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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Fri Nov 15, 2013, 09:57 AM Nov 2013

TX school brings in Christian misogynist to lecture students about dating, students shut him down [View all]

Nov 14, 2013 02:48 PM PST
High school brings in Christian misogynist to lecture students about dating, students shut him down
Texas students didn't take too kindly to a "dating expert" who believes "dateable girls know how to shut up"
Katie Mcdonough - http://www.salon.com/2013/11/14/high_school_brings_in_christian_misogynist_to_lecture_students_about_dating_students_shut_him_down/

Justin Lookadoo is a Christian motivational speaker and “dating expert” who believes that “dateable girls know how to shut up,” and that “dateable guys … know they are stronger, more dangerous, and more adventurous [than girls] and that’s okay.”

He also illustrates his advice ... And puts his advice into pithy one-liners, telling girls that, “If you go too tight, too short, or too low-cut [with the clothes you wear], you are no longer a person to get to know but an object to use.”

This is terrible advice that no one should listen to. And yet a high school in Texas actually invited Lookadoo to share his retrograde and deeply misogynistic Christian complementarian views with its students.

But they weren’t having it. Students at Richardson High School swarmed Lookadoo after his talk to call him out for being a sexist jerk; they also took to Twitter to further ridicule him (and their school ...........

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TX school brings in Christian misogynist to lecture students about dating, students shut him down [View all] Coyotl Nov 2013 OP

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Nov 2013 #1

+1 for the internets, people like Lookadoo can't hide as easy uponit7771 Nov 2013 #2

and THIS is our conditioned roles that society demands we live, that hurt all of us. but, the men a seabeyond Nov 2013 #3

What's even more amazing about this is that Richardson is a suburb of Dallas. kentauros Nov 2013 #4

i am in very very red amarillo. and i know that if this was said in the school here, there would seabeyond Nov 2013 #6

I know my sister, another teacher in Texas, wouldn't accept it either, kentauros Nov 2013 #7

they jump on it for whatever reason. regardless of the ridiculousness or fact of the matter. seabeyond Nov 2013 #8

I'm not a fan of the ridiculousness of Texas, kentauros Nov 2013 #10

i did a couple years ago. we were going to new orleans. so i routed us south and across. seabeyond Nov 2013 #11

You're a good parent. kentauros Nov 2013 #18

thank you kentauros. exactly what you say. and it simply is not that hard. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #19

that's good to hear cali Nov 2013 #13

men are getting brazen, because it is accepted and allowed thru so much of our seabeyond Nov 2013 #15

I agree. He's such an unintended parody of those attitudes that cali Nov 2013 #20

And despite what you said, Dallas also voted for Pres Obama nearly 2:1, if I'm not mistaken. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2013 #38

Oh, Dallas is certainly liberal in some areas. kentauros Nov 2013 #66

we're working on that w8liftinglady Nov 2013 #84

looks like students someplace are learning critical thinking rurallib Nov 2013 #5

good for the kids for speaking out against this pig. cali Nov 2013 #9

Why am I reading this like it was something Peter Griffin said? Initech Nov 2013 #12

Peter Griffin is from Rhode Island Marrah_G Nov 2013 #17

What this man preaches is dangerous Marrah_G Nov 2013 #14

"lookadouche"... priceless kids.. dionysus Nov 2013 #16

Make that #Lookadouche Coyotl Nov 2013 #21

Loved that! lol LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #102

this generation of kids will clear out a lot of the cultural trash yurbud Nov 2013 #22

Whackadoo adieu Nov 2013 #23

How does this guy even get gigs at schools? TransitJohn Nov 2013 #24

I can grant him one or two things. The rest is bullshit. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #25

what is a "slut" that you call these girls? really, define slut for me. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #27

It's the shoulder thing that goes up. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #28

are you talking like... pushing the hair off the shoulder type movement? seabeyond Nov 2013 #30

I mean there is no real definition. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #31

so we can just call our girls and women, sluts at will. gotcha. seabeyond Nov 2013 #32

No, I mean it's not a thing. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #33

atheist.... seabeyond Nov 2013 #35

Sorry sorry. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #36

lol. no. not at all seabeyond Nov 2013 #37

I understood you BainsBane Nov 2013 #44

I would love to see the jury comments on that post... AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #45

I wasn't the first alerter BainsBane Nov 2013 #47

I think the last line tends to lend the initial premise some 'concern' cover. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #48

lol. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #50

and for the juror that says it is pabs supposed stalker? i cant remember when or if i have ever seabeyond Nov 2013 #49

