Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Witchwind: "No woman is heterosexual" [View all]El_Johns
(1,805 posts)67. She has an opinion, as does everyone.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
339 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
You bring up an interesting point, because while Fred Phelps self-identifies as a "Christian",
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#293
I would assume the OP is not your 'thing' either... Why make a deal out of that then?
Ohio Joe
Jan 2014
#39
Except the blog post in the OP isn't really representative of anything but the author's neuroses.
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#85
A few days ago I made a post stating that, while it may be true to say some feminists "go too far,"
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#98
You know, somehow I had remembered it as Andy Kauffman. Which would actually make more sense
Recursion
Jan 2014
#47
Solanas, that's the spelling, shot Andy Worhol and critic Mario Amaya at close range
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2014
#152
I fully admit that I don't understand giving her credit for being such a tongue-in-cheek satirist
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#325
"Haha. That's funny because she can't possibly be serious." "Wait, wut?... she *was* serious?"
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2014
#330
I guess the argument, such as it is, is that she was a totally lucid, witty brilliant satirist
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#331
when you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.
Tuesday Afternoon
Jan 2014
#25
How does how another woman acts hurt her so badly? She sounds like she is too emotionally
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2014
#40
She makes a lot of sense. The patriarchy has been pushing this "heterosexual" nonsense too long,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2014
#43
"...at some point they end up betraying me, hurting me ... turn against me"
WorseBeforeBetter
Jan 2014
#45
Like the extreme MRA types, everything, but *everything*, revolves around her.
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#86
Sure. It's like the extreme "all kinds of" types. Look at the Alex Jones people.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#95
There is some of the eschatological "be not of this world" aspect to the most extreme separatist
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#96
Indeed; it's this sort of apocalyptic, original sin, all-or-nothing thinking.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#106
Sorry, Neoma, not my intent at all. I'm not an expert on diagnosis, but it clearly involves heavy
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#210
I can control my Kinect with my voice, that makes me feel like Captain Picard.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#241
I upgraded to DSL, I already spent 20 bucks on something called an HDMI cable
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#227
Unbelievable! It's not 'natural'? So go to tribal cultures and pregnancy used to occur
DebJ
Jan 2014
#296
As they are extremely transphobic, I don't think we should extend much courtesy to them...
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#201
OK, I'll explain. You either accept folks who have transitioned into a gender, or you don't.
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#215
A) she's crazier than a shithouse rat B) thankfully, i highly doubt her worldview is a common one
dionysus
Jan 2014
#220
It dehumanizes trans women much the same way they claim the patriarchy dehumanizes them.
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#89
Yikes. Uh. I hope that just means the OP is familiar with differen types of feminist theory
cinnabonbon
Jan 2014
#318
DU has seen people express exactly that sentiment, with exactly that rhetoric.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#329
This is an example of someone taking a language of truth and running it off a cliff.
Gravitycollapse
Jan 2014
#59
"...an important thought experiment but, really, nothing more." Good way to put it.
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#91
Sometimes it's the "crazy" people who most clearly perceive the truth. Or a piece of it.
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#101
Slavoj Zizek and Avitol Ronell are perfect examples of genius and madness...
Gravitycollapse
Jan 2014
#105
Considering what witchwind and her cohorts write to be dismissed as crazy
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2014
#238
well, take heart, i doubt they're going to contribute any further to the gene pool.
dionysus
Jan 2014
#336
There was one case of an "abolitionist" feminist who sexually abused the sex workers she was
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#93
You have a right to say whatever you please. The poster seemed to think her opinion was
El_Johns
Jan 2014
#77
I was waiting for someone to post about this er-- stuff I've been aware of it for some time
ismnotwasm
Jan 2014
#70
A copy of the Solanas Manifesto on my wife's bedside would prevent my restful sleep.
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2014
#203
I showed this post to my wife. Her face has been stuck like this for about an hour now.
Glassunion
Jan 2014
#92
She is the female counterpart to MRA. Maybe they can get together and keep each other busy.
Squinch
Jan 2014
#251
that'd be a reality show i'd watch. force her and some MRA goon to be roomates.
dionysus
Jan 2014
#259
Never got past the "boys are yucky" stage of social and mental development
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jan 2014
#109
This reads like a UNA bomber style manifesto. This woman needs mental help. n/t
leeroysphitz
Jan 2014
#116
Every discriminated-against group has a small contingent that becomes whack-job in their militancy
stevenleser
Jan 2014
#119
Now imagine this person was a duer, running around threads calling anyone who didn't buy into
quinnox
Jan 2014
#122
Its an excellent analogy. Very true, the same group uses Chris Christie's tactics of bullying
Katashi_itto
Jan 2014
#125
spot on. it not the same league, it's not the same ballpark, it's not even the same sport.
dionysus
Jan 2014
#230
TY:) I knew I recognized the name, but couldn't remember exactly in what context. nt
polly7
Jan 2014
#185
I'd rather imagine a DU where being called on gender bias would be considered a good feature. n/t
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2014
#192
Or.. Imagine we had MRA extremists who are DU'ers trying to prove men are oppressed by women
Ohio Joe
Jan 2014
#193
Next up, you should post a blog by someone who drives a new Cadillac, eats lobster everyday and smok
LanternWaste
Jan 2014
#146
I'm rather certain that six of one is half a dozen of the other in this case.
LanternWaste
Jan 2014
#160
complex ptsd, borderline personality disorder, generalizing personal abuse history to all
zazen
Jan 2014
#157
The Valerie Solanas - Sheila Jeffreys cult seems to be closing in on the "Final Solution"
Zorra
Jan 2014
#196
I'm interested in her plan for perpetuating the human race under this philosophy
whatchamacallit
Jan 2014
#204
witchwind answered this is one of the comments section of one of her blog posts --
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2014
#237
Evolutionary biology has posited the very interesting theory that males
nadinbrzezinski
Jan 2014
#231
Well, it doesn't take much for one person to declare themselves a "movement"
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#288
Well, after I read that a MRA professor claimed the reason less guys go to uni than women
KitSileya
Jan 2014
#316
"At one point in the retreat, a huge V appeared in the sky directly over us–chem trails, perhaps..."
dionysus
Jan 2014
#261
Good lord, "male separatists" well gives lots of time for hobbies and cold showers I suppose.
Katashi_itto
Jan 2014
#311
I tend to not hang out with folks who are routinely outraged about anything.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2014
#278
I've got a threat with 320 posts and counting in it says you're wrong.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2014
#321