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115. absolute misinterpretation of the post you're replying to. n/t

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Why haven't you heard about *these* women? What you missed while you were distracted by boobies [View all] HiPointDem Apr 2013 OP

K & R...good stuff! nt Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #1

I believe the insult should be "Attracted only to boobies" cliffordu Apr 2013 #2

Is that the point of this post for you? Squinch Apr 2013 #101

wtf? BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #113

Same as "When did you stop beating your wife"... Bonobo Apr 2013 #3

Kind of like the multiple postings of pix of the same 10-20 women flashing their boobies, eh? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #5

No, Bonobo. There are women fighting to maintian there rights in Tunisiia. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #18

Why on earth should this make you upset? BainsBane Apr 2013 #38

It starts with the silly and untrue accusation that Bonobo Apr 2013 #42

I haven't seen that it's untrue at all Scootaloo Apr 2013 #48

Hear, hear! redqueen Apr 2013 #96

What's the difference between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia? randome Apr 2013 #99

absolute misinterpretation of the post you're replying to. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #115

Huh? The poster implied there was no difference between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. randome Apr 2013 #117

that's not what the poster is saying at all. She's BEEN saying that Tunisia and SA are vastly dif- BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #124

Rubbish - DU talked about the assassination of Bouzid, and the protests muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #149

so glad to see someone else stand up against Islamophobia BainsBane Apr 2013 #160

You may not be BainsBane Apr 2013 #144

there is no parallel btwn your whine and what the OP is saying. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #116

These are intelligent and strong women whose voices must be heard. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #4

yes. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #10

the truth is people just a few days ago were going on about "stoned to death" JI7 Apr 2013 #6

so you are trying to imply that Tunisian women fighting for their rights is doing anywhere near as Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #7

hard to believe, i know...european boobs are so terribly powerful.... HiPointDem Apr 2013 #23

once again Femen brings issues to attention RainDog Apr 2013 #8

femen brought this to your attention? no, *i* did. femen brought *nothing* to your attention HiPointDem Apr 2013 #12

true delrem Apr 2013 #31

truth! bettyellen Apr 2013 #34

WORD! what you said! every word! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #125

+1 Raindog. nt Bonobo Apr 2013 #15

Femen did no such thing. Tunisia has a vital activist women's movement. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #22

oh sure- this was their secret plot to promote this activism that's been happening all along... by bettyellen Apr 2013 #30

k&r Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #9

i see Che Guevara JI7 Apr 2013 #11

yes. it was a leftist who was assassinated. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #13

kr-those that are terribly concerned with womens rights in Tunisia are also green for victory Apr 2013 #14

What's so bad about boobies? Major Nikon Apr 2013 #16

Because we spent the past week or so LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #17

Yeah. We are finding out that FEMEN picked a country that has a vibrant women's movement Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #20

oh, bull. the line on all those threads was: tunisia is a hellhole for women & amina is in danger HiPointDem Apr 2013 #21

Yes, thank you HPD for taking the lead on spreading the truth about Tunisia. redqueen Apr 2013 #97

this is an excellent post and so is the OP...as well as your standing up in the earlier threads. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #119

People talked about stoning because she was threatened with it LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #146

Seabeyond caused a whole lot of DU to feign an interest in Tunisia and use the word "patriarchy " bettyellen Apr 2013 #27

fish are not aware they swim in water. IMO, when it comes to women's issues many good, liberal men KittyWampus Apr 2013 #140

true! that so many were shocked that there would be dissenting opinions on protest methods bettyellen Apr 2013 #145

Fish aren't probably aware of much of anything. opiate69 Apr 2013 #150

It's great that people here are starting to pay attention to Tunisia BainsBane Apr 2013 #40

People here started paying attention to Tunisia about two and a half polly7 Apr 2013 #131

Socks and zombies--the OP should really ring a Bell. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #158

Ahhhh... I knew there was a reason I took great delight in NEVER being on the same side of an issue Number23 Apr 2013 #179

Oh no...it's a verified sighting. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #184

Her silence is deafening, no? opiate69 Apr 2013 #164

ahh.. just saw your edit... unfuckingbelievable. opiate69 Apr 2013 #185

highpoint posted on that day the reality in Tunisia while others kept going on about first world JI7 Apr 2013 #45

Beautiful! burrowowl Apr 2013 #19

Well, they're clearly for Sharia law because they hate boobies! Scootaloo Apr 2013 #24

they obviously aren't real feminists BainsBane Apr 2013 #35

and "they talk too much" Femen does not approve of that! bettyellen Apr 2013 #43

That's another point of interest they have in common BainsBane Apr 2013 #52

Thankyou, K&R Whisp Apr 2013 #25

I think I see a bit of cleavage there, I'm sure middle school boys will pay attention now! Whisp Apr 2013 #26

yes! i saw it too!! HiPointDem Apr 2013 #28

Awesome show of solidarity! bettyellen Apr 2013 #29

Yes. There are plenty of men, for example, out there with women in front of that courthouse HiPointDem Apr 2013 #36

hey that's not what Muslim women living in an Islamist North African state are suppose to look like! Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #32

