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niyad

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10. possibly women brought up in weird sects that tell them that the male is all-powerful,

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #6)

Mon May 8, 2017, 11:13 AM

May 2017

and the helpmeat (sp deliberate) is just there to service him. she has no thoughts of her own, is taught that, not only does she not have power, she is never to wish for power.

or, as in the case of phyllis schlafly, "I got mine, screw all the rest of you"

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"there is no force equal to a woman determined to rise" [View all] niyad May 2017 OP

True words. sheshe2 May 2017 #1

I LOVE that image. thank you for sharing it! niyad May 2017 #8

Beautiful! mcar May 2017 #2

Indeed shenmue May 2017 #3

The female reaction to the ACA repeal is massive! BigmanPigman May 2017 #4

I often wonder MontanaMama May 2017 #5

I wonder the same. How can these women bear these men? smirkymonkey May 2017 #6

Yes!!! MontanaMama May 2017 #7

possibly women brought up in weird sects that tell them that the male is all-powerful, niyad May 2017 #10

. . . . niyad May 2017 #9