History of Feminism

redqueen

(115,172 posts) Sun Dec 22, 2013, 01:16 PM Dec 2013

"It’s hard not to feel humorless as a woman and a feminist,

to recognize misogyny in so many forms, some great and some small, and know you’re not imagining things. It’s hard to be told to lighten up because if you lighten up any more, you’re going to float the fuck away.”

— Roxane Gay, Ph.D.

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"It’s hard not to feel humorless as a woman and a feminist, (Original Post) redqueen Dec 2013 OP

And when you see that "lighten up" tactic, or a standard stock put down, or Squinch Dec 2013 #1

Once??? LOL you are too kind!!! nt boston bean Dec 2013 #3

No shit! redqueen Dec 2013 #4

I know, but that particular one was just so funny, that I think it is Squinch Dec 2013 #5

Could very well be.... boston bean Dec 2013 #12

Not holding my breath! Squinch Dec 2013 #13

true. we could all turn blue. boston bean Dec 2013 #14

i laugh all over the place. life is grand. just walking thru the house with boys, seabeyond Dec 2013 #2

Yep, we have to be light. redqueen Dec 2013 #6

there you go woman. just that. seabeyond Dec 2013 #7

What an excellent pic. redqueen Dec 2013 #8

yup. hot dogs. but the special big, jalapeno and cheese type hot dogs. i am all on it. seabeyond Dec 2013 #9

I like laughter ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #10

i bust me up, all the fuckin time. others do not get it. but, it absolutely works for me. ha ha. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #11

Squinch

(53,238 posts)

1. And when you see that "lighten up" tactic, or a standard stock put down, or

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 02:12 PM

Dec 2013

any of the tactics that are used so often to avoid actually discussing anything, it is so disappointing to see that so many people are really very lazy and dumb.

On the other hand, there are times when the ignorance is actually quite hilarious, as we saw this past week at least once.

boston bean

(36,530 posts)

3. Once??? LOL you are too kind!!! nt

Reply to Squinch (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 06:11 PM

Dec 2013

redqueen

(115,172 posts)

4. No shit!

Reply to boston bean (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 06:37 PM

Dec 2013

Squinch

(53,238 posts)

5. I know, but that particular one was just so funny, that I think it is

Reply to boston bean (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 06:40 PM

Dec 2013

identifiable just by virtue of its hilariousness.

And btw, do you think we were revisited by that same comic genius in the sock puppet troll of one post? The one you re-posted into its thread after the sock puppet was euthenized? It seemed like a similar literary style.

boston bean

(36,530 posts)

12. Could very well be....

Reply to Squinch (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 07:44 PM

Dec 2013

I hope it's checked for a sock, and then I would hope something would be done about it.

Squinch

(53,238 posts)

13. Not holding my breath!

Reply to boston bean (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 08:00 PM

Dec 2013

boston bean

(36,530 posts)

14. true. we could all turn blue.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 08:06 PM

Dec 2013

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

2. i laugh all over the place. life is grand. just walking thru the house with boys,

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 02:13 PM

Dec 2013

telling them how fuckin fun life is.

and

ya.

redqueen

(115,172 posts)

6. Yep, we have to be light.

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 06:54 PM

Dec 2013

We have to be able to savor every drop of joy and awesomeness at every opportunity, to counter the weight of having our fuckin eyes open to this shit.