Here's a hint folks BainsBane Nov 2013 #82

this... nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #85

If someone is so easily insulted Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #57

Ugh. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #71

And that a jury allowed that post to stand is equally outrageous. BainsBane Nov 2013 #41

yup. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #42

but, i still an waiting for pab to advise me what a slut is. i have errands to run. seabeyond Nov 2013 #43

You'll be waiting a long time. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #108

well. i did NOT go to the grocery store and have sex with anyone, so maybe i am ok. seabeyond Nov 2013 #109

It's unfortunate. Some people get locked into lines of thought, and AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #110

yes. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #111

Again, it's not a judgment on the girls. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #54

so, sexually enticing a boy is a slut? must i wear my hair up to avoid being a slut? seabeyond Nov 2013 #56

Please don't try to be obtuse here. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #58

you likened them to a slut. you are the one being obtuse. i want to know what makes your slut. seabeyond Nov 2013 #60

From Webster's Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #62

you made it clear. women, girls... hide all sexuality or you are a slut. per pab. seabeyond Nov 2013 #63

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #68

i think what is really sad, is because you are close minded with women, you do not realize the huge seabeyond Nov 2013 #69

Aren't we all supposed to be sex negative prudes? BainsBane Nov 2013 #80

get me my couch. i am exhausted. seabeyond Nov 2013 #83

this is my point. how is this different from what you did. this is where i do not see that you seabeyond Nov 2013 #72

Two things cyberswede Nov 2013 #73

WHY?! AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #75

my shirt is a little tight today, AthiestCrusader Skittles Nov 2013 #76

Bwuh? AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #74

Are effeminate men just asking for queer bashing? Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #95

Post removed Post removed Nov 2013 #53

you called some girl somewhere a slut. since you said these girls are "like" a slut. so i ask... seabeyond Nov 2013 #55

Okay. You want a slut? Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #59

she is a slut cause he sticks HIS crotch up on her butt? she is the slut? and still, du says ok. seabeyond Nov 2013 #61

They're both sluts. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #64

ya. cause like men do not get high fives, told it is their biology, oh wait.... seabeyond Nov 2013 #65

Well, you said that if a girl wants to dress that way, it's her choice... cyberswede Nov 2013 #70

obviously on your way out CreekDog Nov 2013 #87

Now he's on Facebook blaming his flag on Seabeyond BainsBane Nov 2013 #88

my father in law likes to tell me sexist jokes. 1 out of 10 i may call him on. that makes me bad. seabeyond Nov 2013 #89

seabeyond is the all-powerful head of the nightstalker coven. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #96

i get up at 6. i cant afford this middle of the night crap, lol. i am gettin' old. seabeyond Nov 2013 #97

That's 3 AM somewhere, woman. Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #103

that is funny. seabeyond Nov 2013 #104

pab... and that one above gets hidden. aamzing. hey... i didnt alert. i alerted only on the seabeyond Nov 2013 #78

Not sure. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #79

thank you for sharing the alert and what the jurors said. seabeyond Nov 2013 #81

I was the alerter on the other BainsBane Nov 2013 #86

And now his account is under review. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #90

I just read the misandry/viagra insurance thread. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #99

What? gollygee Nov 2013 #93

nice boys like sexy girls too. My daughter is very open about her sexuality and she likes to dress liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #98

The word "slut" is highly loaded. MineralMan Nov 2013 #100

And this, folks, is Reason #15,803 why I support SlutWalks. n/t LadyHawkAZ Nov 2013 #101

Wow. n/t DirkGently Nov 2013 #26

Going to public school in Texas... Dopers_Greed Nov 2013 #29

I'm so proud of the upcoming generation. Wait Wut Nov 2013 #34

I LOVE this younger generation! Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #51

Me too! I'm jealous! I'm too old and chunky, the kids look great;young and healthy! mountain grammy Nov 2013 #107

KnR for the students: they are priceless. nt Hekate Nov 2013 #39

Someone TNNurse Nov 2013 #40

Juanita Jean had fun mocking these idiots Gothmog Nov 2013 #46

"The Dateable girl let’s God run the world ...." Coyotl Nov 2013 #94

I flunk the quiz also Gothmog Nov 2013 #105

Here's hoping that, after this, this a-hole won't be able to get more gigs at public schools Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #52

some expert. expert jerk is more like it. nt Sheri Nov 2013 #67

k&r idwiyo Nov 2013 #77

I'm glad the school snd students libodem Nov 2013 #91

well done students! fishwax Nov 2013 #92

Good for the students. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #106