History of Feminism

KitSileya

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26. Well, I must admit, juror #1 is me.

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 10:36 AM

Oct 2013

I should probably prepare for the backlash - as was hinted at on another thread, how many men have had to evaluate their behavior on the internet because they're afraid unknown women will post death threats against them, publish their names and their home address and encourage other women to kill and rape them? I think we all know that number is statistically negligible, if there are any at all. Yet most women have done that since the inception of the internet - because they have to do that in "real life" too. And if you're a woman of color, LGBIA, or a trans*woman - being cis and het I haven't experienced this, but from conversations and reading, it is monumentally worse than anything I have seen in my relatively sheltered Norwegian life. As it is, I'm not without plenty of examples that should have made me hate men, but in the words of Melissa McEwan, I expect more, because I believe men are capable of more.

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Typical online behavior by today's men? [View all] Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 OP

I have never heard of Plenty Of Fish before jakeXT Oct 2013 #1

Pretty typical convo at POF fitman Oct 2013 #8

Please provide a screen cap of a woman sexually harassing a man. demanding sex, redqueen Oct 2013 #15

I was referring to how women bash men on POF fitman Oct 2013 #19

So you were selectively ignoring the sexual harassment when you made the comment redqueen Oct 2013 #21

See my post #16 fitman Oct 2013 #23

LOL, you're seriously cussing me out for pointing out a flaw in your analogy? redqueen Oct 2013 #25

What a sexist comment fitman Oct 2013 #27

Bye! redqueen Oct 2013 #28

And yes women sexually harrass men on POF fitman Oct 2013 #24

I call that site "Plenty of Creeps" VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #62

There's a reason JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #2

used to call it loves_dulcinea Oct 2013 #78

That's really interesting. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #3

Luckily not most men intaglio Oct 2013 #4

i do not know any more. i use to think that. i do not know anymore. i listen to how men will seabeyond Oct 2013 #7

I think it is the age sea JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #10

Doesn't sound all that different to me. redqueen Oct 2013 #17

i agree with redq. doesnt sound different. all about attacking a woman, sexuality, appearance seabeyond Oct 2013 #33

The bad eggs are, unfortunately, the loudest. dawg Oct 2013 #12

it is the NEED to feel a superiority to women. why? why is there that need, all the time, seabeyond Oct 2013 #34

I'm sure it varies from person to person, but I think that feelings of inferiority ... dawg Oct 2013 #36

thank you dawg seabeyond Oct 2013 #38

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #45

Was that some kind of post-modern joke? dawg Oct 2013 #46

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #47

Dude, it's nice you're friendly BainsBane Oct 2013 #79

which duer are you that you have to hide behind a new name to spew misogyny and racism? no jab at seabeyond Oct 2013 #48

That gender role bullshit sure sounds familiar. nt redqueen Oct 2013 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #55

WOW. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #53

Antifeminism and racism go hand in hand. redqueen Oct 2013 #59

Yeah, I've noticed that too. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #60

Sadly there's a good deal of Islamophobia in some feminist groups too. redqueen Oct 2013 #61

Young men are way more vulgar and crude towards women today than when I grew up fitman Oct 2013 #16

"Are you going to have a heart attack seabeyond? lol" Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #29

It was some humor..seaybeyond and I don't agree on everything 100% fitman Oct 2013 #31

News flash to you, and please listen closely: Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #43

Somewhat less nasty than calling all men "so damn weak". EOTE Oct 2013 #37

says the man that is one of the nastiest toward women on all of du. so, you are dipping your toe seabeyond Oct 2013 #40

Such an informative and substantive post! EOTE Oct 2013 #42

How clever; words such as "substantive and "cogent" ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #72

Perhaps you'd prefer a word salad? EOTE Oct 2013 #81

Oops ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #83

No dude, haven't hurt my feelings at all. EOTE Oct 2013 #84

Nice! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #85

Who said anything about being hurt? EOTE Oct 2013 #86

Well since we're exchanging snark I thought you'd understand there is no exchange of ideas here. ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #88

I'd definitely agree there is no exchange of ideas here. EOTE Oct 2013 #89

"Foul combination of a circle jerk and an echo chamber" ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #90

There's a difference between using more than one metaphor and mixing metaphors. EOTE Oct 2013 #96

Yo, you're right, my bad you weren't mixing metaphors ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #99

Exchanging different points of view is welcome in this group. MadrasT Oct 2013 #94

So, I'm assuming that calling all men "so damn weak" is nothing approaching condescending arrogance? EOTE Oct 2013 #97

Show me where you got "slammed roundly" ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #100

Ask hin where he got "all men"... redqueen Oct 2013 #105

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Unbelievable, isn't it? Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #39

gd and mens group must not be entertaining them sufficiently. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #41

Must have really touched a nerve with this OP. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #44

I was wondering what that heart attack shit was about. redqueen Oct 2013 #49

As a male who hates this kind of behavior and find it childish and shallow. Notafraidtoo Oct 2013 #103

Thanks for your honesty BainsBane Oct 2013 #104

Thank you ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #106

Yes, mostly younger ones who don't know any women Warpy Oct 2013 #101

While I don't think it is typical of most men online... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #5

I love how he turned into sniveling little cry baby CrispyQ Oct 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Dash87 Oct 2013 #9

Congats - you found a Jerkoff FreakinDJ Oct 2013 #11

Says the guy who thinks Koolaid flavored labia ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #75

LOL! No shit... redqueen Oct 2013 #76

They have to right? ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #77

Too Prudish for School FreakinDJ Oct 2013 #91

Bwahahahahaha ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #95

Surprise, surprise, indeed... LanternWaste Oct 2013 #82

Projecting much ? FreakinDJ Oct 2013 #92

Neither. Simply a conclusion I reached... LanternWaste Oct 2013 #93

Jury results..... KitSileya Oct 2013 #13

I get a good chuckle every time I see the word misandry. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #18

Well, I must admit, juror #1 is me. KitSileya Oct 2013 #26

Absolutely nailed it. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #50

{:o( whttevrr Oct 2013 #68

Nice! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #74

Rec'd whttevrr Oct 2013 #14

Every woman here knows that there are good men... redqueen Oct 2013 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #52

Firstly, do not ever refer to me as a "girl", in any context. You don't know me, redqueen Oct 2013 #56

And thus ended the shortlived career of a racist, sexist troll. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #57

That was a sockpuppet. nt redqueen Oct 2013 #58

Huh? whttevrr Oct 2013 #66

Just some vile, racist MRA coward venting his spleen. redqueen Oct 2013 #67

Glad I missed it... whttevrr Oct 2013 #69

It is common behavior, redqueen Oct 2013 #22

Dude. Sex with strangers will not get rid of the alone-again-for-Christmas blues Bok_Tukalo Oct 2013 #30

Hi! Lately, I've been using online dating to meet new women, both as friends and... Poll_Blind Oct 2013 #32

Cool story, bro. nt redqueen Oct 2013 #54

Okay...that happened to you once... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #64

Yeah, I'm afraid I'd need to see screen caps to believe that. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #65

What? whttevrr Oct 2013 #70

Hmm ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #73

There is no question that some women also behave rudely BainsBane Oct 2013 #80

Oh really? They offered you money to blow them? Screen caps PLEASE. bettyellen Oct 2013 #98

That is disgusting behavior. I think most men are decent but there are a few LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #63

God I hope not ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #71

What a nasty young man. If I ever found out that my Flatulo Oct 2013 #87

Typical Plenty of Fish behaviour. n/t Mojo Electro Oct 2013 #102