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BainsBane

(55,131 posts)
6. Considering the men's group has a mega thread
Wed May 7, 2014, 02:17 PM
May 2014

about TA calling her out by name, that hide is ironic. Also, I've been called out all over this site, complete with screen shots, and NONE of those call outs have been hidden. In fact, I have seen people who themselves engage in and support call outs denounce what they see as call outs in this group.

The last line of the alert is interesting. The alerter imagines that only a few DUers think sexist slurs an issue, whereas the rest consider women fair game to insult at will? Is that his argument? That is sadly revealing of that person's mindset. The majority demographic of the Democratic Party constitutes "a few" that don't count enough to be respected by the far more important minority voting group who believes themselves entitled to insult women for kicks. I beg to differ. The majority of DUers do not consider sexist insults or sexism of any kind acceptable and have said so repeatedly.

Yes, MercuryBlues' OP was far more insulting that threats of death and rape that none of the anti-HOF crowd has seen fit to denounce in anyway. Alerter and HOF watchers, why is it that you so loudly and often express your opposition to the existence of this group and the fact we post about feminist issues in GD, but can't bother to express even slight disapproval for threats of rape and death against a member of this group? What people object to and what they don't reveals their values. The fact that none can bring themselves to speak out against threats of rape but instead voice outrage to feminists and so-called "radfems" rather than those who threaten violence shows precisely what matters to them.

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Here. I was # 6 PeaceNikki May 2014 #1
Alerter, show thy face. Thanks PeaceNikki. Also, other Jury members please step forward. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #2
Appears to be someone trolling Hof looking for shit on which to alert. PeaceNikki May 2014 #3
That is a daily occurance BainsBane May 2014 #7
oops mercuryblues May 2014 #4
I did mercuryblues May 2014 #5
Remember when Sea had a thread locked in GD for posting jury results? BainsBane May 2014 #8
That hide was pure bullshit. The Freepers have taken the controls. Squinch May 2014 #10
Callouts happen all the time on The New and Improved DU kcr May 2014 #11
Also bigotry, misogyny, alert stalking and general teabaggery are tolerated and celebrated. Squinch May 2014 #12
I shouldn't laugh BainsBane May 2014 #13
What can you do? Squinch May 2014 #14
Considering the men's group has a mega thread BainsBane May 2014 #6
They do? ismnotwasm May 2014 #9
can you pm me a link? boston bean May 2014 #15
link to TMG thread about TA for anyone interested - Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #16
They sound a bit... Petulant ismnotwasm May 2014 #17
... lol ... Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #18
As requested ismnotwasm May 2014 #19
Thank you for the positive donation to the worthy cause that is my Fan Club - Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #20
Did you see the kick? BainsBane May 2014 #21
No, I haven't looked at thread in ages. When it first started I looked but, I was banned at the time Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #22
Regardless of how they interpeted your remarks BainsBane May 2014 #23
total agreement with you on this Baines. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #24
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