Inspiring pictures. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #33

But they can't speak for themselves BainsBane Apr 2013 #37

Kick. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #39

Great photos! Thank you! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #41

Thanks again, HiPointDem! BlueMTexpat Apr 2013 #44

Thank you for the visual of reality based feminist activism. UtahLib Apr 2013 #46

I heard about these women, and the Femen protest. Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2013 #47

all 20 of them. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #51

can you please link to this "brilliance" Femen displays? bettyellen Apr 2013 #132

The reason you chose this deliberately provocative thread title... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #49

No, that's not the reason I chose the title. The reason I chose the title was the portrayal by HiPointDem Apr 2013 #50

And yet you said NONE of that in the title. nt Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #54

lol. i gave my audience some credit for being able to do inference. i guess i gave some too much HiPointDem Apr 2013 #56

So they are islamaphobes too and there is little to no islam there right? The Straight Story Apr 2013 #53

straw men, you guys love em. do you see anyone being stoned? if amina is going to be stoned, HiPointDem Apr 2013 #55

Talk about straw men - did I mention stoning in my post? The Straight Story Apr 2013 #57

no. but all my posts on this topic are in response to the many many posters who painted tunisia HiPointDem Apr 2013 #59

Excellent, excellent insights and questions. nt redqueen Apr 2013 #103

Good questions The Straight Story Apr 2013 #177

your posts are lame and it's all about you isn't it ? JI7 Apr 2013 #58

+ about a gazillion. chervilant Apr 2013 #111

And in your never ending crusade to be the cantankerous old stodge, MattBaggins Apr 2013 #155

Now that sounds rather ageist to me The Straight Story Apr 2013 #159

We're seeing them only because of the naked protests - your premise is 180 degrees wrong. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #60

no. we're only seeing them because i posted them. unlike any of you femen supporters. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #61

Can you honestly claim you'd have posted them if not for FEMEN? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #62

there have been postings all along about what's going on in tunisia. they never got any response, HiPointDem Apr 2013 #64

So you agree the 'boob' protests were effective then. randome Apr 2013 #67

lol. yeah, it was all about getting *me* to post pictures at DU of tunisian women protesting, HiPointDem Apr 2013 #70

no, DU is not the world, the women in the OP have been protesting for years JI7 Apr 2013 #71

So what's your point then? randome Apr 2013 #76

the OP is in response to the idiots who were crying about stoning to death, women forced to cover up JI7 Apr 2013 #79

So the OP is not about discussing solutions in Tunisia? randome Apr 2013 #82

"What can we do to support the Tunisians?" = funny you didn't ask that question on the boobie HiPointDem Apr 2013 #93

Yeah, mostly because of posters who wanted to start threads about boobie threads. randome Apr 2013 #95

Mitt Romney saved Detroit by being against saving Detroit MattBaggins Apr 2013 #157

You know, we CAN read. Sharia law is trying to be imposed there. randome Apr 2013 #65

oh bullshit. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #68

no, people were saying she was going to be stoned to death , talking about women JI7 Apr 2013 #69

And if Tunisia DOES tip over into Sharia law, that's what would happen. randome Apr 2013 #73

the Arab Spring Revolution was what brought in the Islamic Conservatives to Power JI7 Apr 2013 #77

I am NOT acting that way. I am asking questions. Care to answer some of them? randome Apr 2013 #78

the US has ties to Saudi Arabia HAHHAHAH JI7 Apr 2013 #81

Is there any way we can support that? Other than on DU? randome Apr 2013 #83

i'm not on facebook, not sure how/why it would matter how many likes JI7 Apr 2013 #167

maybe it should start with its allies, the ones who are funding the fundies in tunisia. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #85

Here is a link about the funding. randome Apr 2013 #86

the new islamist government is imposing austerity at the behest of the IMF. They are doing the HiPointDem Apr 2013 #89

You know, we could cancel couple of military programs and help them out with that austerity thing. randome Apr 2013 #91

wow, she couldn't go beyond the few slogans and answer any questions.... bettyellen Apr 2013 #126

So Inna Schevchenko of FEMEN explains that one of their goals R B Garr Apr 2013 #143

And would you have posted any of this if not for the so-called 'boobie' protest? randome Apr 2013 #63

there have been other posts about tunisia. i haven't seen you and your fellow-travelers there. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #66

So FEMEN got my attention. randome Apr 2013 #74

Well, now I have. HappyMe Apr 2013 #72

then why didn't i see you in anything but boobie threads? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #75

