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seabeyond

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37. i have looked at this and thought about it.
Wed May 9, 2012, 11:40 AM
May 2012

i was in my late teens and twenties in 80's. single. hung out with a lot of men. but then, i was in calif and nv. it seems to me that they were well along side of us. that we were progressing forward. it seemed to start in the mid 90's with the porn and accessibility to porn on the computer. hence, why i see accessibility to porn to be a main issue and feeding in the disrespect. then it seemed like bush and the manly man christian coalition bullshit of manliness/women submissiveness gave a big thumbs up to all this. i think also at the time, a lot of men were losing out. the independence and freedom of women started to really show. not needing to marry. that was a big one i saw.

throw in even more access to harder core porn, bushco proving you are a man mra groups and womens success.

there were things we did wrong too. in the 80's i really saw where women and girls were being taught and promoting we dont need men. we are better than. girls rule, boys druel type attitude. digs at male ego instead of eliminating the action/reaction aspect.

i think it was the early 2000's where men started trying to get their dominance, power and control back. and a real effort to mainstream porn.

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K&R for Hillary! nt gateley May 2012 #1
This is why we don't have nice things Crow73 May 2012 #2
nice things? nt seabeyond May 2012 #5
It's a cute, ironic play on an old cliche. The "nice things" in the tblue37 May 2012 #20
lol. that is great. appreciate it. i didnt eve kinda connect that. nt seabeyond May 2012 #26
point. not something that deserves ANY time and attention so seabeyond May 2012 #3
I think this is great, but also, as a 68-year-old woman, I just can't believe that this is enough May 2012 #4
It's just so god damned ridiculous isn't it? boston bean May 2012 #6
Nice. MadrasT May 2012 #7
It's so obviously a double standard, that I am suprised a boston bean May 2012 #8
"It's like we're going backwards." it isnt LIKE. its beyond backward. new territory. seabeyond May 2012 #9
Very true. Thanks. JDPriestly May 2012 #17
sigh... seabeyond May 2012 #18
I think she looks fantastic! hedda_foil May 2012 #10
agreed. on another thread someone asked, would they put up a repug woman picture. the point seabeyond May 2012 #11
where was the other post. I didn't see it and can't find it. is it on DU? nt boston bean May 2012 #22
getting the link i see it was put albright or rice picture. seabeyond May 2012 #25
Great pic of her IMO: I like her more than ever because of it struggle4progress May 2012 #12
i know you are being supportive but it isnt about if she looks fine or not seabeyond May 2012 #13
I didn't say anything about how she looked: I said that it was a great pic and struggle4progress May 2012 #14
cool. thanks for correcting me struggle. nt seabeyond May 2012 #16
what would make you like her more because of that picture? boston bean May 2012 #23
speaking for myself iverglas May 2012 #28
I don't disagree boston bean May 2012 #29
framed in terms of age iverglas May 2012 #30
I do not find it newsworthy at all. boston bean May 2012 #31
everything a prominent personage does is newsworthy iverglas May 2012 #38
just because it is noteworthy, does not mean it is newsworthy. even biting their tongue, which they seabeyond May 2012 #33
" a decade or so ago, even the newsrooms knew they had a line." redqueen May 2012 #35
i have looked at this and thought about it. seabeyond May 2012 #37
I agree that the positive focus on (almost always women's) appearance is problematic, redqueen May 2012 #32
i dont know how many threads at the beginning of the term i walked in and said, she is smart seabeyond May 2012 #34
Yep. redqueen May 2012 #36
Good for her! Free at last! JDPriestly May 2012 #15
It really has nothing to do with age. boston bean May 2012 #21
How is this news? The obsession with her appearance is sexist. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #19
I'm at that age and I say more power to her. She is GREAT! teewrex May 2012 #24
A-fricken-men! Lugnut May 2012 #27
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