sexism, lets play.

[The Straight Story]

108. Well....

"You aren't on our side." - "I would like to know how exactly you think you are on the side of women?"

"now, we do not get the rape and death threats. not allowed. but, they push the nastiness as far as they can and create it as a hostile environment as much as they can, for a site with minimal rules. "

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1255&pid=18551

(ie, folks here WOULD say such things and the only thing holding us back are the rules)

And some of us are too dumb:

By past performance it is highly unlikely that post was made for 'discussion' but rather for shits and giggles of the MRA kind.

not saying he IS. just saying there is a fair amount of MRA shit here, and maybe some of them are too dumb to even realize that.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1255&pid=17949

I am damn well on the side of women, just not willing to put up with - day in and out - people attacking those who are on the side of feminists getting their asses chewed by a few here.

You care about the issues facing women?? Then engage people here in a way that is not busting their ass all the time.

A small, few, folks here are looking to find fault in everyone they can here on issues we all care about and are concerned about.

You said: "I would like to know how exactly you think you are on the side of women? "

I am on their side because I don't treat allies like shit and make all the issues about them. Where the hell have you been on many other threads in GD except to bash fellow DU'ers for not being pure enough for you and others.

There is a contingent here whose sole purpose is to attack fellow DU'ers and not talk about the topics at hand.

I am on the side women, but not on the side of those who want to belittle their allies and tell them they are stupid and that the only reason they don't get death and rape threats here are the terms of service.

Why don't you and others try not being so rude and condescending to others here and instead talk about the issues instead of how we are all the problem?

You shun the very people who want to help on issues and demean them and tell them they are stupid, don't get it, etc.

I can have more intelligent discussions on reddit, fark, and even freaking 4chan than I could here on women's issues - mainly because a few here kick the asses of people who care about the issues women face so that they can continually play the victim here on DU - or maybe because they really believe we are all really stupid. Not sure which is worse.