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MellowDem

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22. Sounds like it was needed...

Mon Sep 14, 2015, 07:39 AM

Sep 2015

And that is quite brave, how many people will actually stand up to bigotry backed by religion? It's not easy. Quite a few progressives even aid and abet bigoted religious institutions, and I can see them wanting to downplay the bravery here as they quietly support bigotry through their own institution and want to think it's morally OK to do so.

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NO-ONE CAN SUBJUGATE ME! French Femen activists bare their breasts to the imams... [View all] Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 OP

love it! nt ellenrr Sep 2015 #1

Brave ladies to do this in a hall full of raving religious fanatics and misogynists! Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #2

That's What I Thought, Surya ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #6

Fearless and fierce. LOVE THEM! Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #7

I do agree with the action Android3.14 Sep 2015 #3

First and foremost, an albatross around the neck of Islam itself. Medieval ideas will not win out. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #5

+1 navarth Sep 2015 #40

Completely agree with both of you. nt CanonRay Sep 2015 #105

When I say that I don't necessarily agree with the action, I just find it a shame Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #8

It's all good. Android3.14 Sep 2015 #24

^^^This!^^^ Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #25

The history of Femen is nothing short of appalling Recursion Sep 2015 #46

We get it! polly7 Sep 2015 #50

Well, I don't believe that, but Svyatski sure does (nt) Recursion Sep 2015 #54

Have you researched Femen's evolution beyond this article from 2013? Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #68

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #38

So do I get the red out Sep 2015 #79

brave ladies! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #4

Truly revolting. These would-be religious "leaders" are doing no favors to Islam or to religious Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #12

The very core/purpose of the three Abrahamic religions is control/repression of women. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #53

Islam is doing no favor for itself awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #67

The 1st reaction of the crowd was to shout "kill them", then rush to attack them. riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #9

See my post just below...it gets even worse! Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #11

Irony of ironies...I just discovered in re-reading the French article, that this Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #10

Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #13

I hope you come back from the dark side one day.... trusty elf Sep 2015 #15

Buh bye. merrily Sep 2015 #17

You make it sound like... yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #19

Go back to your man-cave, sick misogynist troll. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #20

That is real courage... MellowDem Sep 2015 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #16

Still here? Pity, that. merrily Sep 2015 #18

The profile says he was here since 2003. trusty elf Sep 2015 #26

Lot of that virus going around, though perhaps not so obvious as that one. merrily Sep 2015 #28

Bullshit as the video makes clear. They're attacked by the crowd. They had no protection nt riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #21

Sounds like it was needed... MellowDem Sep 2015 #22

One just has to wonder about juror N� 7. LEAVE IT ALONE? What the hell? Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #23

It could be somebody that wants the "Strange ones" on this forum to be exposed for what they are. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #31

Bizarre reaction to a flagrantly woman-hating post! Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #32

What you say is true but if I and others don't know that someone is a jerk then I can't.. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #33

That's very brave of them fasttense Sep 2015 #27

They may need police protection from now on. Their faces have been plastered all over Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #30

Very true! get the red out Sep 2015 #80

More guts than I have dembotoz Sep 2015 #29

If the incidents involving cartoons are any indication they may still be in danger. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #34

How can *I* get that brave? MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #35

Find a misogynistic svengali to pay you Recursion Sep 2015 #41

Recommend. "No one can subjugate me." nt Zorra Sep 2015 #36

K&R. I stand with Femen. nt stevenleser Sep 2015 #37

Is Svyatski still "managing" Femen? Recursion Sep 2015 #39

This was a brave protest despite your attempt to delegetimize it riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #43

So, is that a "yes"? (nt) Recursion Sep 2015 #45

Thats an I dont give a fuck. This protest was terrific and I salute them nt riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #48

Do you REALLY believe women like these are so weak they can't possibly polly7 Sep 2015 #49

No, Svyatski does Recursion Sep 2015 #57

Oh whatever. Your opinion of these women says so much more than you realize. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #59

That was over 2 yrs ago in Ukraine riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #60

Timeo danaos et dona ferentes Recursion Sep 2015 #61

You'd know the truth if you really cared riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #63

Hm. You might want to ask the Feminism boards here about that Recursion Sep 2015 #64

Excuse me?! Since when did group think override independent discussion? riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #65

OK, well, that's your call Recursion Sep 2015 #66

Thanks for riding shotgun in this thread, rider. I had to leave it for a few hours Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #70

Shame, indeed. This one outs himself ever more with each parrotted screech. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #69

That one did so years and years ago. Rex Sep 2015 #73

It also loves the gun culture, if I'm not mistaken. Got a post hidden a while back when responding Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #74

Nope Recursion Sep 2015 #113

Glad you were momentarily distracted from your misogynist mission. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #114

I've been on the fence Dorian Gray Sep 2015 #118

How many time are you going to post that link? melman Sep 2015 #51

Until Svyatski's misogynistic "male gaze liberalism" is recognized for what it is (nt) Recursion Sep 2015 #56

Way to go shitting all over these two womens' protest action riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #58

MISOGYNISTIC. Describes those who hate women. And it's spelled like this. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #77

Yes, I spelled it right three times before on this thread Recursion Sep 2015 #110

Demonstrates your care for and attention to detail--facts and stuff like that. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #115

Recognized by whom and to what end? Are you setting yourself up as a savior of Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #83

Yeah, that must be it Recursion Sep 2015 #111

That thread's 2 yrs old and based upon Femen in Ukraine. riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #116

How's it feel to be the .11111 percent in this thread.. trumad Sep 2015 #99

This is a two year old fight on DU Recursion Sep 2015 #112

No that threads from 2 yrs ago and is based on Femen Ukraine, not Femen France. riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #117

There needs to be 100 of these women at every gathering of these creeps amuse bouche Sep 2015 #42

I hope those attackers go to jail fbc Sep 2015 #44

Burn The Burqa? NonMetro Sep 2015 #47

Welcome to DU, NonMetro! Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #55

All right! Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #52

"No-one subjugates me, no-one owns me, I am my own prophet." I LOVE THESE BRAVE WOMAN Sunlei Sep 2015 #62

The days are changing, men in power can either get onboard with the changes Rex Sep 2015 #71

And, this will be the true revolution--when women take their natural place as leaders of the tribe. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #72

Agree 100% long past time...as in 1000s of years over due. Rex Sep 2015 #75

Amen! Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #76

Bravo for these brave women. hifiguy Sep 2015 #82

At least nobody is being called a bigot for criticizing this primitive religious belief. arcane1 Sep 2015 #78

That's what I was afraid I would see get the red out Sep 2015 #81

Brave as hell. Amazing. nt F4lconF16 Sep 2015 #84

It amuses me that Google won't let me see the video without logging in... hunter Sep 2015 #85

Typical American ambivalence and squeamishness about the human body. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #87

Screw puritanism. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #86

Amen! Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #88

The real shame is thag such an evdnt coult take place. mylye2222 Sep 2015 #89

God, these men are filled with nothing but hatred and anger. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #98

Bravo ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #90

THIS is juice. ^^^ Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #91

ugh, was the boobies really necessary to get the point across? frankieallen Sep 2015 #92

Ugh, was this post really necessary to get the misogyny across? Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #93

They are ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #94

originally read "French Fremen" in the title, and thought we were back on Arrakis 0rganism Sep 2015 #95

Perfectly SFW among adults who are not of a prurient bent... Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #96

If that wasn't ohheckyeah Sep 2015 #97

fair enough, but many who post at DU are not in Europe 0rganism Sep 2015 #100

See post N� 97 Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #101

that's one person's opinion (two people?) 0rganism Sep 2015 #102

.../ Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #103

Those religious assholes can shove it. Fuck them. Quantess Sep 2015 #104

Good for them. Scary as hell that they screamed "kill them" and 15 ran on the stage. Waldorf Sep 2015 #106

French police are not always my favorite public figures, but in this case, they did the right thing. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #107

Thank you. Waldorf Sep 2015 #108

Good call. Head below the parapet is the best survival tactic until things settle down. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #109

Wow.... Gutsy! Adrahil Sep 2015 #119

these are brave women rollin74 Sep 2015 #120