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ismnotwasm

(42,513 posts)
8. I think that's the point though
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 11:26 AM
Feb 2014

Women have been systematically silenced for a very long time. It's in the bible. It's in other very old writings. I saw a post denying this yesterday saying something like "thousands of posts but they're complaining of being silenced"--- like DU MEANS anything in a larger context.

I believe out of the few hundred people who post here regularly--the MRA's (they're denying that too-- I think a few honestly don't know they're echoing MRA sentiments, but some clearly have the handbook) are somewhat disassociated from reality in that borderline personality way.

I mean how do you completely ignore history? Completely ignore it? Ignore current events when it comes to women's rights?

Or turn objections to having ones sexuality compared to a certain type of ape into a spurious argument about evolution, derailing into the argument until they say you're anti-evolution, constantly and consistently missing the point. You know, that could have been a great conversation. A fun one even. A productive one. Sadly I think those people have left DU, who would have smoothed it out. There's always been huge arguments, but not this consistent level of stupid. That's why I'm here less and less. (of course then I change my mind and say fuck em, they're libertarian or possibly RW moron trolls trying to set the the stage for the election.)

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Telling a woman to shut up [View all] ismnotwasm Feb 2014 OP
Returning to her distaff, she spun up the finest garotte Warpy Feb 2014 #1
Sometimes there's poison ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #2
honestly, I totally understand and get that desire but, Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #5
I think that's the point though ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #8
I understand, ism. I do .... what I am saying is this: Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #9
I think we will change ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #13
Yes. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #14
As a practical matter Warpy Feb 2014 #12
Brilliant article. sufrommich Feb 2014 #3
thank you for this, ism. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #4
SO MUCH good stuff in this. redqueen Feb 2014 #6
It's such an intelligent piece ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #7
I love that Candy Crowley has a show on CNN. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #10
Tina Fey had something interesting to say about men who get pissed off when women tell (instead of bettyellen Feb 2014 #11
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