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33. I would think you would go nuts in the Sistine Chapel -

Reply to question everything (Reply #20)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 05:47 PM

Feb 2014

A picture of a woman in a swim suit is not pornography.

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Misogyny? Well, DUH! [View all] Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 OP

One second of searching. Bonobo Feb 2014 #1

Well, next time the male victim of sexual assault is told it's because his abs were so tight... Scootaloo Feb 2014 #2

Forgive me, I thought the OP was about social pressures to conform to certain body types. Bonobo Feb 2014 #3

Except you're not discussing. Scootaloo Feb 2014 #4

It's still considered "unmanly" to complain, men are considerably less likely to go to the doctor Fumesucker Feb 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author icymist Feb 2014 #51

And all six videos start with the same two words Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #25

Ummmm...The OP was not about social pressures to conform to certain body types n/t btrflykng9 Feb 2014 #24

There you go ruining a perfect strawman. nt Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #26

:) btrflykng9 Feb 2014 #34

The OP is about misogyny BainsBane Feb 2014 #85

No amount of snarking, condescending, chervilant Feb 2014 #31

Let me know when a man's lack of a 6-pack affects the way he is perceived in a work setting. DanTex Feb 2014 #59

Really? Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #60

Not to a remotely comparable extent. DanTex Feb 2014 #61

women's attitudes about themselves do seem to have regressed in the last 30 years. TheFrenchRazor Feb 2014 #5

+1 btrflykng9 Feb 2014 #29

They have been in the "ladies" magazines Warpy Feb 2014 #78

"Porn stars without makeup" marions ghost Feb 2014 #7

I feel sad for this woman. Beacool Feb 2014 #41

Don't be sad. Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #53

Am I Ugly? (Boys version) Bonobo Feb 2014 #8

OK marions ghost Feb 2014 #9

It's the same thing as the 1% vs. the 99% BarackTheVote Feb 2014 #46

And that is why men marions ghost Feb 2014 #58

I agree with you marions ghost but I think you have left out half the story. Threedifferentones Feb 2014 #75

The devil is in the details y'know... marions ghost Feb 2014 #80

This reminds me of replies to threads on bigotry saying "there is bigotry toward other groups too" uppityperson Feb 2014 #16

+1. nt Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #27

the "Opression Olympics" -otherwise know as yours are "First World" Problems" but mine are important bettyellen Feb 2014 #36

I don't see that at all. Union Scribe Feb 2014 #45

It is truly sad that we can't discuss these issues redqueen Feb 2014 #10

And there it is... RC Feb 2014 #11

... redqueen Feb 2014 #12

This is General Discussion, not History of Feminism. RC Feb 2014 #13

I bolded the last half of the last sentence for a reason. redqueen Feb 2014 #14

Apparently you did not read much past the Title. RC Feb 2014 #15

"right back out you"? Are you fucking serious with this shit? redqueen Feb 2014 #18

Did you just post a cartoon to adults? And you want to be taken seriously? nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #19

I guess all the polical cartoons Tien1985 Feb 2014 #28

well Kali Feb 2014 #30

This thread and SO many more discussions online and IRL. redqueen Feb 2014 #55

Yes nolkyz Mar 2014 #87

What I love... Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #54

This is so awesome. bravenak Feb 2014 #76

That is the best visual ever JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #79

so start your own fucking thread is the point. Scout Feb 2014 #62

Why? This thread is as good a place as any. RC Feb 2014 #64

You want GD to become a safe haven? pintobean Feb 2014 #17

They're are most assuredly working on it. RC Feb 2014 #32

Well, boo hoo. You can only control the discussion in your group, not out here quinnox Feb 2014 #21

Here we go again. Using DU as a portal for pornography question everything Feb 2014 #20

I would think you would go nuts in the Sistine Chapel - RC Feb 2014 #33

Thank you Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #37

You're welcome. RC Feb 2014 #40

"Her"? Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #42

"swimsuit?" A thread that gives the illusion of any cover? question everything Feb 2014 #50

What I hear you saying is, if it is a painting depicting unclothed people, it is OK, RC Feb 2014 #52

The world isn't that evolved marions ghost Feb 2014 #56

I do, but do you? RC Feb 2014 #57

No problem with showing the cover & discussing here marions ghost Feb 2014 #65

I ask the question in reverse Kali Feb 2014 #69

Yes, there are question everything Feb 2014 #66

Just what DU needs is another thread on this. RC Feb 2014 #67

The difference is in the outcome and purpose question everything Feb 2014 #68

None of those videos fit "shock content or porn". 1 of someone's butt, others are teen/tweens uppityperson Feb 2014 #38

Did you really just call the admins of this site an "unholy trinity"? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #43

Tell me which of those videos is shock content or porn... Iggo Feb 2014 #47

Pornography? kjones Feb 2014 #48

"Not porn" marions ghost Feb 2014 #70

Was never big on Flying Circus. Movies were a little funnier though. kjones Feb 2014 #74

Really--you don't get it? marions ghost Feb 2014 #77

Thank you for opening my eyes kjones Feb 2014 #81

LOL marions ghost Feb 2014 #82

I do take misrepresentation of my words personally. kjones Feb 2014 #83

Adios marions ghost Feb 2014 #84

Strike that. kjones Feb 2014 #86

"...made to spec by the Humbert Humberts of Hollywood." Iggo Feb 2014 #22

Right On, Loaded Liberal Dem! btrflykng9 Feb 2014 #23

Yup, nothing more to say really... Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #35

I'm so glad that I wasn't a teenager in this era. Beacool Feb 2014 #39

Now that is an awesome attitude! It shows intelligence and beauty all of its own that is true Drew Richards Feb 2014 #44

Well, thank you. Beacool Feb 2014 #49

Those "Am I pretty or ugly" videos are a knife to the gut chrisa Feb 2014 #63

" Sleeping with a gal when we were both blitzed out of our minds" alp227 Feb 2014 #71

Damn, I'm tired of these male/female threads! mimi85 Feb 2014 #72

Those videos by teenage girls exemplify this problem better than anything else BainsBane Feb 2014 #73