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elias7

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24. That we can be so brutal to her shows us how far we've come
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 03:34 PM
Oct 2017

It's very easier to be condescending to an idea or concept that has grown obsolete, become a provincial relic of an earlier time. I think that if you need to harshly judge those who internalized such things and are not as "evolved" as us contemporary folks, so be it. I believe that the truly evolved person, however, can appreciate that in several decades, they may find themselves in precisely the opposite position.

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not all women are my sisters. she is definitely on that list!! niyad Oct 2017 #1
Oh hey, you actresses whose entire career is based on your looks... ExciteBike66 Oct 2017 #2
Yeah, you Hollywood actresses whose livelihoods depends on being HOT.... Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #35
What's her excuse for abused children? Men? Deb Oct 2017 #3
Adults have argued in court that young children seduced them IronLionZion Oct 2017 #14
May She Be Primaried Me. Oct 2017 #4
Yes. Fossils need to be shown the door. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #19
WTF JHan Oct 2017 #5
.... internalized misogyny ftl arithia Oct 2017 #6
I totally agree: yagotme Oct 2017 #36
Indeed, Mayim Bialik said something very similar IronLionZion Oct 2017 #7
People ripped her a new one too n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #43
You know, I've been around since the 40's. Stonepounder Oct 2017 #8
How many of us heard this growing up unil we grew up to see through this bullshit? hlthe2b Oct 2017 #9
Writing "Democrat" Congresswoman rather than marybourg Oct 2017 #10
I noticed that too Loyd Oct 2017 #17
In your defense, according to the rules you CANT alter the actual title. nt 7962 Oct 2017 #23
This is true. I didn't realize this was marybourg Oct 2017 #26
Nonetheless it was a good catch Bradshaw3 Oct 2017 #29
Thanks, 7962! Loyd Oct 2017 #40
There are people mercuryblues Oct 2017 #11
I become immediately suspicious that bias is involved when any publication uses TheDebbieDee Oct 2017 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Wednesdays Oct 2017 #13
"I grew up in a time. . . " matt819 Oct 2017 #15
In all fairness, I have to point out that your mother would have worn a hat, white gloves marybourg Oct 2017 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author csziggy Oct 2017 #45
Poor woman. My first thought was it's time for her to step down. My second one is... brush Oct 2017 #16
I stopped reading at "Democrat Congresswoman" George II Oct 2017 #18
Me too happy feet Oct 2017 #22
She grew up in the segregated South IronLionZion Oct 2017 #20
She shames the nursing profession HelenWheels Oct 2017 #21
That might be the key to her comments csziggy Oct 2017 #46
That we can be so brutal to her shows us how far we've come elias7 Oct 2017 #24
There is no law that says we need to keep hitting ourselves in the head with a hammer. Squinch Oct 2017 #25
isnt that why women are made to cover up in 3rd world countries? samnsara Oct 2017 #27
Yes, and they still get raped TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #44
"Democrat Congresswoman"? The use of "Democrat" in this form is a GOP slur. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #28
For fucks sake onecaliberal Oct 2017 #30
Oh, FFS, Mediaite. It's "Democratic" or if you really wanna save chars, "Dem." n/t TygrBright Oct 2017 #31
Thanks for taking a moment to wonder about motives in posting a story like this. Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #32
Get primaried or retire Bradical79 Oct 2017 #33
If she's that unaware of the world, she needs to go. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #37
If ONLY I'd KNOWN! All I have to do to never get assaulted, groped, propositioned, or raped... Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #38
Sigh! Once again: Marie Marie Oct 2017 #39
Fuck that ignorance. Solly Mack Oct 2017 #41
Irony. We let men who can't control themselves delisen Oct 2017 #42
Welcome to DU Pugster Oct 2017 #47
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