I am an older white woman, a retired teacher.

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323. I don't see what is so outrageous about that post

If she is off about the make up of DU, it is only slightly. It is definitely far older and whiter than the population in general and certainly more so than the Democratic Party. As for more women than men, I can't say, but is it very clear that feminists and people of color are targeted here.

Conservative is relative to one's experience. If one lives in a red state, DU may seem more liberal to you. I find this board far more conservative than people I encounter in my life, in my community and at work. I live in a far more diverse community, and the people I work with understand the importance of racial diversity. The hostility toward voices of people of color and feminism on this board is indeed conservative. Some people think being liberal is measured by one's opposition to the Democratic Party and the President, and if one diverges from that they are called "authoritarian."

Basically, I agree with just about everything she says.

Additionally, nothing there mentions the OP, whom she has been accused of insulting.