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Posts like this, and the other, aren't really becoming a progressive discussion board. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1
Yeah, but we've become the board for Cerridwen Oct 2013 #2
Applause n/t mattclearing Oct 2013 #242
Love you, SKP. elleng Oct 2013 #4
And, at this point...at this time of night...I am guess the best jury vote would be 3-3. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #15
You were right...........3 to 3 to leave: I am surprised. I thought it would be hidden. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #18
Why I don't serve on juries ellie Oct 2013 #49
Thread win, right here! 1000words Oct 2013 #32
Becoming? No. Entertaining? Yep! Dash87 Oct 2013 #44
you missed a word- snooper2 Oct 2013 #75
+ another nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #261
actually you should at least be factual in your posting dsc Oct 2013 #3
Yes they are. The PSA* screening isn't because the evidence for it's utility is lacking. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #16
I should have looked it up myself dsc Oct 2013 #17
Ovarian cancer tests aren't that great but they're all we have for now. Does that mean it shouldn't liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #69
that is exactly the point. doctors are making the decisions. not preventative, but seabeyond Oct 2013 #74
How would you feel if I "explained" to you the reasons you shouldn't have a mammogram? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #106
I'm offended too lumberjackjeff and I'm a woman. The sex wars on DU are ridiculous. I usually liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #112
Just one more reason we need single payer. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #114
We desperately need single payer, and I agree. I would like to see us have a system like liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #115
NHS & the PSA Test tammywammy Oct 2013 #119
well then, that is something that should change. PSA tests do save lives. So do liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #126
Unfortunately, the PSA is unreliable. tammywammy Oct 2013 #129
it is all we have right now and it should be covered. So should ovarian cancer screenings. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #130
Sorry, I disagree tammywammy Oct 2013 #135
I don't give a damn if you agree or not. My husband's friend is alive because of that test. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #138
I'm sorry, I thought this was a civil discussion. tammywammy Oct 2013 #140
I guess that means you think ovarian cancer screenings shouldn't be considered preventative either. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #142
I don't know the scientific literature regarding ovarian cancer screenings. tammywammy Oct 2013 #143
i read last night the PSA test for prostate was like 75% false positive. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #146
and because you have said genes, along with breast cancer, and prostate cancer for men that is seabeyond Oct 2013 #145
that's right, no doctor is going to tell you what kind of medicine works CreekDog Oct 2013 #201
exactlyTamm. mercuryblues Oct 2013 #156
that means that 50% of women and 25% of men that are tested are getting proper results and liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #159
literally, hands on is more accurate and that is covered. when further tests are needed the doctor seabeyond Oct 2013 #160
yes mercuryblues Oct 2013 #161
the thing, i have a father genetically inclined with a killer prostate cancer gene. a husband whose seabeyond Oct 2013 #162
Oh my god, that poor soul was corrected by a lady. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #199
OMG, men are treated so unfairly CreekDog Oct 2013 #202
Ouch RetroLounge Oct 2013 #208
No and I don't have to pay for it. alarimer Oct 2013 #5
juvenile. Whisp Oct 2013 #6
Insurance has paid for that stuff for ages BainsBane Oct 2013 #7
"Misandry" is an oppression that exists in the minds of neckbeards on the internet. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #8
+1 ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #11
+1 000 000 000 000 000 kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #31
And an extra plus for "neckbeard" Starry Messenger Oct 2013 #33
+1 CreekDog Oct 2013 #220
Hahahahahah!!! Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #38
Pretty much... nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #263
define "YOU" Skittles Oct 2013 #9
No more a smear than Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #99
that is one person's opionion Skittles Oct 2013 #189
But she's happy to assume that the worst of us Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #194
and now you're doing the same regarding women Skittles Oct 2013 #197
i am confused here skittle. he linked to creekdogs thread. a MAN. and he well knows creekdog is a seabeyond Oct 2013 #200
Nope. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #204
why are you calling me a woman? CreekDog Oct 2013 #213
Because it fits his narrative that there's a cadre of misandrists among the DU women. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #215
i sent him a PM correcting him, he posted all the while, not correcting himself CreekDog Oct 2013 #216
Creek Dog is male! BainsBane Oct 2013 #222
Hahahahaha! Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #256
pulling a CreekDog on CreekDog? BainsBane Oct 2013 #257
That would appear to be the case. Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #258
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Oct 2013 #205
Actually he represents no women BainsBane Oct 2013 #223
Why do you think I'm a woman? Talk about a clueless poster. CreekDog Oct 2013 #203
