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The Doctor.

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141. I love watching people make all kinds of excuses for avoiding questions, challenges,

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 08:48 PM

Jan 2012

or invitations.

I asked you for an explanation. Your only reason for not providing one is that you didn't have one. Everything else is just an excuse.

When someone refuses to answer a question because they 'don't like my tone', or I 'already speculated' on the answer, I know that they're full of crap. Why would you not correct me if my presumption was wrong?

Because you couldn't.

then why did you claim I didn't ASK you even though you obviously couldn't remember the details of the exchange?

Yes, I know why. Because belief is comprised of 'desire' and 'reality'. Those whose beliefs, like yours, are comprised more of emotion-based desire (for me to be an unrelenting bad guy without the decency to ask for an explanation) will remember what they want to remember.

Which is exactly what you did when you made the claim that I gave you no opportunity to explain yourself.

I'll PM you the link to the screenshot so you can see for yourself.

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Does THIS Seem at all Sexist to Anyone? [View all] The Doctor. Jan 2012 OP

Definite gender bias Scootaloo Jan 2012 #1

because you kept telling me who and what i was instead of asking. because the reason i seabeyond Jan 2012 #2

and if you were being honest here, you would include the subthread, that would show how foolish seabeyond Jan 2012 #4

one more point. tell us honestly. that other scenario you let run? was made up. to create seabeyond Jan 2012 #7

First things first: You have my apologies. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #24

What are you talking about? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #5

here we go again. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #9

Are you the person "The Doctor" described in the OP? Quantess Jan 2012 #14

yes. though he interprets to fit his agenda. and refuses to put the subthread in seabeyond Jan 2012 #17

Oh, and you might be glad to know... The Doctor. Jan 2012 #25

The first one I thought Cherchez la Femme Jan 2012 #125

and i am hoping we are done with it. it is really getting old. seabeyond Jan 2012 #126

Not directly, I've had that exchange with several people. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #22

Well, it kinda plays into stereotyping, certainly. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #3

as quoted, I don't think it suggests the pictures were the cause of the gender determination n/t fishwax Jan 2012 #6

NOW it makes sense. Cerridwen Jan 2012 #8

Which is what, precisely? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #10

I am not sure how one determines the sex of others based Rex Jan 2012 #11

Sometimes we can get carried away with our comments. Maybe she meant nothing by it. She just made southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #12

I think that's more about preconceptions... rbnyc Jan 2012 #13

" A certain character or content " is your assumption of what orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #15

No, it sounds made up to me. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #16

I do think there is an agenda here. nt justiceischeap Jan 2012 #20

Yes, it's called 'curiosity'. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #28

Not made up, but that is irrelevant. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #26

Some of us find these vendettas tiresome. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #29

So when it was a man saying something, it was an honest question, The Doctor. Jan 2012 #33

you left out context and reality in your little scenario cause you were curious. does it matter if seabeyond Jan 2012 #34

There is no 'context' beyond the contents of the OP. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #92

fishwax posted the December thread that prompted you to create this confection. Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #37

I sought the quote, I found the subthread deleted, and I chided her. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #70

I rarely know the gender of a poster unless I'm told Warpy Jan 2012 #18

especially when you have no information because the Op doesnt put a link seabeyond Jan 2012 #23

ah ha -- it was this one, I assume ... fishwax Jan 2012 #30

exactly. thank you fishwax for providing a link. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #35

i see much of it was deleted. it was going back and forth of him telling me who i am seabeyond Jan 2012 #38

WTF Rex Jan 2012 #43

and here i sit. but really, it isnt about me. and i am merely being overwrought. i should take seabeyond Jan 2012 #46

I will. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #51

Yes you must be distressed, should I bring over the fainting couch? Rex Jan 2012 #57

lol. eating my wings hubby cooked. seabeyond Jan 2012 #61

Okay let me know... Rex Jan 2012 #67

Read the whole thread. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #47

Ah but you withheld vital information, therefore Rex Jan 2012 #54

Tell me of any social 'experiment' where 'vital information' is not withheld? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #65

Wrong, you have no idea how to hold a real experiment Rex Jan 2012 #69

Wow, you really have no clue how experiments are run, do you? This question will prove it: The Doctor. Jan 2012 #73

That is nice, but you withheld information 'we' needed to know. Rex Jan 2012 #75

That's strike one. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #85

LOL! Rex Jan 2012 #114

Strike two. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #140

I have the screen shots. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #44

i remember you dogmatic insistence that you KNEW why i posted the remark, regardless of asking seabeyond Jan 2012 #48

You think you know more than you do. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #53

you didnt put all of that post in that quote. you would ask.... then you would answer seabeyond Jan 2012 #55

Oh, so now I DID ask, but that "Doesn't count". The Doctor. Jan 2012 #76

you ask, you answer in the same post. you do not need me to participate in conversation seabeyond Jan 2012 #78

I love watching people make all kinds of excuses for avoiding questions, challenges, The Doctor. Jan 2012 #141

This isn't about seabeyond. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #40

and yet it's a direct quote from her fishwax Jan 2012 #58

Of course you don't. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #64

that is what I thought before knowing the quote was from seabeyond fishwax Jan 2012 #68

The Doctor got caught messing up his/her own 'experiment' to have fixed results. Rex Jan 2012 #77

How so? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #82

Thank you for putting it so succinctly! I ditto this ... Ship of Fools Jan 2012 #134

You know the old saying about "assume" justiceischeap Jan 2012 #19

Not really sexist. cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #21

It's a stereotype. Zalatix Jan 2012 #27

I think I posted damn near the same thing to ashling. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #31

We all do it. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #36

Shit - that reminded me of a line from "Toys" with Robin Williams. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #50

THIS is sexist: "Is it God’s highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will,…to have a woman Texas Lawyer Jan 2012 #32

Gender stereotyping is sexist.... Spazito Jan 2012 #39

The assumption that men are not interested in nature photography is absurd, but not really hurtful. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #41

and if the poster had thought months prior the person had identified their gender seabeyond Jan 2012 #42

That additional information would suggest a misunderstanding. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #45

yes. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #49

Right, but this isn't about you. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #59

It is, but give her some slack for cultural conditioning. Cleita Jan 2012 #52

People make faulty assumptions all the time MrScorpio Jan 2012 #56

In the threads where I have been perceived as a woman, I never took offense. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #62

Since you asked my opinion, I'll say yes Quantess Jan 2012 #60

Hmmm. Is this innappropriate? hunter Jan 2012 #63

now, this is funny. i was playing and sing to the song while cleaning the kitchen seabeyond Jan 2012 #66

So this thread is an 'experiment' and not a 'discussion'. Rex Jan 2012 #71

No, it's not an 'experiment'. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #83

I think it depends on whether or not the gender assumption has a negative connotation attached to it left coaster Jan 2012 #72

Yeah. That's fair. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #80

Not sexist, just unthinking tawadi Jan 2012 #74

Can I flag this entire thread... aaaaaa5a Jan 2012 #79

So a poster comes in, insists it was about her, and that makes it 'flame bait'? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #84

Um... you started an ENTIRE NEW THREAD aaaaaa5a Jan 2012 #117

So you're telepathetic? I'm impressed you know why everyone does everything. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #142

Nature scenes are not manly? Life Long Dem Jan 2012 #81

I was asked to comment but Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #86

then i would suggest the Op not use me as an example. ask the question in a different manner seabeyond Jan 2012 #88

That's impossible. You have decided that anything like this I post is about you. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #98

i didnt read your post... just for a heads up. it is not impossible. you can come up seabeyond Jan 2012 #99

Responding to posts you haven't read The Doctor. Jan 2012 #109

same as above, for heads up. i am answering the title. anything you post will get a reaction seabeyond Jan 2012 #111

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #127

I'm not impressed with ignorance. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #143

I blame myself... mostly. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #89

Gender bias yes- sexist might be pushing it Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #87

That's perfectly reasonable. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #90

As an addendum - Dragonbreathp9d Jan 2012 #91

Thats possible. Life Long Dem Jan 2012 #96

Seeing as you have stated you have been conducting a "social "experiment""... Spazito Jan 2012 #93

invitation? really? seabeyond Jan 2012 #94

Ahhh, so it seems one of my questions may be answered... Spazito Jan 2012 #95

good point. i dont know. i purposely did not respond in the other thread. seabeyond Jan 2012 #97

If you didn't respond in the other thread then I can see why you would not have... Spazito Jan 2012 #102

exactly. i see your point. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #104

I sent an invitation to each person who responded directly to the OP. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #106

are you suggesting i sent someone in to your other thread? lol. oh, you. seabeyond Jan 2012 #107

Thanks for your answers... Spazito Jan 2012 #113

First, and this is an important distinction: The Doctor. Jan 2012 #138

You sent out invitations to people who responded on another thread.... tpsbmam Jan 2012 #118

wow. seabeyond Jan 2012 #121

Let's have some examples of this 'evading' and 'avoiding'. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #139

I'm still waiting for those examples. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #151

An invitation??? obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #110

Yep Dorian Gray Jan 2012 #136

No agenda beyond curiosity. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #144

When I read the second OP Dorian Gray Jan 2012 #152

Yet the first one seemed perfectly legitimate to you? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #153

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #100

increase in the number of people blocking me. seabeyond Jan 2012 #103

Lol! Someone did. LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #105

ahhhm. you are so bad. seabeyond Jan 2012 #108

Didn't you get that memo? LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #119

rude angry feminazi, a bleeding heart soshulist librul seabeyond Jan 2012 #120

See, this is why we must get rid of the USPS LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #122

lol. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #124

Agreed. We can't fight mysogyny with misandry. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #112

especially seeing how evolutionary psychology is bunk. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #115

No, it's a field of study. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #145

evolutionary biologists dont get near evolutionary psychology with a ten foot pole. seabeyond Jan 2012 #147

That's because they are not psychologists. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #148

that is because they know it is garbage. but really, lets address the dishonesty seabeyond Jan 2012 #149

What the heck are you talking about? The Doctor. Jan 2012 #150

I don't think it's an evolutionary artifact LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #116

I understand your perspective, but actually, it really is evolutionary. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #146

No, you haven't provided enough information to make that determination. joshcryer Jan 2012 #101

Yes. It is sexist. McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #123

No peasant one Jan 2012 #128

yes SwampG8r Jan 2012 #129

No. It seems more like making a mountain out of a molehill. n/t Lil Missy Jan 2012 #130

IMO, this was sexist, and a generalization based upon gender. NYC_SKP Jan 2012 #131

Seems sexist to me, but only mildly. MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #132

Yes, as sexist is defined in adjective form. Zorra Jan 2012 #133

Women can and have been propergators of sexism. Maybe not so much as men; but there are moments. vaberella Jan 2012 #135

This seems a bit different from the intelligence topic. JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #137