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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:47 AM Original message |
A Ladies-Only Gym? Not in California! |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. personally, I have no problem with segregated workout gyms. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. I do. I always work in "the mens" section of our gym because "some" women IMNSHO ... |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Hi! I'm going to be doing my curls in the squat cage... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. That's best. For myself, as I'm getting older, I rely less and less on free weights. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. but if you're really "shortnfiery" |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I can't help my temperament "ShortnFiery" but for the sake of my aging carcass I'm also ... |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #38 |
55. Having just crossed the big 5 oh of late... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. You make a good point - Core Training. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
99. A lot of women still believe the "lifting heavy weights will make you bodybuilder huge" myth |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. Middle-aged divorced straight man chiming in for the heck of it |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Age-segregated would be nice too - I'd rather not be confronted with |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
131. That's the reason I went to Curves for Women gyms |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. I've always wondered how those places stay open. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Well ya see liberals often want it both ways |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It's funny when people pretend that historical context doesn't exist. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Not pretending at all |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. You're right, of course, *pretending* isn't the only possibly reason a person might ignore... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Totally missing my point |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. "Separate but Equal" was used with regard to racial segregation. That didn't work either. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Step outside your tortured little world for a second |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. No, my world is not tortured. I was with one of the first groups of women melded into |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Congrats on your accomplishments |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
66. I was going to sign off but I'll take a moment - no cheap shots - to extrapolate on your premise |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
138. Sure we can move on |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. You are so right. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. You do that too? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Wouldn't bother me in the least and exists in parts of Europe without "drama" |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
69. What for? People are people. Who cares? |
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DonEBrook (506 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
65. Because it was far from equal. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
96. How would your ideal laws account for this historical context? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. "Segregation" whether it be a Gym or a Golf club has no place in OUR society. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. I agree, if it was not equal |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Yes, and in the early 1960s white folk wanted to go to places with only other white folk. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Wow now you are really stretching |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. If you endured all that I did competing (PT-leadership) with men in the mid to late 70s ... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Oh god |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. But that's where you needed to read the link I submitted above "Separate but Equal" |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Racial segregation |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. "Segregation" of the races and/or genders at places for "networking" is NOT democratic. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
67. Wow you sure are stuck on the Networking thing |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Career success depends significantly on "networking" - we all know that, don't we? n/t |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #70 |
87. But that is why they have corporate gyms |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #67 |
112. I wasn't even aware people went to the gym |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #112 |
119. It is the only thing she has so she keeps repeating it |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #67 |
136. i go to a women's only gym to work out |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. "women are different creatures" |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. No matter what I say you will turn it into what ever serves your point of view |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Your words reveal a lot ... I'm not claiming that I'm any better, just more comfortable with |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #53 |
72. Good for you |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. "but the vast majority of people are quite comfortable in their gender." |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #79 |
130. As do I |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
75. What benefit is that? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. Good for you |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
78. What benefit is that? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #78 |
100. The pure benefit of male/felmale company |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #29 |
73. Networking is informal |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Oh yeah |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Yes they do and they are not even consistent |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. You don't have any idea how much resistance there was to women being integrated into |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Right and because you have endured such crap |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Thou protesth too much? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. Wow that is projection |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. I know that was "a tweak" to get a rise out of you. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #82 |
86. Hehe why ty |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
81. Why should anything be segregated? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
110. There is a 'men only' gym in the Miami area |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 07:47 AM Response to Reply #110 |
120. Doesn't surprise |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. Lets just forget about gender segregation.... |
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maddowfan (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. LMAO. |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It would look like the shower scene in Starship Troopers n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Actually; it might very well drastically reduce sex before marriage... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. If you'd ever seen me naked, you'd understand what a blessing non uni-sex lockers would be |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Yuck- I would hate unisex locker rooms and I am not Christian |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Then don't travel overseas (Japan/Europe) where they have unisex bathroom. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
77. To americans, everything is about sex.. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #77 |
88. It's not about being American |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. I personally don't have any problem with |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. Ah okay- and I think it's somewhat true as well |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. I dont know about your gym... but the nekked people in mine- |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
84. In theory I have no problem with that |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
8. When it comes to the gym, this feminist is all for gender segregation. |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. If you don't think men-only country clubs should be allowed |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. The two are not the same. nt |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yes they are ... business people interact and may socialize at the juice bar afterward. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
58. Conceptually, they are *EXACTLY* the same. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Consistency in application is too often a casualty of the way people look at laws. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
126. I am for single-sex country clubs |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
18. So, for both sides of the issue, a question: There already are plenty of non-segregated gyms. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. No, don't start now. Many times it's also a method of business networking. It's not democratic. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
83. Just wondering... |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
123. There's nothing wrong with single-sex education. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
33. But, if you go down that road, you run right into the smoking bans. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
115. Look, there are plenty of non-segregated community colleges. Why do blacks need to go to Harvard? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #115 |
134. Edit: dupe. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #115 |
135. It was an honest question. Snark really helps me understand the guy's position. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
30. Give it some "fruity" name. Guys won't go |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. The "Does My Butt Look Big In This Dress?" Gym |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
114. or.."Pretty Lady Beauty Nail Salon & Exercise Gym" |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
35. Isn't Curves a chain of gyms for women only? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #35 |
49. Yes it is |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. And Curves is run by a fundy right-winger; ever wonder if there's a connection? (NT) |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. I don't think there is |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #62 |
89. Your immediate fall-bad to an ad-hominem attack suggests that your argument is weak (NT) |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #89 |
139. Ok Tesha |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
91. i would not really call Curves a gym.... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #91 |
140. Ok so now Scout is an expert on gyms |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
54. I have no problem with female-only gyms. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
71. I disagree |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Losing battle |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
141. After all, we 'girls' are all just giggling ninnies... |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #141 |
143. I hope you don't honestly think that's what I was trying to say. nt |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
63. In my experience, |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
85. Exactly - just let the appeal take care of it |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
92. In california, business cannot discriminate service based on gender |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
94. Women wouldn't need Women Only gyms if men weren't so fucking disgusting. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Thank you Evoman |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Not too sexist |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. Deleted sub-thread |
Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 08:30 AM Response to Reply #98 |
121. I don't hate men! |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #121 |
124. You agreed with a man |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #124 |
128. We might have been able to have a conversation if you left out the name-calling |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #128 |
132. I love women like you |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. Your ideas about who and what I am are incredibly off-base. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #133 |
137. Evo sent me a private message |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #137 |
146. Bone: |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Peace to you as well Marrah |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Another self loathing man |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #97 |
103. Deleted message |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #94 |
101. I dunno where you're from.. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. You know what...it's the big guys that are the least offensive. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #104 |
109. Don't judge a book by its cover |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #94 |
106. First post, and yes. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. I find that the bigger the guy, the lower the chance that he is the problem. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Firstly, welcome to DU! |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
102. I don't get all the male bashing in this thread |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #102 |
118. Don't you know |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #102 |
129. of course you don't see it, it doesn't happen to you n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
111. a "gentle" work-around.. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. There are gyms |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #111 |
122. Your last sentence...........you hit that out of the park |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-03-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
116. Good. Open up every one of those sexist pig bigoted establishments. |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
125. This thread has lived up to expectations. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #125 |
127. I personally take credit for it. |
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Zing Zing Zingbah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-04-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
142. In my home town they opened up a Curves, but there was no gym for men. |
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davidthegnome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
144. I know precious little about gyms in general, but |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-05-08 04:13 AM Response to Original message |
145. Seems to me that the solution is to have rules and enforce them. |
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