

Rules of misogyny Ellen Forradalom Jul 2021 #32

Wow, that cut to the bone PatSeg Jul 2021 #33

Reminds me of something I read wnylib Jul 2021 #45

Apparently, it took a woman's perspective PatSeg Jul 2021 #49

Wow... What woman hasn't experienced this.. and yet it still hits so hard chia Jul 2021 #48

Here you go Ellen Forradalom Jul 2021 #54

Thanks. Second link from Twitter - good lord.. the tweets following re: why patriarchy is good and chia Jul 2021 #55

I was speaking with a sibling about an old family story about a malaise Jul 2021 #44

Like she cast some evil female spell on him PatSeg Jul 2021 #50

I don't care how women are malaise Jul 2021 #52

Yes, it shows a lack of integrity and character PatSeg Jul 2021 #53

I have been screaming this for a decade! LittleGirl Jul 2021 #11

#MeToo was a fool's errand Sympthsical Jul 2021 #13

Hell yes! Borchkins Jul 2021 #14

The Guardian is a good paper. That does not make it a perfect paper. malthaussen Jul 2021 #15

K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #16

What a difference words make, excellent article PoliWrangler Jul 2021 #20

Fantastic seta1950 Jul 2021 #21

WaPo last week had a similar article about a "woman's issue" Warpy Jul 2021 #23

"Why are you... Whatthe_Firetruck Jul 2021 #40

Hell to the YES! sarchasm Jul 2021 #24

A great example of a rewrite exercise I had my students do in order to understand "agency." ancianita Jul 2021 #25

Wow cate94 Jul 2021 #26

Absolutely excellent! Wild blueberry Jul 2021 #27

DURec leftstreet Jul 2021 #31

K&R! chowder66 Jul 2021 #34

Great point! Btw, we moms of boys... Duppers Jul 2021 #35

Fathers too TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #37

Moms have taught that for thousands of years Warpy Jul 2021 #42

K & R BadgerMom Jul 2021 #36

Excellent if..fish..had..wings Jul 2021 #38

Case and point! Percy Jul 2021 #39

Misogyny runs deep dlk Jul 2021 #43

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