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NoOneMan

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62. "How does anyone know if they are being fooled? They don't."

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 01:00 PM

Oct 2013

Exactly. There is a narrative being pushed here about dfk's authenticity. If such a narrative is true, it undermines many of the progressive points dfk would post (casting them as works of a troll). But the reality is, we cannot know dfk's intentions whatsoever. So to adopt a narrative of others (many "middle-wayers" mind you) is opening the door to being fooled. Even claiming dfk fooled you is an expression of belief in this narrative. Believe nothing about people you don't know. Its pointless on the internet anyway mind you.

Regardless of what this poster said, judge each unique argument on its merits (not its poster, or not its poster's alleged motives--alleged by others mind you). You do not have to buy into an ad hominem that may be baseless, anymore than you have defend this poster. In anycase, what is done is done.

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I promise--my last dkf Op--was dkf a Man or a Woman? [View all] trumad Oct 2013 OP

Maintained a female persona. As to the actors playing dfk, I have no idea. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #1

AFAIK, dkf was... CJCRANE Oct 2013 #2

Has anyone seen dkf naked? treestar Oct 2013 #3

Has anyone seen dfk and BBI in the same room, at the same time? nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #6

lol Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #59

Yes fadedrose Oct 2013 #9

Oh heck treestar Oct 2013 #10

What was dkf's most egregious post? fadedrose Oct 2013 #16

apparently it was more a matter of a long series of treestar Oct 2013 #20

LOL Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #42

Why would it matter? pintobean Oct 2013 #4

well...because he or she pretended to be both. trumad Oct 2013 #8

Thanks, but that didn't answer my question. pintobean Oct 2013 #11

Because I get tired of saying 'he or she' when discussing him or her. Lasher Oct 2013 #44

Maybe they were married or living together fadedrose Oct 2013 #14

Donna, Kathy and Frank treestar Oct 2013 #19

Danny, Keith and Francine nt fadedrose Oct 2013 #21

Donavan, Kieran and Freddie! treestar Oct 2013 #23

don't know fuck pintobean Oct 2013 #25

His name was Legion for she was many. Lasher Oct 2013 #48

:thumbsup: Orrex Oct 2013 #60

Maybe. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #5

I thought a she but that could be more of a arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #7

Maybe both. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #12

Who is dkf? CJCRANE Oct 2013 #13

Dorothy, Kyle, and Fatso fadedrose Oct 2013 #28

Woman. bravenak Oct 2013 #15

You do realize this is the internet, right? grantcart Oct 2013 #17

WHAT????? You're kidding, right????? Squinch Oct 2013 #51

From what I'm reading in the back rooms of DU, dkf was a woman. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #18

I still don't miss Meta (Nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #22

I do. From what I saw of it, there was a lot of crap there that's now here instead. winter is coming Oct 2013 #24

Oh, I see your point. Fair enough (nt) Recursion Oct 2013 #27

He was an "internet woman". DURHAM D Oct 2013 #26

an ILADY elehhhhna Oct 2013 #32

lol Lucinda Oct 2013 #47

Ha! ILIKE that! nt valerief Oct 2013 #53

Yes. nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #29

How does it matter? MineralMan Oct 2013 #30

It will always matter as long as we're required to use gender-specific pronouns. valerief Oct 2013 #54

Yah, well, DU makes it easy not to mention gender. MineralMan Oct 2013 #56

It was an AI bot Champion Jack Oct 2013 #31

dfk is a woman I believe. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #33

I thought jody was a man gollygee Oct 2013 #38

It felt like they did know each other. I think Jody was a female but I could be wrong. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #39

No one knows for sure ... Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #34

I don't care...it was a troll. Rex Oct 2013 #35

How do you know dfk fooled you? How did they do it? NoOneMan Oct 2013 #58

How do I know other people are not fooling me? Rex Oct 2013 #61

"How does anyone know if they are being fooled? They don't." NoOneMan Oct 2013 #62

I think you're correct. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #36

On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog. FarCenter Oct 2013 #37

Damn it Recursion Oct 2013 #49

It's a cartoon worth repeating. FarCenter Oct 2013 #50

This thread has been moved to the dkf forum. n/t mattclearing Oct 2013 #40

The Dkfungeon Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #41

Latest Breaking DKFNews leftstreet Oct 2013 #43

Probably. Lucinda Oct 2013 #45

On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog Recursion Oct 2013 #46

Dummkoft Freeper yes? Loki Oct 2013 #52

Donkey Kong fan. nt valerief Oct 2013 #55

It. All fraudulent internet personas are to be referred to as it. n/t backscatter712 Oct 2013 #57