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History of Feminism

BainsBane

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41. I wish it were just the Tea Party

Reply to gollygee (Reply #36)

Sat Dec 14, 2013, 10:56 PM

Dec 2013

We've all witnessed that same crap openly challenged by some who claim to be Democrats.

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Fuck your Men’s Rights Activism [View all] YoungDemCA Dec 2013 OP

Sickening material there. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #18

at least we are slutty and not frigid. will have more to say later. when i read the rest. seabeyond Dec 2013 #2

I'm not going to use that broad a brush, there are legitimate issues Warpy Dec 2013 #3

Perhaps the broad brush from the author of the article... YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #5

The issues you cite are legitimate, but MRA groups aren't putting any energy into them at all. Squinch Dec 2013 #8

Well, you rarely notice entitlement Warpy Dec 2013 #15

If more MRA's actually did real work on behalf of "men's issues" - child custody, prisoner abuse etc nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #19

That's why the web site owners and leadership IRL needs to exercise a little discipline Warpy Dec 2013 #21

Agree all around. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #24

you were in the thread about the bad mean fems. i did not read it. but the ones that are so out seabeyond Dec 2013 #27

Any belief system can be taken to an unreasonable or unrealistic extreme. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #28

They're no joy, that's for sure ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #4

Rape Tourette's!!! xulamaude Dec 2013 #6

speaking as a male, I find those comments baffling.... mike_c Dec 2013 #7

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #10

as far as the western thing. that is interesting. for a time i was going into the news comment seabeyond Dec 2013 #13

Good for you ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #16

another issue. when googling. i will type in something about feminism and women and what pops up seabeyond Dec 2013 #17

Ew ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #22

What's the difference between Men's rights activists and men who claim not to be BainsBane Dec 2013 #9

Which is why they need to be called out when they invoke said arguments. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #11

You're the one who goes over there BainsBane Dec 2013 #12

I wasn't telling you or anyone else what to do. Sorry if I came off that way. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #14

If you came out and said that, they'd ban you BainsBane Dec 2013 #20

No disagreement from me. I really have to shake my head at a few of these posts. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #23

I think he's back BainsBane Dec 2013 #25

Yeah, the real assholes always keep coming back, tenaciously... Like drug-resistant bacteria... nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #26

Yep. gollygee Dec 2013 #34

Show we yours, I'll show you mine BainsBane Dec 2013 #35

simpatico... cause i am with you two. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #38

The one thing that they all have in common - Dash87 Dec 2013 #29

What sick crap! smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #30

Way more of them than you want to imagine, unfortunately - xulamaude Dec 2013 #31

Plenty. Salon has written about how these views are becoming mainstream. redqueen Dec 2013 #32

I think we all have witnessed it too BainsBane Dec 2013 #33

absolutely. and that is the real danger when googling about rape the whole first page is false seabeyond Dec 2013 #39

^^Right there^^ xulamaude Dec 2013 #40

I have a family member who believes all this crap gollygee Dec 2013 #36

He seems totally normal... xulamaude Dec 2013 #37

I wish it were just the Tea Party BainsBane Dec 2013 #41

Sick stuff. smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #42

I was amused when one of their staunchest defenders tried to shut me up redqueen Dec 2013 #43