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leftyladyfrommo

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4. Honestly?

Thu May 29, 2014, 12:37 PM

May 2014

I think men view the world thru a whole different lens than women do. I think the culprit is testosterone. The men I have known viewed things from a much more sexual viewpoint than I ever have. And it makes a huge difference. And I'm not sure there is any way to change that.

Most of the women I know are not sexual all of the time. They have to play a whole lot of non sexual roles in their lives.

It gets so tiresome trying to deal with sexual innuendo about everything and every topic. I can't tell you how many times men have said the most inappropriate sexual things to me when they didn't even know me. And I don't like it any better from men who do know me.

I want to be taken seriously.

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Why It�s So Hard for Men to See Misogyny [View all] G_j May 2014 OP

for the same reason you lump all men into one group...... nt Cryptoad May 2014 #1

Great well thought out response el_bryanto May 2014 #2

Bravo, bryanto! lapislzi May 2014 #8

LOL, yes more "gender warrior"ing . shoot first, educate yourself never. bettyellen May 2014 #21

offering some astute observations G_j May 2014 #3

Honestly? leftyladyfrommo May 2014 #4

As they say AgingAmerican May 2014 #9

I didn't say that. leftyladyfrommo May 2014 #20

Amen to that n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #24

Some especially good quotes from this article: raccoon May 2014 #5

Yes, it does make a huge difference. Jamastiene May 2014 #35

Back in the 80's when I was in azmom May 2014 #6

Your point? HangOnKids May 2014 #12

No point. Just azmom May 2014 #15

This Makes No Sense HangOnKids May 2014 #16

My family also azmom May 2014 #17

I'm going to friend him azmom May 2014 #18

I would not reach out to anyone who exhibited stalker tendencies.... bettyellen May 2014 #22

That would be a mistake, imo. Jamastiene May 2014 #36

I haven't really spoken to anyone azmom May 2014 #44

I think it was that a seemingly "nice guy" sort of stalked her and tried to make her feel bad for no bettyellen May 2014 #29

You are right azmom May 2014 #42

I've had that happen treestar May 2014 #31

That's so true. azmom May 2014 #41

It's hard for anyone, generally, to perceive something that doesn't directly impact them. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #7

For the same reason ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #10

I'm putting SOME in all caps too these days. bettyellen May 2014 #23

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #25

I had a nightmare last night, and it was because of something I said on DU randys1 May 2014 #27

Because it makes men so uncomfortable that we are supposed to change the subject... Hekate May 2014 #11

K & R n/t TheJames May 2014 #13

K&R nt redqueen May 2014 #14

I imagine some men who don't see misogyny Sweet Freedom May 2014 #19

Wow, how simplistic and narrow minded. 'MEN"? maced666 May 2014 #26

LOL. Just don't GOD FORBID, comment on the CONTENT of the OP instead of attemting to nit pick it bettyellen May 2014 #28

Again with the false equivalencies YoungDemCA May 2014 #45

Related: I Am Not an Angry Feminist. I'm a Furious One. redqueen May 2014 #30

I relate to so much of this, liberalhistorian May 2014 #32

one time I lied RainDog May 2014 #38

Generalization are not how adults discuss issues. applegrove May 2014 #33

I definitely would not say it is all men. Jamastiene May 2014 #34

I read that article the other day RainDog May 2014 #37

I hope your hate makes you feel better about yourself....... whistler162 May 2014 #39

LOL RainDog May 2014 #40

To the men who get defensive and angry whenever this topic comes up YoungDemCA May 2014 #43

This is a good article... one_voice May 2014 #46