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History of Feminism

mzteris

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22. Because we're enlightened women?

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 4, 2012, 12:55 PM

Jul 2012

That we exist?

That we won't lay down, roll over, and die?

That we won't kowtow to THEIR demands?

That we deny them the right to come into OUR group and denigrate us?

That we have the audacity to stand-up to them, or ignore them, or otherwise make them think that we think they are "less than us"? (And in a whole damn lot of cases, they'd be right on that point, impo.)

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Merrybloom, please don't go! [View all] boston bean Jul 2012 OP

we are all uniquely different people. bringing in different elements to a whole seabeyond Jul 2012 #1

Take a break if you need to MerryBloom MadrasT Jul 2012 #2

Aint it the truth. Although they keep trying like hell to make all of DU believe the fabrications. boston bean Jul 2012 #3

i said it today, reading stevens OP. lol. literally seabeyond Jul 2012 #4

The fixation some people have on this group is completely fucking bizarre. MadrasT Jul 2012 #7

It is truly odd. nt boston bean Jul 2012 #12

Because we're enlightened women? mzteris Jul 2012 #22

ya. lol. all that seabeyond Jul 2012 #23

I know I am bored as hell with it. MadrasT Jul 2012 #8

exactly. nt seabeyond Jul 2012 #9

I think we are all just about there. boston bean Jul 2012 #10

Edited out of respect for Merryblooms. redqueen Jul 2012 #11

yes... yes. that is exactly it. and i know just when it happened for me. at least seabeyond Jul 2012 #13

Merrybloom Texasgal Jul 2012 #5

Aw Merrybloom... redqueen Jul 2012 #6

Merrybloom... we are here to offer love and support. hlthe2b Jul 2012 #14

I hope you are ok. seabeyond Jul 2012 #15

absolutely! nt boston bean Jul 2012 #16

I hope Merrybloom returns, but I think we need to take a lesson from this... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #17

I agree hlthe2b boston bean Jul 2012 #18

ya... to you both. lol. how about that. nt seabeyond Jul 2012 #19

I think it is safe to assume that someone who repeatedly, consistently, ceaselessly attacks in Meta hlthe2b Jul 2012 #21

Agree on all points, with both you and boston bean. nt redqueen Jul 2012 #20