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TorchTheWitch

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26. God damn, I'm so fucking tired of this sexist shit
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 01:17 PM
Nov 2012

What is the "predatory women" crap? Are these generals so fucking helpless in the presence of an attractive female that they just can't think straight? And who was likely to be more predatory? The young attractive female underlings or the ugly, old enough to be their father, ego infested generals accustomed to the whole world bowing down to their self-imposed greatness? And in the military where the cultural norm is for women to be so hated and vilified that rape and sexual harassment are a constant theme and where the persistence of the culture comes from the top down?

This "predatory women" horseshit is what wraps women in burkas - it's the same exact mindset that believes that men in the presence of women are rendered entirely helpless and utterly unable to keep their dicks in their pants whether the women want their attentions or not and this is the fault of the women.

All throughout DU for days since the story came out is full of nothing but these women - not the idiot generals - blaming them for being predatory, spies, Mata Hari's, and described with all sorts of sexist terms (broads, dames, chicks, etc.). Barely anything at all about what these stupid ego-infested generals did to themselves and the nation. THEY were the ones with the responsibility. THEY were the ones who should have known better. THEY were the ones that should have kept their brains in their heads and their dicks in their pants.



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I am disgusted... [View all] Raven Nov 2012 OP
You are not alone! nt Sadiedog Nov 2012 #1
Exactly how do you know the general (s) aren't the predatory ones? snagglepuss Nov 2012 #2
Blame goes all around. I did not mean to Raven Nov 2012 #5
nobody's "predatory". Humans love to fuck from way back. Schema Thing Nov 2012 #10
Lol. amywalk Nov 2012 #14
... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #23
lol, even I had no idea the scope! Schema Thing Nov 2012 #24
In other news... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #25
I feel so bad for the generals wife Holly. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #3
she is by all accounts a great woman who roguevalley Nov 2012 #7
She works at the Consumer Agency femrap Nov 2012 #13
Raven you speak for all the military wives and husband who stay behind and take care of southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #4
On top of all that, Holly Petraeus also has been leading a program for military families pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #6
grew up heaven05 Nov 2012 #8
+1000; and furthermore... BeHereNow Nov 2012 #9
There are some men who have no clue how to keep the little head.... LynneSin Nov 2012 #11
Pat Robertson said today that it was okay that the general bonked another woman Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #12
Robertson.... femrap Nov 2012 #15
Funny how one of those pesky Commandments nearly got in the way, isn't it? Indpndnt Nov 2012 #16
Guess the so-called man of God forgot the 7th Commandment neverforget Nov 2012 #18
Stop it dangin Nov 2012 #17
I agree, not only is she keeping things together on SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #19
On "Bare Chested Pictures" jeff47 Nov 2012 #20
Lil helmet head joetubes Nov 2012 #21
I totally agree, and I know what it was like also.. I gave birth while secondwind Nov 2012 #22
God damn, I'm so fucking tired of this sexist shit TorchTheWitch Nov 2012 #26
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