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ismnotwasm

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5. That is horrible

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Tue May 31, 2016, 07:30 PM

May 2016

FWIW, I believe there is a misogyny backlash happening--pushback to all the strong feminists efforts. We are called "SJW's" like that's a bad thing. All the "lighten ups" all the minimizing, all the complacency expressed by progressives of any gender, all the "PC has gone too far bullshit" we have such a long way to go.

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From a Facebook friend's status update [View all] YoungDemCA May 2016 OP

Men should!d teach their children to stop this shit! Silver_Witch May 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie May 2016 #2

Or maybe it's something they see every day on TV shows and in the news, and they see men Squinch May 2016 #3

I'm sorry your friend had to endure this! brer cat May 2016 #4

That is horrible ismnotwasm May 2016 #5

It can't be legal to threaten rape, can it? Francis Booth Jun 2016 #6

terrible, and there's an underlying threat of real violence geek tragedy Jun 2016 #7