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In reply to the discussion: Misogyny should not be tolerated on DU [View all]opiate69
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Wow! A clever repackaging of the old worn out, "I'm rubber, you're glue" line
Major Nikon
May 2014
#111
you didn't answer the question. why didn't you speak out against the post she's referring to?
CreekDog
May 2014
#270
So you ask a question, completely ignore the answer, and then answer it for me
Major Nikon
May 2014
#291
The position, as laid out above, was clearly not in relation to this thread only
joeglow3
May 2014
#274
so, we focus on the women and womens issues, we just do not use the word woman, we use people, so
seabeyond
May 2014
#462
THIS --> "You should start a foundation. Men against women laughing at men. You'll make money."
bettyellen
May 2014
#200
I remember when men outed themselves as rapists here and were allowed to stay
roguevalley
May 2014
#313
Do you have a link to the suggestion that all males be castrated at puberty? nt
el_bryanto
May 2014
#89
Thank you - that's pretty obscure and it would have taken me a long time to find it on my own
el_bryanto
May 2014
#104
Possibly because males have much more power to impose their hang ups than females?
el_bryanto
May 2014
#122
and maybe it is not meant to be funny. you know. ha ha. maybe it is meant for people to think
seabeyond
May 2014
#161
You appear to be not so masterfully dodging the issue, so here it is again
Major Nikon
May 2014
#252
I'm pretty sure if it were done like the post in question it would get the expected response
Major Nikon
May 2014
#293
well in response to genuine misandry I guess it could be: time to trot out Valerie Solanas again!
bettyellen
May 2014
#285
She said two lines down *in the same post* that it wasn't her point of view. nt
redqueen
May 2014
#185
Of course it is obscure to a community dedicated to and invested in ignoring it. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
May 2014
#256
How many regulars in the 2nd feminist group have been banned for being TERFs?
Major Nikon
May 2014
#31
About two years ago when Feldspar and Iverglas were there. Why? Is there some time limit you apply?
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#93
you go thru your huge sighs... when we discuss issue. why? you say. WHY??? must we talk
seabeyond
May 2014
#333
The only bit I got was 'you and yours work very very hard at censoring.'
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#416
Does that mean that "smearing" right wingers is fraught with danger, by that same logic?
kcr
May 2014
#107
I'm not sure what logic yr using. The Men's Group aren't right wingers...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#115
I'm sorry, but it appeard to me that when you jumped to the defense of someone who was
kcr
May 2014
#211
I notice you didn't provide a link with yr creative interpretation of what happened...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#415
How exactly do you give someone a "warm welcome" that never even crosses your threshold?
Major Nikon
May 2014
#86
those are actual issues. i do not think i have ever heard pb discuss actual issues.
seabeyond
May 2014
#108
i shorten everyones name winter. thanks for expressing the need for clarification. i will change
seabeyond
May 2014
#126
lol lol lol. omg. truly. the only posts i have read of yours is discussions of duers. that is it
seabeyond
May 2014
#179
ya. well. the efforts or whatever to get you kicked off, is not yours alone. for sure. lol. nt
seabeyond
May 2014
#206
Of course not, but the effort to get me kicked off simply for pointing out that fact
redqueen
May 2014
#208
yes. sure. there have been so many obvious. but... it also makes it interesting if
seabeyond
May 2014
#217
comtec, the guy who originally proposed that group, was banned here twice
Starry Messenger
May 2014
#212
so much. so much to remember. and thank you for reminding me. redq and i were probably
seabeyond
May 2014
#218
i do not think it was a matter of overestimating. i think it may be a learning curve
seabeyond
May 2014
#225
how are their opposition to pay equity measures, conspiracy theories about domestic
geek tragedy
May 2014
#268
We discussed this in the other thread. I made it clear to you I was responding
boston bean
May 2014
#443
I did NOT say many at all. I'm not giving you the benefit of the doubt any more...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#449
Are you replying to the wrong post? That's got nothing to do with the post you replied to...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#468
Since we agree MRA's are hate groups, and someone is using the same arguments
boston bean
May 2014
#437
What's going on is you seem to be following me round this thread yelling at me...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#438
I presume you think I'm not one of those people you could have a discussion with. Ok.
boston bean
May 2014
#442
Or maybe it should be called: "These women hating trolls should never have been on a liberal site,
Squinch
May 2014
#378
the definition has changed so much that how people answer the question is meaningless.
Demit
May 2014
#194
thank you for bringing this up. and let me say. i did not call me a feminist until about a year ago
seabeyond
May 2014
#215
I turned 18 in 1970, so was growing up in what they call the second wave of feminism.
Demit
May 2014
#236
and i was right in that time end of 70s, beginning of 80s when i had the most freedom ever, with the
seabeyond
May 2014
#240
I appreciate all three of you in this subthread, and the OP writer very much. Thanks for being here.
freshwest
May 2014
#23
no moderators, no rules, this is what you get. the minorities will always be at a disadvantage. and
seabeyond
May 2014
#25
my son and i were having that very conversation just yesterday. that the misogyny on du surpasses...
seabeyond
May 2014
#172
Countless posts on the same topic, like a dead horse beaten and dragged, reanimated, beaten again
Puzzledtraveller
May 2014
#5
Then stop whining about things that don't really exist - like "misandry."
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#14
Right. Cause stating that misogyny shouldn't be tolerated is such a controversial thing here.
Squinch
May 2014
#381
Oh I'm sorry, does this topic make you uncomfortable? I'll change the subject then....
