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BlueIris

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28. I went with 'fear' because

Tue May 1, 2012, 10:13 AM

May 2012

of the way the "creep-shamers" were described. Placed in an imagined position of supposedly limitless power over those poor, oppressed males, depicted as tyrannical. That screams "I am afraid of women."

So does engaging in an endless woman bash-fest...over the Internet. The Internet is like, ahem, a broadcast booth on a radio station. A place for cowards to spew without having to face the people they're insulting.

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Why Guys Really Hate Being Called �Creepy� [View all] seabeyond Apr 2012 OP

There's a lot of "creepy" guys. Even creepier when no women are around. Scuba Apr 2012 #1

because there are tons more men that are not creeps. those are the ones most women will have seabeyond Apr 2012 #3

Thanks. It's true; we're not all creeps. Scuba Apr 2012 #5

Creep shaming? Sedona Apr 2012 #2

nope. it is a part of movement i am seeing. lol. i didnt know. nt seabeyond Apr 2012 #4

The ongoing tragedy of creep shaming? pscot Apr 2012 #6

MRA? LASlibinSC Apr 2012 #7

lol seabeyond Apr 2012 #8

Sad that it should be hijacked that way. Jester Messiah Apr 2012 #18

Google "MRA SPLC" redqueen Apr 2012 #16

Wow. I had no idea. CrispyQ Jun 2012 #62

Yep, and they're a hate group to boot! laconicsax Apr 2012 #20

I don't see a downside to 'creep-shaming' Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #9

isnt it interesting. i have asked my guys, what name can be given to a man that is actually seabeyond Apr 2012 #10

Shaming is shaming. Using it to manipulate people makes you a creep, without exception saras Apr 2012 #11

i dont think it is any more about shaming than any other descriptive word. seabeyond Apr 2012 #13

I agree with her that labeling the person rather than the behavior... redqueen Apr 2012 #15

Interesting post. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #12

i thought it was interesting, too seabeyond May 2012 #33

Sorry ! LASlibinSC Apr 2012 #14

Uhh...."creep" isn't gender-specific. jeff47 Apr 2012 #17

I'd have to agree- being called creepy is the most hurtful Dragonbreathp9d Apr 2012 #19

I'm impressed that you could find 6 paragraphs on this CreekDog May 2012 #21

Those pro-misogyny trolls never miss an opportunity to bash women. BlueIris May 2012 #22

^^^^THIS^^^^ laconicsax May 2012 #23

Fear? redqueen May 2012 #24

i think most of our human wrongs resort to a fear. seabeyond May 2012 #25

I see your point. redqueen May 2012 #26

From where I sit MadrasT May 2012 #27

I went with 'fear' because BlueIris May 2012 #28

Exactly gaspee Jun 2012 #49

There are a lot of guys that are creeps. HappyMe May 2012 #29

"The word is not exclusive to one sex." did someone say it was? Scout May 2012 #30

Actually, the op implies it and several replies did so too. HappyMe May 2012 #31

The OP is about the sudden whining from men about being 'shamed' by being called creepy. redqueen May 2012 #32

"And yes, I find some women to be creeps." Scout May 2012 #34

I am surprised at you all. Grisly Bear Jun 2012 #35

Are you Dutch, by any chance? cyberswede Jun 2012 #36

look at you cyber... seabeyond Jun 2012 #38

I dunno... MadrasT Jun 2012 #42

men dont have assess to ALL women. not fair, just not fair. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #43

And that, right there, is the source of the nice guy syndrome. n/t laconicsax Jun 2012 #46

Precisely. redqueen Jun 2012 #47

and the not so nice guy syndrome. and the downright ugly syndrome. it is really about seabeyond Jun 2012 #48

Welcome to DU! shcrane71 Jun 2012 #45

one of the few names my mother would ever call anyone. mopinko Jun 2012 #37

that word is held out for a certain feel. there is just something about that word seabeyond Jun 2012 #39

yup. mopinko Jun 2012 #40

uh oh.... seabeyond Jun 2012 #41

yeah, i do hate it, but mopinko Jun 2012 #44

well maybe she will learn. mopinko Jun 2012 #55

was he. a good... and a bummer for her. seabeyond Jun 2012 #56

i want a flame thread. that is all. lol. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #50

LOL redqueen Jun 2012 #51

maybe "creepy" ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #52

chicken or the egg. creep makes them limp. limp makes them creepy. seabeyond Jun 2012 #53

well there's that ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #54

If it walks like a creep ismnotwasm Jun 2012 #57

Many women, and I'm one of them, develop a kind of radar seabeyond Jun 2012 #58

I like this group ismnotwasm Jun 2012 #59

good to hear. seabeyond Jun 2012 #60

I like to think I have excellent creep-dar. n/t laconicsax Jun 2012 #61

Ditto on the creep-dar. CrispyQ Jun 2012 #63

Mitt Romney is creepy seabeyond Jun 2012 #64