everyone knows you, everyone know pab, both you two have been here forever. seabeyond Oct 2013 #206
I know him here. He doesn't seem to know me, but he's called me female about 6 times or so CreekDog Oct 2013 #207
i know i have said at least... at least once you are a man. i guess this is all about not giving a seabeyond Oct 2013 #210
NO, he's decided to lie about me because it makes my post seem sexist if he calls me a woman CreekDog Oct 2013 #212
which is why, as the first to post on your OP, i discussed my boys, and what they will experience seabeyond Oct 2013 #214
That OP was posted by a man. And it was tongue-in-cheek. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #264
I thought insurance always paid for viagra - but not birth control. Now we have equality. patricia92243 Oct 2013 #10
That's what I thought, too. City Lights Oct 2013 #47
That's simply factually untrue, many plans don't cover Viagra or Cialis, or any ED medication... Humanist_Activist Oct 2013 #186
Here you go BainsBane Oct 2013 #12
"Wahhhhh!" XD Dash87 Oct 2013 #46
That GIF is a pisser. a la izquierda Oct 2013 #241
No. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #13
Middle aged woman here, but I'll say no and no Blaukraut Oct 2013 #14
Agreed. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #80
"Misandry"? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #19
It is exactly the same BainsBane Oct 2013 #22
Love the gif! Lex Oct 2013 #30
I agree. Leveling the playing field makes those already at an advantage feel mistreated. Lex Oct 2013 #23
Leveling the playfield is fine. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #104
no. it has never even been a thought or consideration. or any other male medical condition. seabeyond Oct 2013 #20
No. Well, I'm kind of miffed about the insurance part because filtering human rights through LeftyMom Oct 2013 #21
Unrec. Stupidest post evah. cyberswede Oct 2013 #24
MISANDRY! NuclearDem Oct 2013 #25
"feminist man hating harpies" Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #34
since most of us feminist man hating harpies knows nucleardem often stands up for women, seabeyond Oct 2013 #35
That's what I get for not using the sarcasm tag. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #41
maybe. i thought it was kinda obvious. hence, making my comment. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #45
Wasn't me. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #73
Only fair since the post mocking we poor widdle mens with a similar subject line Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #60
probably not, einstein, because their maternity care will be covered dionysus Oct 2013 #26
(Ive been told) Viagra is an important part of prostate surgery recovery NoOneMan Oct 2013 #27
stupid post SummerSnow Oct 2013 #28
We've ALWAYS had to pay for men's health issues and ED meds. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #29
Which was fucking appalling --- The not covering Birth Control aspect, I mean. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #36
Who's hurt? Who's put upon? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #57
so cause you are pissed at the MAN that wrote the OP you decide a whole bunch of sexist garbage seabeyond Oct 2013 #65
Not sexist at all. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #71
you know well it was sexist. that was your intent pab. you do not fool anyone. because you are seabeyond Oct 2013 #77
I am not pissed at a man. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #85
ah... i am a girl, to your man. ya, gotcha. keep going. our society has a ton of sexist jabs you can seabeyond Oct 2013 #88
It's a reference to the story Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #102
lol.... dude seabeyond Oct 2013 #105
Don't take my word for it. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #109
Yes, dont' take your word for it because you don't know what you're talking about CreekDog Oct 2013 #209
not a girl. CreekDog Oct 2013 #226
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Oct 2013 #134
My insurance doesn't cover ED drugs. I don't think most do in most cases. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #166
If you live in California, then yes. Otherwise, of course not. REP Oct 2013 #37
You never fail to amuse. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #39
If the lacy bra fits.... Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #54
Misandry! Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #55
Why are you screaming at a mirror? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #63
You are getting your ass handed to you in this thread, and now you're reduced to Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #84
How are you handing anything to anyone in this thread? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #87
Snort! Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #91
including the author of the OP he's so angry at CreekDog Oct 2013 #231
really pad. you really need to go to the lacy bra? geeezus. seabeyond Oct 2013 #61
I didn't feel like mentioning the Ferrangamo shoes. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #66
hint: as long as you make assumptions about me then you will always be wrong. seabeyond Oct 2013 #68
I have never seen you post a single thing Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #82
you would be sooooo far off. but i expect no less. that is a given. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #83
That's too bad, because there are many cyberswede Oct 2013 #90
and right now, i have a son that is trying all that to be adult as the burdens are weighing him down seabeyond Oct 2013 #94
and that the OP he's complaining about was written by a man, me CreekDog Oct 2013 #232
but, i am not seeing how that justifies your sexism you are going out of your way to give us in this seabeyond Oct 2013 #70
My sexism? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #96
you said "if the lacy bra fits" CreekDog Oct 2013 #233
Wow! Doubling down! NuclearDem Oct 2013 #89
I am not young, but I don't give a flying fuck. MadrasT Oct 2013 #40
You didn't have much to do last night, did you? nt raccoon Oct 2013 #42
I'm not really young - HappyMe Oct 2013 #43
Another proud member of our 'mens' group crying about oppression... Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #48
Who said anything about oppression? Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #52
You did. Protip: you screamed misandry. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #56
I didn't scream it. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #58
Misandry... You keep saying that... Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #72
Misandry is not oppression. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #79
Wrong, wrong, and wrong. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #97
It's a word that defines hatred of men Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #100
the continued threat from that that if women do not toe the line we lose your support. seabeyond Oct 2013 #103
Threat? No. Not a threat. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #107
back pedal. bye .... i got a son to take care of. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #108
Not back pedaling. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #110
I'm a regular poster in HoF, and I have yet to see any of this denigration of men. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #111
I don't read HoF. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #113
Well, since it's apparently where you would think all the misandrists gather NuclearDem Oct 2013 #116
Don't put words in my mouth. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #121
What about suggesting all men should be castrated at puberty?? Upton Oct 2013 #118
One sentence, and one I neither condone nor see as even close to a majority opinion. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #128
How about suggesting that men are weak? EOTE Oct 2013 #132
That's not misandry, that's pointing out an obvious cornerstone of patriarchy. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #139
Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #151
Thanks for finally showing your true colors, and so blatantly. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #154
True colors? EOTE Oct 2013 #155
Your ridiculous characterization of what patriarchy actually is is telling. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #158
Nice you don't condone it.. Upton Oct 2013 #133
That's a fair statement. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #141
Maybe you don't Upton Oct 2013 #144
While you don't condemn an outrageous attack on half of humanity BainsBane Oct 2013 #182
"an outrageous attack on half of humanity".. Upton Oct 2013 #192
really? BainsBane Oct 2013 #193
I'm not outraged... Upton Oct 2013 #195
What point? BainsBane Oct 2013 #196
You are dealing with people who search relentlessly BainsBane Oct 2013 #187
+1000 nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #268
Your irony meter is broken BainsBane Oct 2013 #183
The problem is some see efforts to end discrimination as misandry BainsBane Oct 2013 #137
No, I'm not upset about that. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #148
All this is the result of one post? BainsBane Oct 2013 #149
Actually, two posts yesterday Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #150
So mock them back BainsBane Oct 2013 #153
That's what I did. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #157
Creek Dog's OP? BainsBane Oct 2013 #167
Pab's called me female several times in this and another thread today CreekDog Oct 2013 #217
There you go again BainsBane Oct 2013 #218
The ACA institutionalizes discrimination. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #250
pass the era. i really respect you jeff, and i think you are full of shit. seabeyond Oct 2013 #253
They are not mutually exclusive. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #254
ahhhhh.... lol. seabeyond Oct 2013 #255
Sexual oppression of men? BainsBane Oct 2013 #260
oh good... You were able to use the google to find the definition... Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #131
The struggle continues! Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #53
Obviously, women should be required to bear the full cost of men's health insurance. Duh. Orrex Oct 2013 #50
You forgot to add this: and get no health care for themselves in return. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #51
On the contrary, I simply assumed that that would be the case! Orrex Oct 2013 #86
Misandry is one of society's greatest ills, right next to reverse racism. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #59
And the War on Christmas! Dash87 Oct 2013 #62
Not to mention the attack on marriage. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #67
what is my bunny gonna do. oh NOES11!!1!1, no easter. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #81
And the homosexual agenda. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #92
Including their attack on traditional marriage. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #93
What is reverse racism? Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #117
Reverse racism is what white people whine about when they think black people geek tragedy Oct 2013 #122
Ah. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #123
yep, hence the comparison to 'misandry' nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #125
I see. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #147
