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In reply to the discussion: I find it very interesting that people with first world problems [View all]Richardo
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Been away all day and haven't seen em, but I can believe there might be a few
Benton D Struckcheon
Mar 2013
#4
You'll no doubt find this difficult to believe, but you don't understand.
Sheldon Cooper
Mar 2013
#9
Horseshit. I just looked, and I still don't see any posts like you're claiming.
opiate69
Mar 2013
#16
The thread I read only got *3* posts in before someone cast aspersions on Amina.
Richardo
Mar 2013
#23
as opposed to the well-informed OP, who claims tunisia is a country ruled by fundamentalists
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#254
Unfortunately, I think people have a tendency to view the world through the prism created
hughee99
Mar 2013
#12
Thank you for this! Common sense and a little empathy come in handy, occasionally. nt.
polly7
Mar 2013
#17
K&R I stayed away from "feminist" threads until today. Until I saw these hypocrites belittle and
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#19
GD hosts allowed a vacant 'whining about DU' meta-forum call-out to linger all day
cthulu2016
Mar 2013
#29
I get sick of people claiming nudity cheapens your cause no matter what it is....
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2013
#32
I remember a lot of shit on DU around the Iraq War Protests, about haircuts and not wearing tiedye.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#317
I'm not putting down the woman, putting down the reactions from people who's only reaction was
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#36
I'm sure those will be forthcoming as soon as someone actually does what she described... n/t
Gore1FL
Mar 2013
#147
I'll be waiting a long, long time then... Not surprised of course, because I knew thee wouldn't be
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#233
many guys here, who do nothing but argue with feminist all day are putting this woman on a pedestal
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#171
I think you missed her point, but in any case, I think the word you want is "caring", not "carrying"
whathehell
Mar 2013
#277
While I agree some we're upset with the language of in the title of the thread
maddezmom
Mar 2013
#44
The posting of the images? That didn't happen until 190+ posts into the thread..
opiate69
Mar 2013
#53
There is a lot of history on DU between some of the feminists and some of the men ...
dawg
Mar 2013
#82
We all have our different takes and viewpoints on things. That's what makes life interesting.
dawg
Mar 2013
#90
Yes, but can we talk about male privilege at all without being accused of demonizing men?
antigone382
Mar 2013
#122
yes- they criticized the necessity for that tactic, not her. OP is BULLSHIT.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#149
it was men who came out 6-7 posts in with "I likee" and "Ohh, two points" making fun of her body.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#148
Ha ha "all you can do is complain about a couple of boneheads on DU" is YOUR OP, is it not?
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#172
Maybe. I lost track after the third (or fourth) OP about this and the resultant
cliffordu
Mar 2013
#76
Ahh.. ok.. I don't remember seeing the other threads.. maybe JI7 will answer me?
opiate69
Mar 2013
#78
And then you went on to falsely claim that the original OP was rife with "titty jokes" etc.
opiate69
Mar 2013
#120
i didn't lie about anything , i guess it's as the OP says about first world problems
JI7
Mar 2013
#137
What's Wrong with what a Stripper Does ? maybe that's the only way she is able to make money
JI7
Mar 2013
#66
i said this somewhere else but her message is in keeping with her choice of messaging
La Lioness Priyanka
Mar 2013
#68
Liberals fight among themselves. Conservatives fight among themselves. DUers fight among themselves
whathehell
Mar 2013
#278
lol. tunisia has topless beaches, 50+ years of secular government, & more women in its congress
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#255
This is now on the front page as one of the top five greatest threads.
UnrepentantLiberal
Mar 2013
#95
you mean the ones who posted pics of rounded mountains and other breast like formations?
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#115
yep, "small-minded fucks who deserve their share of condemnation" for trivializing her actions.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#146
posting stupid shit like leering at this activist makes DU suck for all women
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#155
"she did it first!, Waaaaaah" pretending you give a shit about a protester in Tunisia
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#287
ha ha. I like that. even though I never yell, and avoid yellers like the plague.
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#294
Okay, it was at 49 recs and then I rec'd and it jumped to 89 in the 20 mins it took me to read
Number23
Mar 2013
#104
Amina is a great artist whose courage is as amazing as her message is righteous.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#126
Ah, well .... I guess I still don't get the problem, the OP seemed pretty accurate, imo.
polly7
Mar 2013
#188
I did not know about the alert, but I did know her OP was based off of the nude pics posted on DU.
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#201
I think you purposefully cut off the first part of that quote to make it fit your claim better.
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#300
I never claimed it wasn't about DU.. the fact remains, that she tried to conflate the differing
opiate69
Mar 2013
#301
Posting any nude pics on DU is risky as far as the jury and the tos is concerned.
ZombieHorde
Mar 2013
#311
they're not stoned in tunisia, either or any of that other crap. maybe you should read up about
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#258
As long as 'I'm' sure, that's all that matters. Now carry on with your poutrage. nt.
polly7
Mar 2013
#282
Does he have any power to enforce his opinion? No more than fred phelps does. BTW, did you
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#313
yup, its rather ironic that a small sub-group, one that likes to lecture other duers often,
quinnox
Mar 2013
#202
it's rather ironic that the brave fighters against patriarchy think tunisia forbids education to
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#273
how common a last name is 'tyler' in tunisia? and why were most of amina's naked messages
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#220
tunisia doesn't have sharia law. but maybe this controversy offers red meat to those interests.
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#221
and again, i ask: what's the terrible danger you claim she's facing and how common a last name
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#225
you claimed religious fundamentalists "run her entire world". They clearly don't. I have friends
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#227
i was wondering about this because i have met some women from some of these countries
JI7
Mar 2013
#235
prior to the 2011 'revolution' female headcovering was officially discouraged. the government
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#236
And all that discussion has to do with post-2011 developments. Tunisia had its 'color revolution'
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#241
Even from your article it doesn't sound like she's "perfectly safe".
UnrepentantLiberal
Mar 2013
#249
well, you let me know when the "islamic fundamentalists who rule her world" kill her. i won't hold
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#251
Do you not believe that there are Islamic fundamentalists who would kill her?
DisgustipatedinCA
Mar 2013
#298
There are probably christian fundies who would kill people here in the US. But they're not
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#314
Meaning of your reply: I made a lot of wild speculations, how dare you to question me!
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#261
lol. i made no wild speculations whatsoever. in contrast to the OPs picture of women in tunisia
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#262
You will not reply to me because you made a lot of unsupported claims. No other reason.
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#263
I *did* reply to you. I will not continue to engage you because your discussion style is not
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#266
You made another accusation without any evidence to support it. How am I dishonest?
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#283
Some people wake up in the morning, and the only thing on their to-do list is "Lecture DU"
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#229
maybe people who claim tunisian women are in danger of being stoned need to be lectured,
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#237
The folks threatened by the thought that someone, somewhere, might see a nekkid boob and enjoy it
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#239
yeah, i mean, of all the issues, people who are offended by public nudity is clearly one of the
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#242
given by the amount of hand-wringing it gets on DU, yeah, apparently nudity is a big problem.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#267
The First Amendment has always been and will always be a front burner issue for me.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2013
#305
I find it interesting that men who have no idea of what it is to be female in ANY world
whathehell
Mar 2013
#264
Yes, and "good for you" my First World man, on being so cluelessly arrogant
whathehell
Apr 2013
#325
Please...Had it not been for your pomposity & utter tone-deafness, I could never have done it!
whathehell
Apr 2013
#332
the only reson they are propping this up as a martyr is to flog others here....
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#293
First World White Men tell women "Don't complain"...Yes, the arrogance is hilarious
whathehell
Apr 2013
#323
Maybe, but the OP wouldn't be one of those...His post is almost comically pompous, not to mention
whathehell
Apr 2013
#324
Yes..It's "what happens when you marry a heap of ignorance on feminist issues with a grand
whathehell
Apr 2013
#330