i made a comment in an Op to a poster with a handful of posts, a man that comes

[seabeyond]

into our group to let us women know our place, with stupid rw material. men like this, that then are blocked from the group. and then men pointing out how many men are blocked from this group. as if it is our fault. right.

this has been on my mind recently. i am just going to copy and paste because i have been wanting to make an OP to state how i feel.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1255&pid=52796

Boys are so very afraid today of losing their right to bully.

To freely be able to harass.

I have about walked from du. Administrations clear message of lack of respect for women, with comments and actions they have consistently made. In their mind, I am sure they see only the dislike for just a few loud mouth women. But, the reality truly is women and girls everywhere, saying no to the bullying and insults to shame us to silence, or at least the nice/well mannered girl.

Our voices on du has never been extreme and consistently reasonable. That pisses men off. How can they paint us as the bad guy, in that?

They do it with caricatures created and blatant re telling of history. Skinner created a site where almost daily a member from du goes to di and starts a nasty thread about feminists, ergo hof.

Redheads, panties, si, spider woman... Create ridiculous story telling so hof women can be ridiculed, shamed, insulted, bashed.

These are known voices on du. Our mirt. Our hosts in gd.

This is our continued discussion, in reason, example, experience the manner women are bullied to silence.

Feminist issues.

This is a clear example in the micro of a democratic progressive board.

I can and do conclude that men are so very fearful of losing their ability to bully, harass, silence women.

i get to be around a lot of upper teens, early 20's that share their life and experiences with me. it is so much fun, and i love seeing the "thinking" kids. my 20 yr old nephew brought over his gf the other day. 18. she is smart. she is a thinker and so not informed. lol. he likes young women and girls that think. he also wants to be taken care of. mommy'ed. and she... is a thinker. she asked me, what do i think about feminism. lol

oh. what a way to start.

a blast.

part of that conversation, which my nephew totally participated in, was exactly this. women and girls are fed up. men want to be a part of our lives, they simply have to buck up. because us women, have had it, dont need it, wont allow it.

men have the option of finding a woman that will play their games. but, it is not us.

very interesting. enlightening. and a true pleasure having this conversation with this 18 yr old, girl.