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Spitfire of ATJ

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68. I guess it's an insecurity thing.

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Mon May 26, 2014, 02:39 AM

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Why Elliot Rodger�s misogyny matters [View all] LeftyMom May 2014 OP

See also this: Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #1

this. this is what my men, boys, that have listened to me for years... this... this is what they seabeyond May 2014 #5

This sounds really familiar. LeftyMom May 2014 #19

A graphic for your excellent post REP May 2014 #20

Excellent. Thank you for posting this. nt redqueen May 2014 #40

Afuckingmen. He was VERY clear about his specific hatred of women. PeaceNikki May 2014 #2

i do not have it in me to read this tonight. and i need to read it. it is all so much more lefty. seabeyond May 2014 #3

Anyone who researches the MRA movement Egnever May 2014 #4

you are wrong. you have been wrong for a while and many people have taken the time to explain why seabeyond May 2014 #6

I could say the same of you. Egnever May 2014 #8

except we listen to a mans words of hate, toward women, and you are in thread after thread to seabeyond May 2014 #10

And you are in thread after thread blaming all the ills of the world on men Egnever May 2014 #12

"you are in thread after thread blaming all the ills of the world on men" wrong. tired, empty seabeyond May 2014 #14

LOL Egnever May 2014 #27

talking about violence toward women is man hating and discussing this specific situation is blaming seabeyond May 2014 #29

No. That accusation about Seabeyond is a falsehood intaglio May 2014 #69

Remember when VAWA was up for renewal? LeftyMom May 2014 #7

What in the world does one have to do with the other? Egnever May 2014 #9

Go read about what MRAs did to with regard to VAWA and then get back to me. LeftyMom May 2014 #13

another case, local to me, was the Azana Spa shooting in 2012, PeaceNikki May 2014 #17

+++!! n/t BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #22

Who gives a flying fuck what some loons on the internet are saying Egnever May 2014 #23

Thanks for making my point for me. LeftyMom May 2014 #26

Always here to help Egnever May 2014 #28

Loons on the internet? intaglio May 2014 #70

They're declaring him their hero. Starry Messenger May 2014 #75

What does VAWA have to do awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #61

first ask his opinion on vawa, without assuming support. lol. nt seabeyond May 2014 #11

MRA's are their own personal Bengazi...it's behind everything. Katashi_itto May 2014 #16

What we need... TDale313 May 2014 #21

Well said. +1 spooky3 May 2014 #79

source for the claim? magical thyme May 2014 #81

I bet these guys rail about how women refuse to take responsibility too. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #15

or how women use it as their own benghazi or it proves how they really hate all men, seabeyond May 2014 #18

I guess it's an insecurity thing. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #68

KnR Hekate May 2014 #24

In talking to other women it's becoming clear that we have all known a guy like this. LeftyMom May 2014 #25

Mine whacked me on the back so hard, my face hit his gearshift in the car. Starry Messenger May 2014 #39

Mine was a friend of my ex boyfriend. When the ex-b and I broke up I guess he thought he was due? LeftyMom May 2014 #41

Felicia Day did a tumblr post on the #yesallwomen hashtag KitSileya May 2014 #51

Ugh Felicia Day gets a lot of crap in general just for being a women. white_wolf May 2014 #62

I quit going to the local game store because of creepy behavior. LeftyMom May 2014 #63

That infuriates me. white_wolf May 2014 #65

Yeah, it sucks. LeftyMom May 2014 #66

My fianc� is a comic fan and does cosplay Codeine May 2014 #72

One followed me everywhere. bravenak May 2014 #52

when i was in college, i awoke to a guy standing over my bed noiretextatique May 2014 #80

K and R. thucythucy May 2014 #30

All men are evil...yeah, yeah...we know... davidn3600 May 2014 #31

You think someone is blaming ALL men? That's just silly. PeaceNikki May 2014 #33

Go read the articles upthread, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. LeftyMom May 2014 #34

No One Said That! TDale313 May 2014 #36

Please go find something XemaSab May 2014 #37

But you know, there was that one lady like 50 years ago, who was mentally ill, and probably nomorenomore08 May 2014 #47

Bingo. TDale313 May 2014 #48

I'm not really one to quote the Bible, but I do recall one verse about swallowing camels and nomorenomore08 May 2014 #53

Problem is, the "Men's Rights" movement is largely built on fear and resentment of an entire gender. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #46

No one is blaming all men . Gormy Cuss May 2014 #50

But self-martyrdom is so much *fun*! nomorenomore08 May 2014 #55

well she didn't say that CreekDog May 2014 #78

Wow, this post hit a nerve. TDale313 May 2014 #32

I have a bit of a fan club. LeftyMom May 2014 #35

Someone here once put it so well... redqueen May 2014 #42

Because everything in the world revolves around them, don'cha know. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #56

K&R /nt myrna minx May 2014 #38

Does the writer remember Trayvon Martin? Bad Thoughts May 2014 #43

These are all massive, deep-seated cultural issues (racism, homophobia, misogyny). nomorenomore08 May 2014 #49

, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #44

K&R ismnotwasm May 2014 #45

Frankly, I think the fact that he was insane is more meaningful . . . MrModerate May 2014 #54

That hatred of other men is actually fairly normal in those circles. LeftyMom May 2014 #57

"White knight"/"mangina" = "ni**er lover." It's the same damn thing. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #59

Yep. LeftyMom May 2014 #60

Thing is, his "rants" weren't too far removed from a lot of comments you see online. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #58

Dave has put out some really good stuff in the past. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #64

I read this kid was in therapy since he was 8 yrs old. southerncrone May 2014 #67

Here is the Valenti article that is referenced TBF May 2014 #71

It matters a great deal. Laelth May 2014 #73

Marc Lepine targeted women at L'�cole Polytechnique 25 years ago... SidDithers May 2014 #74

+1 Starry Messenger May 2014 #77

Tons of proof in this very thread that the OP is absolutely accurate. Squinch May 2014 #76

And that's a sad truth. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #82