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Lydia Leftcoast

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17. Because the whole time I was growing up, I was told to honor and pamper the male ego

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 09:21 PM

Mar 2014

That's what young girls were told in the 1950s and 1960s.

"The male ego" was used to justify all kinds of bad behavior and as a reason that women weren't supposed to criticize.

Fortunately, that excuse isn't much used anymore. But it was when those guys were growing up.

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I lost my dad to Fox News: How a generation was captured by thrashing hysteria [View all] hue Mar 2014 OP

My condolences. GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #1

So sad. The father will Ilsa Mar 2014 #2

Being in that age group myself, I don't understand it. Arkansas Granny Mar 2014 #3

Anger, fear, and scapegoats can be addictive, and Fox manufactures all three. arcane1 May 2015 #27

I lost both parents, an uncle, brother and sister abelenkpe Mar 2014 #4

That is so ... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #8

Me too abelenkpe Mar 2014 #11

This is my mom but w/o the ranting. She stays silent which is more disturbing. Redfairen Mar 2014 #5

I believe that Fox hired Psychologists to help them craft a method, or formula to make Dustlawyer Mar 2014 #6

Fox has been in the propaganda business delete_bush Mar 2014 #10

That's reasonably correct. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #28

Same thing happened here. My dad was a JFK/LBJ/RFK/McGovern Dem when I was a kid Doctor_J Mar 2014 #7

Are you serious?! MCGOVERN?!?! How did this happen! johnlucas Mar 2014 #13

OK, I'll take the challenge. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #29

good post! KT2000 May 2015 #33

I too lost my father. no_hypocrisy Mar 2014 #9

It could be depression. Iris May 2015 #36

Thanks Iris. You may be quite correct. no_hypocrisy May 2015 #38

I'm not sure how I landed on this page from 2014. Iris May 2015 #39

I read once that the "grumpy old men" phenomenon is a real phenomenon Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #12

Wow, hate men much? Thor_MN Mar 2014 #14

No, just the grumpy ones :-) Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #15

Did what you read include "precious little male egos"? Thor_MN Mar 2014 #16

Because the whole time I was growing up, I was told to honor and pamper the male ego Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #17

Ah, so you blame your sexism on your upbringing. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #18

No, it's not "sexisim." It's the way everyone was raised in those days Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #19

Your post was sexist and there is nothing that can change that. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #20

You really have a bee in your bonnet about this Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #21

I haven't been talking about the OP. YOUR post was sexist. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #22

K&R.. butterfly77 Mar 2014 #23

this seems to be both a psychiatric and social problem which really deserve study. Else Democracy Bill USA Mar 2014 #24

I'm curious as to what DUers think will happen in the future ... Arugula Latte May 2015 #25

- Rod Beauvex May 2015 #30

if you can stomach Fox News long enough to monitor their latest outrages Skittles May 2015 #26

It isn't that old men get so grumpy as they age, they were probably grumpy all of their life. Thinkingabout May 2015 #31

My mom has been gone for many years....she's still alive.... peace13 May 2015 #32

starts w/ am hate radio. tho my paternal unit always swung rite. ditto heads morph into fux gnewz. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #34

my older sister grasswire May 2015 #35

K&R - Sadly, propaganda works Teamster Jeff May 2015 #37