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closeupready

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19. I posted an interesting article yesterday about "Outrage Porn" -

Reply to The2ndWheel (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 05:42 PM

Feb 2015

that is, a journalist who writes that he feels today's internet media is little more than outrage clickbait machines, churning out outrage on a daily basis, even when contributors are NOT really outraged.

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Why the women's movement has failed [View all] magical thyme Feb 2015 OP

The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good el_bryanto Feb 2015 #1

Such a false dichotomy gollygee Feb 2015 #2

Well said. HappyMe Feb 2015 #3

right. people forget that feminism is, at least in part, critique tishaLA Feb 2015 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Exhibit A Feb 2015 #4

Everyone gets their words parsed all the time The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #5

I disagree. Plenty of people say things publically that are taken at face value. magical thyme Feb 2015 #6

Like who? The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #7

where are the dozens of threads and articles on what Snowden said after the Oscars? magical thyme Feb 2015 #8

Well they're all different issues I guess The2ndWheel Feb 2015 #12

I posted an interesting article yesterday about "Outrage Porn" - closeupready Feb 2015 #19

not a fail. it just makes us louder, strong, clearer, fine tune the issues. seabeyond Feb 2015 #9

in my working lifetime, women's pay has gone from 67 cents on the dollar magical thyme Feb 2015 #10

ya. and, there are a lot more people calling that shit out. like you. not nearly so subtle as the seabeyond Feb 2015 #13

Mansplainers PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #11

The English language is not always a perfect form of communication. hamsterjill Feb 2015 #14

Could not agree with you more. dilby Feb 2015 #15

Oh, boy. BainsBane Feb 2015 #17

Since this is posted in GD, I'll say this - most women, even liberal women, continue closeupready Feb 2015 #18