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ismnotwasm

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1. That's great
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 10:37 PM
Apr 2014

In general, I'm not over fond of people-- but I used to say things like "I get along better with guys" women seemed weak, spent too much time agonizing over looks and relationships-- or worse getting beat up or abused. I didn't understand it. I knew if a motherfucker hit me I'd go crazy on his ass (which is exactly true) I did the make up and all that right along side of them--I simply stayed uninvolved emotionally. (and yes of course there's more to the story)

It took strong women-- stronger than I, to show me just how full of shit I was. It wasn't women, it was the human condition that irritated me. And what exactly was it, about the human condition that irritated me so? The system of patriarchy, that holds back human society.

I'm still no social butterfly-- and I never will be, but I have far more insight once I started looking at root causes of behavior.

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