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History of Feminism

Squinch

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3. Or maybe it's something they see every day on TV shows and in the news, and they see men

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Mon May 30, 2016, 12:44 PM

May 2016

hissing at women and catcalling them in the street, and they think one step further is no big deal.

This is nothing new. In fact, I had a similar experience (though I have no dog, and it was one man) twenty years ago in pretty much the same place.

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From a Facebook friend's status update [View all] YoungDemCA May 2016 OP

Men should!d teach their children to stop this shit! Silver_Witch May 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie May 2016 #2

Or maybe it's something they see every day on TV shows and in the news, and they see men Squinch May 2016 #3

I'm sorry your friend had to endure this! brer cat May 2016 #4

That is horrible ismnotwasm May 2016 #5

It can't be legal to threaten rape, can it? Francis Booth Jun 2016 #6

terrible, and there's an underlying threat of real violence geek tragedy Jun 2016 #7