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In reply to the discussion: Men get it [View all]JustAnotherGen
(34,146 posts)33. And this is why
I intend to start reaching out to the women and minorities at DU on a personal level .. .
A progressive message board should be a place women can come without having to fight an uphill battle against misogyny, so it's even more hurtful to women that come here in the hopes of not having to fight the same battles ad infinitum when they're coming from a place where they've been fighting those battles for ages and the fights often end in a loss because the power structure is too firmly established.
But make no mistake - from what I've seen shared by the women of the HOF group - and my fellow groups members in the AA group -
We have lives. I've also noted that specifically for those women who are heterosexual - we have men in our lives who are very very kind, and very very loving. My husband reads - English is not his first language so he does not feel comfortable posting here (except for Saturday night with bravenak) - he reads a great deal.
He picked up on the fact that seabeyond had been given a vacay yesterday before I did. And he doesn't understand why people 'pick on that sweetheart'. Now - he's not being sexist. Again, different culture. But she along with several other women that he follows in this group are 'sweethearts' as far as he is concerned who are just trying to be heard. Perhaps this is not the best place for women to be heard.
And perhaps - he knows I'm capable of developing a successful online community where women can be heard . . . But I digress. We all HAVE lives. So often I would like to post, "Hey Mister! I HAVE a life!"
But I don't - to keep the peace. And well, then I would get alerted on for pointing out that some guy on the other end of the internet does NOT have a life.
See - lately - that's the way it's been working around here.
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