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Squinch

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1. If you want to paraphrase it, it says, "Hell has no fury like a woman who a man has rejected."

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 05:42 PM

Jul 2014

It's just the guys thinking it's all about them again. And thinking that they are the basis on which women are defined. And thinking that if we have bad feelings about them, it must be all because of something unattractive in us.

Deeply ingrained, deeply insulting and deeply delusional bullshit.

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A Woman Scorned vs. A Woman Wronged [View all] TygrBright Jul 2014 OP

If you want to paraphrase it, it says, "Hell has no fury like a woman who a man has rejected." Squinch Jul 2014 #1

Yeah, that's as pithy an exegesis as I've seen... TygrBright Jul 2014 #2

Very good post! cyberswede Jul 2014 #3

another side of the scorn issue. the man is getting a pat to, for the scorning. not scorned himself seabeyond Jul 2014 #4

Thank you. redqueen Jul 2014 #5

Thank you for this. DU in general needs to get better at listening and learning from each other. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #6

Considering how much vaster our common ground is... TygrBright Jul 2014 #7

very well said, TBright hlthe2b Jul 2014 #8

I have just posted on this subject in cali's thread intaglio Jul 2014 #9

rec bigtree Jul 2014 #10

In truth, pretendHell hath no fury like a woman denied birth control by activist justices. valerief Jul 2014 #11

If we start getting pissed about everything we have damn' good reason... TygrBright Jul 2014 #14

You know, it's kind of interesting that so many of the patriarchal myths and taboos.... moriah Jul 2014 #12

That, or the fruitless striving after control of unruly women. TygrBright Jul 2014 #13

This is a beautifully written post. F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #15

Thank you! TygrBright Jul 2014 #16

Agreed. nt redqueen Jul 2014 #17