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Last edited Tue Jul 15, 2014, 02:47 PM - Edit history (1)
3:45- editing to clarify. The IM was sent to me by one AAO, in response to this IM to him, from me:
Glad to see you self-deleted. I'm sorry that you don't grasp why the reference to Congreve's line is so sexist. Also, you seem to be confusing me with someone else. I'm frequently at odds with quite a few of the women here who are more involved in feminism than I.
Also, I'd appreciate it if you didn't go after me in terms that insult people with psych disabilities. Those folks fight prejudice day in and day out. And I know. I worked protecting the rights of people with mental illness.
thank you.
I just got this message from a male DUe, AAO
Cali - you are a cunt. Wallow in your pussy juice you whore!
Mail Message
Fuck you in the ass with a broom handle, then kneel down and swallow my cock. You are a VERY sorry excuse for a woman.
Pardon my French! LOL!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=inbox&view=1547856
Now for the context:
AAO posted an op riffing off the idiom, "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". By the time I joined the thread, someone had already alerted on the op because of this. The jury voted 7-0 not to lock. Here's the thread with my comments and his.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025242454
I'm posting this because I think it is indicative of a problem. AAO claimed to be an ally of women and yet anyone spewing this kind of hate toward women is clearly not an ally. I also found it problematic that there were some agreeing with him in that thread and that the jury clearly didn't know why this idiom is sexist and offensive.
This is pretty shocking to me- and I'm a tough nut.