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ConservativeDemocrat

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60. Well if you're going to blame the parents, just come out and say so...

Sun May 25, 2014, 06:46 PM

May 2014

But this kid was clearly not from a right wing Tea Party household, going to a "Christian" college, and being inundated with messages about traditional gender roles, etc. In fact, it was nearly the opposite. He came from a rich, liberal household, was going to a liberal dominated college, and California's culture isn't exactly the South. So it's not me making the outlandish assertions. I'm rather doing the opposite: pointing out that the evidence in this case doesn't jibe at all with a message of "blame his woman-hating upbringing that we can change with tweets".

I personally think that he was just a classic psychopath. His brain just flat out was incapable of feeling empathy. Towards women or men. That seems to fit Occam's Razor quite a bit more closely, don't you think?

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We need to talk about misogyny [View all] redqueen May 2014 OP

Amen shenmue May 2014 #1

Truth! nt sheshe2 May 2014 #2

I was told the very fact I posted the Daily Kos article BainsBane May 2014 #3

Seriously disturbing, flashing-red-neon sign type tells there. redqueen May 2014 #5

add to that BainsBane May 2014 #11

Anyone who bloviates that much about "hating men" is the opposite of a feminist. redqueen May 2014 #13

and yet fails to provide a single example of such man-hating when queried BainsBane May 2014 #14

Someone was in this group bloviating about man-hating recently. redqueen May 2014 #17

Good point. theHandpuppet May 2014 #29

that person ought to be ppr'ed, he is seriously fucked up. or playing a fuckin game to giggle with seabeyond May 2014 #21

My view is that it's a game BainsBane May 2014 #28

Is that from that moron? ismnotwasm May 2014 #31

I hope you alerted on that gollygee May 2014 #35

Babe? Ugh. Flatulo May 2014 #43

I see there are some guys who totally get it. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #4

Maybe around here, yeah. redqueen May 2014 #6

'tis BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #8

And then there are those of us who don't give a good goddamn who gets "offended" Scootaloo May 2014 #10

For my own part, I've put most of the biggest offenders on ignore. Maedhros May 2014 #63

I'm genuinely curious about what what you think would have prevented this... ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #7

You need to go back to GD redqueen May 2014 #12

In GD BainsBane May 2014 #15

Actually, I said nothing of the sort ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #22

Really? You decided to make that case because of a preposition? BainsBane May 2014 #23

I care about facts ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #25

Concerns about misogyny are not sniping BainsBane May 2014 #26

Ugh! Don't listen to this idiot. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #90

Teach them well then dude, teach them well ismnotwasm May 2014 #33

If people would just google before they started typing, I wouldn't have to teach ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #42

Whoa ismnotwasm May 2014 #44

And you hurt my feelings. seabeyond May 2014 #67

Yeah, all better now. ismnotwasm May 2014 #68

ooosh. that was close. lol. i had the couch ready though. we women, take care of each other. nt seabeyond May 2014 #70

Yup ismnotwasm May 2014 #77

Whilst yet others may detest insincere posts masquerading as righteous dialectic. LanternWaste May 2014 #86

I would say that extreme behavior is a symptom of deep undercurrents in society. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #16

Violent and/or threatening speech should certainly be taken more seriously than it is in many cases. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #56

Thanks! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #92

Yet when misogyny is on parade in daily political life The Traveler May 2014 #18

+the GOP congressman BainsBane May 2014 #19

That is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about! The Traveler May 2014 #20

I completely agree with you about the GOP's misogony ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #24

I suggest you review gender-based killing then nt ismnotwasm May 2014 #34

Reviewed - men do the most killing. Duh. ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #41

Duh? ismnotwasm May 2014 #45

Social media is almost comically ineffective ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #48

There are many people who have learned from online social justice movements. redqueen May 2014 #49

Got any facts to back that up? ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #55

What would your alternative be? ismnotwasm May 2014 #57

It's hard for me to say ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #61

Actually I talked to a school administrator who suggested the same thing ismnotwasm May 2014 #65

I think the big fight is to stop the normalization of violence... ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #81

Interesting reply ismnotwasm May 2014 #88

Why are you still in this group? redqueen May 2014 #62

Social Media campaigns, and discussion boards, blog posts etc. are mostly for raising awareness IronLionZion May 2014 #79

A few academics may disagree with your allegation that social media is "comically ineffective" LanternWaste May 2014 #87

I'm not quite sure how to respond to that amazing assertion The Traveler May 2014 #47

+1 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #59

Well if you're going to blame the parents, just come out and say so... ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #60

Not just daily political life but daily religious life theHandpuppet May 2014 #32

I don't suppose there are any additional comments now to what I wrote here? theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #89

Yes. yuiyoshida May 2014 #9

Exactly. Men murdering women who reject them are pretty common. SunSeeker May 2014 #27

Most of the time its just ignored. They have to kill a bunch of women to be considered newsworthy. redqueen May 2014 #37

Thank you for continuing to address chervilant May 2014 #30

I especially love the "gender wars" dumbshittery. redqueen May 2014 #38

"More women are finding their voices every day." too true. and seabeyond May 2014 #69

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #91

Once again Redqueen you say what needs to be said. thucythucy May 2014 #36

I'm happy to share it here redqueen May 2014 #39

The article I read today pointed out that this has happened in that town before by another "spurned" JTFrog May 2014 #40

wow. interesting. hm... thanks. nt seabeyond May 2014 #71

Honestly, it's long past time for the mass media to stop skating around this problem. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #46

people would have to get honest. that would include the good guys. yes. it is time. and it does seabeyond May 2014 #72

There are two things I am amazed about in the coverage and discussion of this event: Squinch May 2014 #50

I've never considered DU what I'd call a woman-friendly space theHandpuppet May 2014 #51

No, I don't either. The idea that women should be able Squinch May 2014 #54

I can tell in 2 seconds if the man I'm talking to hates or is afraid of women. Peregrine Took May 2014 #52

How do you deal with the men who are afraid of women? IronLionZion May 2014 #53

Gently ismnotwasm May 2014 #58

What is this 'afraid' of women shit? redqueen May 2014 #64

Fear isn't the same as misogyny ismnotwasm May 2014 #66

hmmm. i was told by a man, that men are simply fearful, afraid of women. women get beaten, raped, seabeyond May 2014 #73

I'm thinking more of extreme shyness I guess ismnotwasm May 2014 #74

ya. cause when i was reading your post, i know there are some men i am way more gentle with, seabeyond May 2014 #75

My husband found it-he was around but I don't remember him. ismnotwasm May 2014 #76

A woman can do anything a man can do IronLionZion May 2014 #78

just putting this here, a thought germinating in my head not, fully formed Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #80

I would like to add that yuiyoshida May 2014 #82

I'm not at all surprised, of course. redqueen May 2014 #83

I expect this board to be a step ahead ... i KNOOOOW. i know. and here i sit with repug males more seabeyond May 2014 #84

i have had an interesting time with both the P and the B word. and good for you, the steps seabeyond May 2014 #85

I hear you seabeyond! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #93

Great post redqueen! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #94