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In reply to the discussion: I find it very interesting that people with first world problems [View all]idwiyo
(5,113 posts)283. You made another accusation without any evidence to support it. How am I dishonest?
I replied to your post that says:
HiPointDem (14,346 posts)
262. lol. i made no wild speculations whatsoever. in contrast to the OPs picture of women in tunisia
being stoned and denied education.
I know your posting style and won't be replying to you again.
262. lol. i made no wild speculations whatsoever. in contrast to the OPs picture of women in tunisia
being stoned and denied education.
I know your posting style and won't be replying to you again.
You did say here that you will not reply to me. You DID reply to me LATER and in another OP, true. I have not answered that one yet.
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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