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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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41. I think that's part of the point

Reply to StrayKat (Reply #40)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 12:00 AM

Oct 2013

Which is why this is a UN campaign and not an American one. It's certainly not science, but the results call attention toward common attitudes toward women that cause harm.

If, in America we put 'women need' anytime around say Christmas or Valentines day, I would expect different results.

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New campaign uses real Google searches to expose how the world talks about women [View all] ismnotwasm Oct 2013 OP

I got "feel loved" itsrobert Oct 2013 #1

Yeah? ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #2

not much better Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #3

Hmm ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #4

cause feeling needed and need to ejaculate is not a whole lot different than know place, shut up and seabeyond Oct 2013 #17

Yup ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #18

This is what I got. Control-Z Oct 2013 #5

Interesting isn't it? ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #6

What I find especially interesting Control-Z Oct 2013 #8

That is interesting ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #11

grow up, ejaculate, feel needed (the order of). know their place, shut up, be controlled seabeyond Oct 2013 #7

Huh. "Ejaculate" in three separate searches. ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #9

I got Squinch Oct 2013 #10

Heh! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #12

"Americans need to..." itsrobert Oct 2013 #13

As I pointed out ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #14

hope they didn't spend a lot of money on this Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #19

You know you need to stop ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #20

considering niceguy is one to contribute to the patriachal/sexist/misogynist bullshit at every seabeyond Oct 2013 #21

I never understand why they bother ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #22

remember that poll about whether women should pay more for health insurance? BainsBane Oct 2013 #27

Oh ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #30

Hey nice guy see my response to itsrobert a bit down thread Arcanetrance Oct 2013 #24

Heh! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #25

I think they spent just enough to get you engaged in an attempt to invalidate the premise LanternWaste Oct 2013 #43

Look if you can't add seriously to the discussion piss off Arcanetrance Oct 2013 #23

THIS is how to be an ally. redqueen Oct 2013 #31

+1000 ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #35

"Republicans need to.." itsrobert Oct 2013 #15

I got "to shut up"; "to know their place"; and "to be controlled." gollygee Oct 2013 #16

I got women shouldn't work, be cops, be in combat. boston bean Oct 2013 #26

When I type in "sexism" into a google search it prompts "against men" boston bean Oct 2013 #28

Figures ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #29

And yet still all but one of the men who have commented here redqueen Oct 2013 #33

Why do you suppose they do that? ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #34

Denying sexism is central to maintaining patriarchy BainsBane Oct 2013 #37

a long time man duer ranted on about how i hate men, a couple days ago. on and on about how i hate seabeyond Oct 2013 #36

I saw that. He really lost his shit, didn't he? Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #42

I missed that BainsBane Oct 2013 #44

women are BainsBane Oct 2013 #32

Interesting. My Google search suggestions didn't seem quite as bad. StrayKat Oct 2013 #38

Hmm ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #39

Right. StrayKat Oct 2013 #40

I think that's part of the point ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #41