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History of Feminism

Arcanetrance

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17. The recent rape stories in the two high schools show that first world sexism can be just as bad i

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #16)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:15 PM

Mar 2013

Not worse than what's happening in India. As to the point of words someone calling someone a dick doesn't carry the same gravity or venom as cunt. Personally when I hear people say those words cunt usually is spit out with such vile and hatred the tone can't be mistaken. Where when I've been called a dick at times there almost seems a light heartedness too it.

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Why should I speak up? [View all] seabeyond Mar 2013 OP

In the words of a "Metric" song, Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #1

There are a variety of ways not-to-yawn, some of which may work better than others. nt patrice Mar 2013 #3

i have tried them all. and when someone wants to be sexist, doesnt matter. they will continue seabeyond Mar 2013 #4

Yep. n/t Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #5

This. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #8

Is it possible that actual research shows that telling people not to say stuff doesn't work? patrice Mar 2013 #2

Calling out the language which is the outward tell boston bean Mar 2013 #6

It works for me. ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #7

Excellent post. redqueen Mar 2013 #9

would you post the link to that article? niyad Mar 2013 #10

It's actually the blogger Redqueen turned many of us on too. ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #12

thank you, and thank redqueen niyad Mar 2013 #13

sorry, when I hear sexist, ignorant, woman-hating, bigoted crap, I am going to say something. niyad Mar 2013 #11

Men have the biggest responsibility to call other men out because we are responsible for Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #14

i agree with you. it is a mans responsibility. seabeyond Mar 2013 #15

It can do a number of things ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #16

The recent rape stories in the two high schools show that first world sexism can be just as bad i Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #17

There is an active thread right now going on about that ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #18

though the people that are saying this refuse to listen to those that are from that area and tell seabeyond Mar 2013 #19