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History of Feminism

NuclearDem

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4. That's the gist I got from the pedophile/Freud thread.

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 09:57 PM

Sep 2013

Though it may have actually been in a sub thread.

I could fathom where the transphobia came from during the Chelsea Manning episode, but I had no idea the casual sexism and privilege would be this dominant on a progressive board. Sigh.

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Is this really happening? (Re: notorious recent GD threads) [View all] NuclearDem Sep 2013 OP

ssdd mopinko Sep 2013 #1

Nothing surprises me anymore BainsBane Sep 2013 #2

That's the gist I got from the pedophile/Freud thread. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #4

Oh it's seen as a perfectly acceptable opinion here BainsBane Sep 2013 #5

Isn't that kind of sexism a TOS violation? NuclearDem Sep 2013 #6

As I read it, yes BainsBane Sep 2013 #7

Sigh. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #9

our adm got rid of sexism being a tos offense when we came to du3. women have asked for it to be seabeyond Sep 2013 #10

Hi sea. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #12

hi back. but more fun, look at all the people we are missing that made this board what it was. seabeyond Sep 2013 #13

Sexism is not specifically covered in the TOS DURHAM D Sep 2013 #11

Much of it is MRA talking points ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #3

Yep, MRA talking points, which you can find on any and all feminist websites in the comments. I Nay Sep 2013 #15

You'd think ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #16

it has become the norm. that feminists and those that do not proclaim to be feminist dare to call seabeyond Sep 2013 #8

Yes and no MadrasT Sep 2013 #14