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History of Feminism

mercuryblues

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7. just to clarify

Reply to Flatulo (Reply #6)

Sat May 31, 2014, 10:01 AM

May 2014

I did not mean the men that died were less important then the women. Only the trivial stuff thrown up like being refused the ride, not winning the lottery etc.

Just like the other cases, he had a hate and looked for places to justify his hatred. He did not have to look far to find plenty.

What some people call hate speech, others call freedom of speech.

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riddle me this [View all] mercuryblues May 2014 OP

i think the trouble with all this is that sexism is personal. mopinko May 2014 #1

its the only form of oppression where the victims sleep with the oppressors. seabeyond May 2014 #9

gloria saved my life. mopinko May 2014 #12

ya. but. we are that good and the youngers are that much better and smarter. fuckin a blast. seabeyond May 2014 #14

Chris Hayes pointed this out too. redqueen May 2014 #2

and you know. it is not like we can stop talking about it. cause it is killing our girls. and seabeyond May 2014 #10

I've been saying the backlash will get worse before things get better. redqueen May 2014 #16

i do too. i really do. i see it with your kids... nt seabeyond May 2014 #17

I don't know ismnotwasm May 2014 #3

again. a week or less. when??? later. even that is going nowhere anymore. you know why? seabeyond May 2014 #11

Who is actually claiming that hatred of women was not the primary cause of his rampage? Flatulo May 2014 #4

read it and weep mercuryblues May 2014 #5

I would actually go so far as to suggest that he was indeed Flatulo May 2014 #6

just to clarify mercuryblues May 2014 #7

I understand. He had quite a few broken parts that came together in a perfect storm, but hatred Flatulo May 2014 #15

this is not a du issue. people claiming this was nationwide. and nationwide attacked that seabeyond May 2014 #13

you know what mercury. a week later and it has reached my two older teen boys, seabeyond May 2014 #8

I hear ya mercuryblues Jun 2014 #18