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58. Maybe it is because they are not antagonizing and blaming all/most men in general as the root of

Reply to gollygee (Reply #39)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 12:46 PM

Mar 2013

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It is their culture, their government, heavily influenced by fundamentalist religion.

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Women should "get their tits out" in order to be taken seriously? [View all] elehhhhna Mar 2013 OP

Where did the statement come from? FSogol Mar 2013 #1

here, sorry elehhhhna Mar 2013 #5

Post your concern in that thread then. HappyMe Mar 2013 #6

And miss an opportunity to have another thread about boobies? Major Nikon Mar 2013 #112

They are called Breasts MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #121

... opiate69 Mar 2013 #124

Boobies Major Nikon Mar 2013 #127

That is the cutest Aerows Mar 2013 #149

I call mine tits. Or boobies. Sometimes they are girls. They don't really like to be called breasts idwiyo Mar 2013 #141

Tits Major Nikon Mar 2013 #151

Well, mine don't fly but they sure float. :) idwiyo Mar 2013 #152

! opiate69 Mar 2013 #153

Was it something I said? Oh my.... idwiyo Mar 2013 #154

There's seriez bizniss to discuss dagnabit! How are we supposed to smugly solve the world's problems opiate69 Mar 2013 #155

Yes, Sir! I hereby pledge to be Series Only! idwiyo Mar 2013 #156

I salute your newfound commitment to the outrage brigade!! opiate69 Mar 2013 #157

Just you wait till I post pics of me protesting with FEMEN... Nekkid. But not till its warm outside. idwiyo Mar 2013 #158

But!! But!!!!.... Nekkid is bad!!!!!!!! opiate69 Mar 2013 #159

Yes, pics of Butts too. Butts are great for writing on them. All your butt space are belong to us! idwiyo Mar 2013 #160

I cannot lie.... opiate69 Mar 2013 #162

Both of us gonna go to HeL. And probably get banned too. idwiyo Mar 2013 #164

lol.. well.. laughter being the best medicine and all.. at least we're enjoying the ride, right? opiate69 Mar 2013 #165

Sure do. Someone even UN-ignored me. Must be because I promised to post pics... idwiyo Mar 2013 #168

Heh.. I seemed to have gained a few ignores.. maybe I should promise some pics too lol opiate69 Mar 2013 #169

The ones at my house are tufted tits. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #206

The technical term is "Golden Bozos" Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #199

I'm sorry, but I think you have misrepresented this Trajan Mar 2013 #28

Thanks. Crappy title, but good article. BTW, FSogol Mar 2013 #37

mjf :OIJDS :IJFDSfds ,;x Evasporque Mar 2013 #81

Damn you! My iPad can take some coffee over it but ... idwiyo Mar 2013 #94

You're lucky. HappyMe Mar 2013 #97

Message received! FSogol Mar 2013 #111

Unison,oomph.muggfcfvvdxs. Mine typed that.... pkdu Mar 2013 #128

I wish I had enough Aerows Mar 2013 #150

Use BlueTooth keyboard and press it against the nipples. It's called Fasilitated Communication. idwiyo Mar 2013 #161

I have no idea what you are talking about Trajan Mar 2013 #2

What??? Where? nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #3

Has anyone actually made that statement? EOTE Mar 2013 #4

I assume it's this post?: NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #7

I'm unfond of the use of "tits" to refer to human breasts. MineralMan Mar 2013 #8

Or as Steve Martin put it, "They should never be referred to as (list), only as Hooters." talkingmime Mar 2013 #32

what a disgusting OP.... chillfactor Mar 2013 #9

Your title is the opposite of what the post in question says. Scuba Mar 2013 #10

men are angry.... that so many womens voice is being heard. this is the tool they use, .... seabeyond Mar 2013 #11

DU simply reflects the country at large. ananda Mar 2013 #12

you are correct. pornify. that is the woman and girls role in this society today. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #13

LOL. That's what you get from an OP that attacks nothing but strawmen? EOTE Mar 2013 #18

A woman wrote the headline. Richardo Mar 2013 #133

She has been brainwashed the patriarchy to use the word "tit" Bonobo Mar 2013 #144

That's because she's a tool of men - brainwashed kdmorris Mar 2013 #146

It's long past time LWolf Mar 2013 #14

and to really think, sheesh, pulling out the boobs will result in being taken seriously is about as seabeyond Mar 2013 #16

Or maybe some people just polly7 Mar 2013 #19

at any point polly, are you making an ass out of those that do? not a chance. you do call out the seabeyond Mar 2013 #20

WTF are you going on about? nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #21

I'm fairly sure you're responding to a haiku. EOTE Mar 2013 #23

I thought it might be a palindrome. Bonobo Mar 2013 #148

I gotta say it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #163

Yes. LWolf Mar 2013 #24

It depends on what is being protested and the cultural context of the nudity. JVS Mar 2013 #25

i disagree. it always harms the womans cause. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #27

While you are attempting to control what others do with their bodies, Kurovski Mar 2013 #131

"always harms the womans cause" RetroLounge Mar 2013 #137

IT DOES GET TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST!!! LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #89

+1 n/t tammywammy Mar 2013 #103

Well said, LadyHawk. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #105

Don't bother. She can't CONTROL what FEMEN does, she can't FORCE them to do what SHE wants them to idwiyo Mar 2013 #116

She's been looking for the FEMEN alert button all day RetroLounge Mar 2013 #138

I wonder how many alerts were sent today? Damn,, I miss META sometimes. idwiyo Mar 2013 #139

I am astounded, seriously DUMBFOUNDED that your point even had to be made Number23 Mar 2013 #142

1000 times braver and 10,000 times more effective for feminism than anything anyone on DU has done. stevenleser Apr 2013 #198

She's in Tunisia, do you not get that? Perhaps you'd be happier if she self-immolated... Richardo Mar 2013 #136

Since this hapened in downtown San Diego nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #166

+1 n/t JTFrog Mar 2013 #41

Not necessarily, but actually reading the stuff they complain about would be a good idea. n/t winter is coming Mar 2013 #15

Those are not the words of a DUer. They're the words of the cited article. MADem Mar 2013 #17

This belongs in Meta... which doesn't exist cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #22

The ARTICLE (not the DUer) supports women using their sexuality to gain attention hughee99 Mar 2013 #26

There has got to be better ways to protest. Evoman Mar 2013 #29

gives the cretins what they want.... To ogle and degrade. seabeyond Mar 2013 #31

You know, seabeyond. Sissyk Mar 2013 #42

do not see nudity as the shameful, disgracful thing seabeyond Mar 2013 #43

You said Sissyk Mar 2013 #47

there are plenty of post that present my opinion. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #49

Thanks for the discussion! Sissyk Mar 2013 #54

i have bought into that in the past. when i saw you represent what i say in non truth, i no longer seabeyond Mar 2013 #57

Where and what did i repressent Sissyk Mar 2013 #62

You tried Sissy. Raine1967 Mar 2013 #171

Thanks, Raine1967. Sissyk Apr 2013 #200

Wasn't sweating it at all. Raine1967 Apr 2013 #201

LOL at "dishonestly interpreting"... EOTE Mar 2013 #61

Funny, what this woman is actually doing is punishing those men in her culture who sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #202

the country where they go topless and wear bikinis on the beaches. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #203

Why do you object to the female body? sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #204

Not in Tunisia Richardo Mar 2013 #134

And we all know Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #180

whoa, relax. Evoman Mar 2013 #183

Last things first Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #184

WTF. Evoman Mar 2013 #188

I appreciate the irony. Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #193

So you don't think any men fit my description? Evoman Mar 2013 #195

I wouldn't know. Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #196

Get over yourself. I will decide what to do with my body. Including walking around idwiyo Mar 2013 #30

+ Sissyk Mar 2013 #44

Am astounded at the level of vitriol these women get from people who actually call themselves idwiyo Mar 2013 #48

For a few here on DU Sissyk Mar 2013 #55

TITS! I LOVE MY TITS!!! And my CUNT! BEST DAMN THING EVER!!! idwiyo Mar 2013 #59

See, here's the deal! Sissyk Mar 2013 #66

Don't really care for the word myself because it sounds weird to my ear, nothing else. idwiyo Mar 2013 #68

Astonishingly easy. HappyMe Mar 2013 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Mar 2013 #99

Ahh.. but you see, there's only one "true" type of feminist... opiate69 Mar 2013 #70

Yeah... Not really much I can say but (see below): idwiyo Mar 2013 #75

Woot! Have fun! LOL nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #76

Sounds like a deliciously wicked Spring Fertility Festival weekend itinerary! opiate69 Mar 2013 #77

Pig men everywhere thank you for your service. EOTE Mar 2013 #78

Cant wait! idwiyo Mar 2013 #84

How can we? We're just that good. EOTE Mar 2013 #87

Wait--what? they let the DOGS go naked? tblue37 Mar 2013 #143

For all beaches to be declared nudist, silly! I'll let the dogs decide for themselves, LOL. idwiyo Mar 2013 #145

{Snort!} I mean, 'Oink!' randome Mar 2013 #92

... LittleBlue Mar 2013 #109

You are welcome :) idwiyo Mar 2013 #113

Is there a certificate of authenticity, too? randome Mar 2013 #96

No.. but if you order now, we'll throw in these handmade pins for free!! opiate69 Mar 2013 #98

Thank you. HappyMe Mar 2013 #53

I just don't get it sometimes. Sissyk Mar 2013 #56

The fact the Tunesian woman could very well HappyMe Mar 2013 #82

They don't give a shit about that woman because they can't control what she does. Or any of the idwiyo Mar 2013 #107

Are they being taken seriously now? randome Mar 2013 #33

Her body, her choice. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #34

Yes, but your username invalidates your opinion. randome Mar 2013 #36

He's a lumberjack, but he's okay. dawg Mar 2013 #63

Many of my best friends are lumberjacks and only a few of them are transvestites. edbermac Mar 2013 #129

Sweet, sweet timber. :drool: nt. EOTE Mar 2013 #64

+1 idwiyo Mar 2013 #71

It's her body, her decision. HappyMe Mar 2013 #35

Her body, her choice. Sissyk Mar 2013 #38

For those who don't understand why that thread irritates people gollygee Mar 2013 #39

Amazing isn't it? n/t JTFrog Mar 2013 #40

yes. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #45

Maybe it is because they are not antagonizing and blaming all/most men in general as the root of RC Mar 2013 #58

Ah yes, the tone argument. JTFrog Mar 2013 #65

Right.. because civility, tact, and diplomacy are such worthless concepts. opiate69 Mar 2013 #73

The best feminist is mute and naked. Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #132

Exactly this (n/t) MadrasT Mar 2013 #69

Yep. Either their feminism will be porn-compliant, or it will be bullshit, apparently. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #74

The difference here is HappyMe Mar 2013 #80

+1 HiPointDem Mar 2013 #83

Then people should reply to those individuals in that thread muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #86

That would be the best idea yet. Kurovski Mar 2013 #135

You said that perfectly. Thank you. My OP was about the state of DU... elehhhhna Mar 2013 #88

Just for you: I find the outrage over what FEMEN does by self-described feminists here hypocritical. idwiyo Mar 2013 #108

Thank you. n/t. MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #123

Then there are those who are in favor of BOTH. randome Mar 2013 #130

You might want to check nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #167

Oh, I think they understood. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #175

They must get their tits out to LittleBlue Mar 2013 #46

+1 LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #101

It could be said that you are looking at it from a western point of view. The movement seems Kurovski Mar 2013 #172

Sorry to say I think it has. Cleita Mar 2013 #50

Are we supposed to support Femen or not? rucky Mar 2013 #51

Only you can decide that. The simple breakdown is... stevenleser Mar 2013 #60

secondwave my heinie - women and men in the 60's used nudity. Hello? elehhhhna Mar 2013 #90

Second wave in terms of feminist beliefs stevenleser Mar 2013 #95

I think the middle east has ushered in the fourth wave. But Time will tell. Kurovski Mar 2013 #174

The fact that a self-described feminist said that makes me sad. redqueen Mar 2013 #52

The author made a horrible choice of words for the article. dawg Mar 2013 #67

This sort of thing used to not be allowed here. Bicoastal Mar 2013 #79

we also used to not allow pictures of dangling bits of genitalia CBGLuthier Mar 2013 #118

They do it because they can get away with it Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #85

I don't see it as 'unenlightened' and 'immature' to admire good-looking women's bodies. randome Mar 2013 #91

You're not really going to play that with me, are you? Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #93

The more I read from Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #176

As usual, you have described things eloquently. randome Mar 2013 #177

Thank you so much. Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #178

Are you pretty young? treestar Mar 2013 #190

Pretty young? Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #192

I don't see that. treestar Mar 2013 #194

They're not 'getting away with it' at all. Not by a long shot. stevenleser Mar 2013 #100

I was referring to the poster and Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #104

You might want to read the relevant article before claiming that jeff47 Mar 2013 #110

Wake me up when we get back to 1976. grantcart Mar 2013 #102

Doing nude protests is very old. Not just women do nude upaloopa Mar 2013 #106

+1 Go Vols Mar 2013 #173

What about PETA or many others who protest naked? darkangel218 Mar 2013 #114

Unless you're protesting nudity. randome Mar 2013 #115

Made me laugh. :D ...nt TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #117

No one is coercing or abusing or forcing these protesters into doing so darkangel218 Mar 2013 #119

But they're not wearing any...never mind. randome Mar 2013 #120

Yes i know. i was refering to the OP. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #122

Got it. randome Mar 2013 #126

That's what's known in the parlance as a "Popcorn Truck Jackknifed on the 405" Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #205

The human body is beautiful nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #125

In a culture where "honor killings" have been an issue, it was a powerful statement bhikkhu Mar 2013 #140

Femen operates all around the world BainsBane Mar 2013 #185

I guess it gets attention? That's what activism is about. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #147

I'll bite, even though this is a call-out OP, which isn't cool. DirkGently Mar 2013 #170

they shouldn't have to get them out but they shouldn't have to put them away either. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #179

Can I assume that this is the opinion you took from think you posted? Raine1967 Mar 2013 #181

I can only imagine what it's like to have to tread that line. randome Mar 2013 #182

I can tell you it pisses me off way more when WOMEN are trying to control what I expose or not. idwiyo Mar 2013 #187

This post deserves K&R. thank you! idwiyo Mar 2013 #186

That wasn't my interpratation of that OP, but to answer your question, ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #189

OMG, boobs should be legal. grahamhgreen Mar 2013 #191

Aren't they already legal. Did I miss something? In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #197