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seabeyond

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15. ex. quit screaming like a girl....
Tue May 8, 2012, 11:39 AM
May 2012

when boys were young 2ish to 4ish... having two boys and two nephews over often. i would tell husband what the hell are they talking about girls screaming. the boys had such a high pitched squeal of excitement they sounded like the squeal of a little pig.

you would hear men say, quit screaming like a girl.

never did you hear anyone say to the girl, quit screaming like a boy. they would say, there she is, being a girl.

what did we create?

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damn. in one of my Ops i was going to say.... some men. the author said men seabeyond May 2012 #1
owning B****. hm. here is more. " I was too cowardly to speak up" seabeyond May 2012 #2
Yes... but likewise when women laugh alongside men's use of such horrific terms/objectifcation... hlthe2b May 2012 #3
"being allowed into the group" again, true that seabeyond May 2012 #5
Not that you asked me, :P redqueen May 2012 #6
Yup... hlthe2b May 2012 #7
Other than simply making the most of teachable moments, redqueen May 2012 #8
"But there is one stark and tangible difference in how the world responds to me"... Little Star May 2012 #4
I was thinking about that, too. Based on what he wrote, he has just started to "pass" BlueIris May 2012 #10
Jesus Christ. #2 is vile. (Graphic warning for this post.) BlueIris May 2012 #9
How dare we point out MadrasT May 2012 #11
As promised in post #11 MadrasT May 2012 #12
Summarizes fairly well why the very concept of 'gender' is absolute bullshit. redqueen May 2012 #13
ok, so i am good. and right. i listened to the interview seabeyond May 2012 #14
ex. quit screaming like a girl.... seabeyond May 2012 #15
Society works so hard to force these differences on us. redqueen May 2012 #16
However, women (and girls) are not allowed to be angry. MadrasT May 2012 #17
anger is the only emotion men are allowed by society... one emotion...negatively in women. seabeyond May 2012 #18
goes along with this subthread. world blaming eve and the preacher blaming women.... seabeyond May 2012 #19
sorry... more. further, seabeyond May 2012 #20
I agree that MadrasT May 2012 #21
maybe some men end up fixating on sex because it is the ONLY WAY seabeyond May 2012 #22
To be fair MadrasT May 2012 #23
Self Made Man sounds like a great book. BlueIris May 2012 #25
Going to have a Wife named Rosey One_Life_To_Give May 2012 #24
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