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History of Feminism

littlewolf

(3,813 posts)

14. interesting and sad poem

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 09:49 PM

May 2014

growing up "boys will be boys" usually meant taking some times foolish chances
driving too fast, swimming out past were it was "safe"
waiting till the last second to study for an important test.
pushing more weight to bulk up for football
being aggressive during sports.
I never heard of it toward girls while I was a teen.

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Reading the news about Elliott Rodger's rants about wanting a girlfriend [View all] redqueen May 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author IronLionZion May 2014 #1

This thread is not about love. This thread is about VIOLENT MEN. redqueen May 2014 #2

K+R IronLionZion May 2014 #7

That is an astonishingly obnoxious response to a thread that deals with Squinch May 2014 #3

I seen so many similar posts to that one from reddit. knitter4democracy May 2014 #4

The so-called Nice Guys don't need to be anywhere around women. redqueen May 2014 #5

That. Exactly that. knitter4democracy May 2014 #6

People post shit like that here, actually. redqueen May 2014 #8

Quite revealing, actually theHandpuppet May 2014 #10

I learned exactly that in a thread I started two weeks ago. nt ancianita May 2014 #11

The woman I know want decent partners ismnotwasm May 2014 #12

Instead of the Bimmer, Mom and Dad Warpy May 2014 #9

Still can't believe smallcat88 May 2014 #13

Same here. Not a cop's kid, but I learned to protect myself early on. freshwest May 2014 #16

Thanks. smallcat88 May 2014 #19

interesting and sad poem littlewolf May 2014 #14

The greatest thing my mother ever told me JustAnotherGen May 2014 #15

+1 IronLionZion May 2014 #17

Good advice. redqueen May 2014 #18