White people can't catch a break in this country. Iggo Oct 2013 #127
The Man is always keepin' me down! Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #188
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #64
of course it is maddening to you. cause really a man has NOTHING to do with a preg. rw'ers are seabeyond Oct 2013 #78
Pregnancy is a thorny issue. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #95
Oh dear, the old "I favor equal rights not special rights" card combined with geek tragedy Oct 2013 #152
When speaking of scientific advances, I'd also like to see a highly effective reversible male BC. moriah Oct 2013 #164
Precisely. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #165
Why is it so hard for some people to comprehend that NO ONE has the right to compel a woman to kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #171
Wow. A trifecta. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #172
I read what you posted BainsBane Oct 2013 #224
What about circumcisions? marshall Oct 2013 #76
If I had my way Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #101
+1 Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #120
That type of thing doesn't cross my mind, actually. nt ecstatic Oct 2013 #98
Boys vs Girls is the stupidest thing on this site. Iggo Oct 2013 #124
Ewww Cooties! Dash87 Oct 2013 #136
+1 nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #270
I'm perfectly happy to be paying for Viagra. Sex isn't bad. moriah Oct 2013 #163
I'm not young, but totally don't mind kicking in a few bucks for someone's fun. Zorra Oct 2013 #168
I've always paid for Viagra and prostate exams when I've paid for my insurance gollygee Oct 2013 #169
Pab's larger point is being made evident throughout this thread. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #170
No. Am I upset that this kind of blech is posted on DU, a Democratic website? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #173
Yet you have no problem with posts mocking men Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #174
If this is in regards to the "Men, are you upset..." post, I don't find it ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #175
It belittles men Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #176
Did I post in the thread? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #177
More projection. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #178
Not from here. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #179
You came here to blast me Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #180
Blast you? ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #181
But the thread mocking and denigrating men Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #184
The posts it responded to were certainly blech for a Democratic site, for sure. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #185
no, it's not mocking men, it's mocking bigoted men CreekDog Oct 2013 #191
Pab was complaining about my thread, not yours CreekDog Oct 2013 #219
Unbelievable... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #221
But I am male and I wrote that thread you are complaining about --and it didn't denigrate CreekDog Oct 2013 #234
I wrote that thread. I'm a man and that thread wasn't to belittle men CreekDog Oct 2013 #198
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Oct 2013 #211
So you agree with insurance discrimination based on sex. Deep13 Oct 2013 #228
On the contrary. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #230
well i was arguing for premium parity in the thread you are so offended by CreekDog Oct 2013 #235
I've seen no evidence of that. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #237
Then you haven't looked. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #248
These are all links to your posts. Deep13 Oct 2013 #269
You wanted evidence of my backing premium equity Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #271
actually most women here have posted that they are happy to pay for insurance that treats men CreekDog Oct 2013 #190
The only example he can point to of women hating men BainsBane Oct 2013 #225
yeah, that's kind of a fail right there CreekDog Oct 2013 #229
No! Bad troll! No biscuit for you! Deep13 Oct 2013 #227
no and no. also misandry is not a real thing, just like hatred of straight people La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2013 #236
...or "reverse discrimination" against whites or... Deep13 Oct 2013 #238
exactly La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2013 #239
In the US you mean. NutmegYankee Oct 2013 #243
Yes, in majority Muslim countries and other places where... Deep13 Oct 2013 #267
Uh, we always have Warpy Oct 2013 #240
so, in this op DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #244
lol. it is always good to see my name front and fore center, time and again. but, i think if you seabeyond Oct 2013 #246
Actually, Pab is fighting with lots of people, not just seabeyond. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #247
I'm not fighting against the ACA. Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #249
but the only example you cite is my thread, and I'm a man and I didn't belittle CreekDog Oct 2013 #259
Did you notice that I recommended your thread, CreekDog? NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #262
I didn't notice that but I did notice your positive comment early on CreekDog Oct 2013 #265
Oh good grief!! Will someone please spray for cockroaches!! retread Oct 2013 #245
Most insurances still don't cover Viagra. McDiggy Oct 2013 #251
Do you have fathers, husbands, brothers, friends HockeyMom Oct 2013 #252
With ACA, not particularly, and your last line is obnoxious bullshit. MH1 Oct 2013 #266
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