How do you know that I didn't read other HappyMe Apr 2013 #87

whatever. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #88

Why can't both Femen Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #80

"Femen never discredited the protests of Muslim women." femen never *acknowledged* the HiPointDem Apr 2013 #84

As a feminist, Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #90

that logic might have some power if femen had a mass movement behind it. it doesn't. so far HiPointDem Apr 2013 #92

40 or 4000 Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #98

here's another opinion: HiPointDem Apr 2013 #100

Interesting article Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #105

here's another data point: HiPointDem Apr 2013 #112

So what if there isn't a massive HappyMe Apr 2013 #102

like the fear that such tactics are counterproductive. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #104

Criticizing tactics when sitting here in the US, HappyMe Apr 2013 #106

i'm not talking about people here in the us. i'm talking about why women haven't joined in HiPointDem Apr 2013 #107

I think it's very effective, but I see HappyMe Apr 2013 #108

Criticizing tactics (and women's choices) while sitting safely in an office in Paris...... bettyellen Apr 2013 #128

Well, looks like the criticizing machine HappyMe Apr 2013 #129

as it was from the very first post on Amina's protest- every article led with "are the boobs bettyellen Apr 2013 #130

Apparently protesters that HappyMe Apr 2013 #133

Why does it bother you these conversations happen at DU-they are happening all over the blogosphere? bettyellen Apr 2013 #134

It doesn't bother me. I usually stay out of it, HappyMe Apr 2013 #136

to me, it's really weird that the first two articles posted were all about the method of protest bettyellen Apr 2013 #138

What you think is a 'stunt' I happen to think HappyMe Apr 2013 #142

And that is okay by me. It's nice to disagree and not resort to vilifying others here, no? bettyellen Apr 2013 #147

Wonderful photos, but a data warning would be nice. nt Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #94

Where were you... theKed Apr 2013 #109

and where we you and all the feminists who love boobs so much? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #114

'Feminists who love boobs'? That's the point you want to debate? randome Apr 2013 #118

I haven't been posting threads on the topic. theKed Apr 2013 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author theKed Apr 2013 #122

You mean it's not 40 topless women sufrommich Apr 2013 #110

Have we gotten so righteous that we dare tell someone else how to protest? madmom Apr 2013 #120

Terrific! treestar Apr 2013 #121

But!! But!!!!.... opiate69 Apr 2013 #127

This post was alerted on. The jury voted 6/0 to let it stand. ohiosmith Apr 2013 #162

LMAO! My, my.. seems I may have a serial alerter on my tail! Thanks for the heads up, smith! opiate69 Apr 2013 #163

My pleasure o69! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #165

K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #135

Let me get this straight LittleBlue Apr 2013 #137

So we give credit to Femen because they routinely ridicule these types of protesters? bettyellen Apr 2013 #139

Just saying, this thread wouldn't LittleBlue Apr 2013 #141

that's pretty pathetic , for the goal of Femen to be replies to some thread on DU JI7 Apr 2013 #168

Are you aware of what "raising awareness" means? opiate69 Apr 2013 #169

people should be informed, people screaming about Iraq and Tunisia as if they are AFghanistan JI7 Apr 2013 #170

Except, as has been pointed out to you naysayers time and again, opiate69 Apr 2013 #171

no, they are not in danger of being like Afghanistan or SAudi Arabia , it's like saying JI7 Apr 2013 #172

No, it's not like saying that about the U.S. ffs. Do you have any knowledge of the history of the ME opiate69 Apr 2013 #173

again, the Middle East/Arab/Muslim World is not one Country or the same JI7 Apr 2013 #174

OMFG... opiate69 Apr 2013 #175

no, your point shows that even conservatives coming to power doesn't turn it into JI7 Apr 2013 #176

I am joining you after seeing response to your post. OMFG! idwiyo Apr 2013 #182

At this point, I think they`re just arguing for arguments sake. opiate69 Apr 2013 #183

Whatever works for you! Coyotl Apr 2013 #148

Al hamdu-allah for Al Jezeerra. Deep13 Apr 2013 #151

More boob outrage from hof'ers. RetroLounge Apr 2013 #152

Remeber the dongle thing? Well this lady was beaten, threats of death and acid being thrown on her The Straight Story Apr 2013 #153

The US press blacks out massive US protests. Why would they cover international valerief Apr 2013 #154

One photo says Game Over & another Game Not Over. CrispyQ Apr 2013 #156

Kudos to these courageous... one_voice Apr 2013 #161

There have been a regular group of people posting about Tunisia and the ME riderinthestorm Apr 2013 #166

+1 not that they would ever admit it. idwiyo Apr 2013 #178

Moronic. That you could take something that is important and try to use it to beat people over the Number23 Apr 2013 #180

k&r Little Star Apr 2013 #181

K&R, Thank You! Great thread, inpiring photos! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #186