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History of Feminism

Squinch

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14. I hope to God you are right. I am trying to think of times when

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 17, 2013, 05:00 PM

Dec 2013

women's rights were rolled back. It has happened in a number of Middle Eastern countries with the rise of fundamentalism.

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‘Men’s Rights’ and ‘Revenge Porn’ Sites Seethe With Anger Over Women’s Autonomy [View all] ismnotwasm Dec 2013 OP

I've never seen any estimates of how prevalent this attitude is, have you? I kind if always assume Squinch Dec 2013 #1

A voice for men has over 10,000 alone ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #2

Oh, shit! Squinch Dec 2013 #13

It's growing BainsBane Dec 2013 #4

I hope to God you are right. I am trying to think of times when Squinch Dec 2013 #14

Hell it's happened here as a result of TRAP laws. redqueen Dec 2013 #17

Yes, it is happening here, but as Bains Bane said, in the larger scheme, over the longer term, Squinch Dec 2013 #18

Well Savannah Dietrich was enraged enough at the gag order imposed on her to act. redqueen Dec 2013 #19

But even with her acting, the revised sentences were still bullshit. Squinch Dec 2013 #20

It's way more than that. redqueen Dec 2013 #9

A woman I know was doxxed by AVfM xulamaude Dec 2013 #10

And that's the goal of the bullying and harassment. redqueen Dec 2013 #11

Have you heard about the book "Angry White Men" by Michael Kimmel? Squinch Dec 2013 #16

I think we are seeing them in their death throes. smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #31

they did a misstep and finally getting negative attention. also meet the needs of a lot of pathetic seabeyond Dec 2013 #34

A light burns brightest before it goes out! smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #36

there is always hope. hence why women continue to speak out day after day after day. regardless seabeyond Dec 2013 #37

k and r--bookmarking for later, because I don't feel like throwing things right now. niyad Dec 2013 #3

She summed up the whole MRA in this one paragraph gollygee Dec 2013 #5

What adult man thinks this way? CrispyQ Dec 2013 #6

They make friends with each other gollygee Dec 2013 #7

"These men must be emotionally stunted - stuck at age 11 or thereabouts." MadrasT Dec 2013 #8

on levels, different degrees. i was in a thread, you too. all about women doing what it takes to seabeyond Dec 2013 #12

Sea, taking a moment to say happy banishment, and I'm looking forward to when you come back! Squinch Dec 2013 #15

Good point about the contradiction. redqueen Dec 2013 #21

they mope and say stuff like "women just don't like nice guys, they only geek tragedy Dec 2013 #28

They just need to grow up. smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #32

Some point out common sense measures as some sort of panacea ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #22

Uh oh, this article just got posted in GD. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #23

Heh! ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #24

Aside from a few dumb posts, that thread actually didn't go too badly. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #25

Well the GD thread justified some guesses I had made ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #26

See also: the men who can rattle off at least 5-6 cases geek tragedy Dec 2013 #27

exactly. it is not liek we are stupid and do not notice. and ignored when making the point. seabeyond Dec 2013 #29

to some men, the worst thing about rape is that it causes star athletes to miss games. geek tragedy Dec 2013 #30

The lack of empathy among so called liberal men is astounding. smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #33

for the life of me, hitting different direction and angle, i could not get good men, democrats, seabeyond Dec 2013 #35