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ismnotwasm

(42,486 posts)
12. Meh
Thu Dec 26, 2013, 06:19 PM
Dec 2013

What I think is there are legitimate hurt feelings, out of ignorance, out of damage, out an inability to express themselves properly, and those I do feel for.

But mostly we have group of the deliberately obtuse, or the disingenuous, or wing nuts or worse those who believe women have equality and who apparently find a DU message board better than a reddit comment section.

Useless folk because unlike feminism, there is no drive, no activism, no political meaning (unless one is a secret republican) they just sit around and complain.

Sometimes I wonder if people realize that feminism is a worldwide movement with people deeply involved in improving the lives of women--not a "who's a real feminist" discussion or what a mans role is in feminism. We're already out there working and changing things. And fighting old battles like reproductive rights.

It's quite funny you know. I really don't think they know.

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Yes, yes it is. JTFrog Dec 2013 #1
Yep. One popular tactic here is to otherize the bartering. redqueen Dec 2013 #3
Exactly. n/t JTFrog Dec 2013 #5
"has no intention of ever agreeing or supporting in any way." we all know it. it was been repeatedly seabeyond Dec 2013 #6
it is worse than that. even laughing while posting i am accused of anger and being offended. seabeyond Dec 2013 #2
And they're so *attacked*, sea! redqueen Dec 2013 #9
Funny how the people who accuse you of being "angry" seem filled with rage themselves nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #35
Puts on most patronising voice possible intaglio Dec 2013 #4
gosh.... you are making me laugh, smile growing.... seabeyond Dec 2013 #7
I know Sea ... intaglio Dec 2013 #8
i luv my guys. and there are a good 5 men to every one female in my family. seabeyond Dec 2013 #10
LOL, true. redqueen Dec 2013 #11
And that's irritating too ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #18
The "nurses not fighters" trope micturates me off too intaglio Dec 2013 #29
Meh ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #12
I was just thinking of those flinging the tone argument. redqueen Dec 2013 #13
I agree ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #14
Matriarchal societies!! xulamaude Dec 2013 #15
Right? I couldn't even ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #16
but but but beginning of time was this, that is why we are today. has nothing to do with societal seabeyond Dec 2013 #17
I believe some Native American groups BainsBane Dec 2013 #26
"What I think is there are legitimate hurt feelings" NuclearDem Dec 2013 #19
Well said! ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #20
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #30
And saying something stupid or ignorant doesn't make you a terrible person. Just human and fallible. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #36
People are allowed to say stupid and ignorant things all the time. That is their right to remain Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #38
It has nothing to do with tone BainsBane Dec 2013 #21
And hell, many people think restrictions on choice are A-OK. redqueen Dec 2013 #23
It's deliberately dishonest BainsBane Dec 2013 #25
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #28
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #31
I never claimed to speak on behalf of anyone but myself, but you are doing so right now BainsBane Dec 2013 #32
more than likely he does have an account, it's probably a sock of one who is blocked from posting boston bean Dec 2013 #33
I just sent a PM to someone in MIRT BainsBane Dec 2013 #34
I saw that from one of the eager female cohorts. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #22
I've seen it from a few people eager to change the subject. redqueen Dec 2013 #24
It's just awful to "attack" men BainsBane Dec 2013 #27
All I can say is, it's a bullshit argument. JTFrog Dec 2013 #37
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