Hekate
May 2014
#39
the same can be said about those of you that jump into womens issue threads for a little snark
seabeyond
May 2014
#118
Thats the guy that told me that i should be happy thats racism is almost over or something.
bravenak
May 2014
#125
And yet YOU seem to feel the need to discuss it in a great number of posts. Go figure.
Squinch
May 2014
#382
So should the anti Iraq war posts have been banned because they didn't solve the Iraq war?
Squinch
May 2014
#383
What happened these past days? I live where all those youngsters were slaughtered.
Hekate
May 2014
#51
Fuck yes, "I am tired of seeing the most odious, right-wing talking points re: women and feminism..
bettyellen
May 2014
#20
THANK YOU. The Democratic Platform is clear, sane and many of us expect to see it supported at DU.
freshwest
May 2014
#22
The best framework for gender unity I've seen on DU. Thank you. We need to know the enemy, and it's
ancianita
May 2014
#209
Helpful hint: It's not their maleness that makes them part of a socially disenfranchised class.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#33
Paternalistic sexism benefits women in some instances, quelle surprise.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#53
Fair enough. Then if sexism that benefits women isn't really sexism against men
Major Nikon
May 2014
#64
It isn't sexism against men because it's based on paternalistic assumptions about women.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#69
For all your rhetoric you have yet to explain how this matters to the black male
Major Nikon
May 2014
#72
Do you remember how many weeks we tried to explain the harm of benevolent sexism?
redqueen
May 2014
#204
all three that snark most, and created such a battle at that time, has since used
seabeyond
May 2014
#220
Spider called out a fraud that attempted to show slavery was a sign of misandre
intaglio
May 2014
#101
racism gets discounted in importance by the same six guys who discount the relevance of sexism here
bettyellen
May 2014
#283
They were disenfranchised because they weren't white. Not because they were male. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#50
His discomfort and denial require that we change the subject to spare his feelings....
Hekate
May 2014
#41
79 female representatives out of 435, 20 female senators out of 100...
Spider Jerusalem
May 2014
#67
wow. don. and they aer right. i am exhausted. all of us are. i know too many on du are. and still
seabeyond
May 2014
#114
male speech. you are for more male speech, or males right to speech. this is an interesting
seabeyond
May 2014
#221
on the contrary. you and i disagree just that much. but, no. you like challenging thought?
seabeyond
May 2014
#284
Generally, "misandry" refers to the hatred and oppression of men on a genotypic basis.
redqueen
May 2014
#214
but tv shows can just call women liars as if we all accept that. chuckle chuckle. no bashing there
seabeyond
May 2014
#230
While the term is a real one, I agree it's not a systematic form of bigotry...
Violet_Crumble
May 2014
#150
Ahhh, you haven't been to a typical family court then, have you? LMAO. ;) n/t
Darkhawk32
May 2014
#336
it's just one small handful of clowns making it look bad by posting over and over....
dionysus
May 2014
#158
Remember, though, that one outrageous statement against women does not a misogynist make.
ancianita
May 2014
#202
Sorry, I don't get your meaning. I was just making the case for being judicious.
ancianita
May 2014
#246
well, that is why we cannot, like, you know, feed ourselves or choose our sex partners, ya know.
seabeyond
May 2014
#235
As a sentient being, a thinking, feeling, perceptive member of the Human Race allow me to
Tuesday Afternoon
May 2014
#229
So if I understand correctly, misogyny should not be tolerated because it is totally
hughee99
May 2014
#259
In the present context, trying to pry into posts discussing misogyny and divert the discussion
Maedhros
May 2014
#298
I think you are being purposefully obtuse if you can't put this OP in the context of the ongoing
Maedhros
May 2014
#307
Not counting GD, which seems to be little more than overflow from some of the others
Major Nikon
May 2014
#305
Not agreeing with feminists on every single thing doesn't automatically equal misogyny
davidn3600
May 2014
#334
I wish someone would write the history of how the HOF group came to exist.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
May 2014
#358
Debate? I agree with you... You defined what an MRA is as well as defined yourself as one.
Ohio Joe
May 2014
#495
dont you think that women should pay more in health care? dont you think there is not a pay
seabeyond
May 2014
#498
asking a question is the opposite of putting words in your mouth. it is asking a question for
seabeyond
May 2014
#501
To be fair to old Vinnie, I think the band in that picture is actually Nitro.
opiate69
May 2014
#369
Oooh, the "why isn't there a white history month?" argument. Always a winner. nt
LeftyMom
May 2014
#335
<squawk!> MRA! <squawk!> You are a one-trick pony. And it's not a very good trick.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2014
#354
I know there's a "hot celebrities" thread there, which is like the WORST THING EVAH
Warren DeMontague
May 2014
#484
I'm not sure how one can speak "in defense of all women" without trying to speak for all women
Major Nikon
May 2014
#340
Very well stated and thank you for providing us with voices we can all unite behind...
cascadiance
May 2014
#379
I'm not sure it's our place to fix all the broken people in the world
passiveporcupine
May 2014
#329
When women and people of color had NO rights, they were very afraid. What did those who were
Squinch
May 2014
#386
...unless it is supporting a candidate for national political office and the year is 2008.
McCamy Taylor
May 2014
#397
It's so adorable how a few people here simply cannot resist trying to derail these discussions
redqueen
May 2014
#486
like chris hayes says, wow the way some men get so worked up over a few women.
seabeyond
May 2014
#493