I was wrong in what I posted and it was right my posts were hidden.

[LiberalLoner]

Skinner wrote me and let me know he absolutely would have banned the person who made that one post Sea and I remember. He didn't see it, but if he had, the poster would have been immediately and permanently banned.

It is clear to me there is a group out there who is having fun playing poke the feminists. I am having an impossible time trying to remain cool headed in the face of all of it.

I am walking away and I hope all other feminists do too, because maybe then the "poke the fems" games will stop.

[seabeyond]

1. well ya. there wont be any feminists to poke, lol. take care of you.

i may check out kos, but i do not do well with changes. i just learned facebook. hey... you doing fb? i will give you mine

[seabeyond]

2. and good for skinner. if the name pops in my head, i will do a search. i wasnt surprised by the

poster. so i know him. but was so long ago.

[hrmjustin]

3. I hate to see you leave. We need your voice here.

Perhaps a break from DU would be good but we want you back as soon as possible.

Whatever you do, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hugs my friend.

[LiberalLoner]

4. Thank you.

[ismnotwasm]

7. ..

[mercuryblues]

14. Yes, take care of yourself

You will be missed.

[redqueen]

5. You were upset and blowing off steam.

I still bristle that juries hide posts like yours and sea's, but leave rape apologia, apologia for pedophilia and ephebophilia, etc. But whatever. It's nice to hear that if it had been seen by an admin they'd be booted. I hope someone remembers the incest-apologist creep's name.

I have most of the worst antifeminists on ignore. There's no reason to read their BS, and no shit-stirring games to witness.

I hope you take a break and come back, for selfish reasons. We will miss your voice here. But... I truly, truly understand if you don't. Trust me, I really get it.

[ismnotwasm]

6. Yeah

When I was doing MIRT we found an older pedo apologist comment from a person being reviewed. Skinner was completely appalled and banned him immediately.

I need to brush up on my social media skills I'm getting better at FB, Twitter confuses me--although I follow lots of good, informative tweets, I rarely tweet myself, and now I'm figuring out Tumbler

[boston bean]

8. posts basically calling persons who think vending machines

used to sell used/soiled girls panties to sniff, prudes.... Is well..... you tell me... OTT.

Like it is those objecting to it are the problem. This is the trolling that goes on and unnoticed and not dealt with by juries or anyone else many times. Why, because being a feminist on DU is seen very often as more objectionable than a sniffer of young girls panties???? I don't have a clue, but it's really strange....

[ismnotwasm]

12. They fly under the radar

Some of them have been around a while.

Remember Wizard maybe 666 or something? There's another "Wizard" around and I don't want the two to be confused--that one I'm thinking of almost openly promoted Pedophilia. My very first PM here was from some guy who owned a sex toy store, and was all about pro-prostitution. He kind of creeped me out at first, although we did find some common ground regarding the lack of sex education.

Lately, the creepiest thing is to promote the idea that pedophilia is a sexual orientation ( because they have a difficult time treating it) those that take that stance absolutely will not consider that male sexual entitlement, the pornography industry, and a profoundly unequal social system of patriarchy might have anything to do with it.

[BainsBane]

13. No question about that last part

I've seen it time and time again through jury verdicts.

[hlthe2b]

9. I too hope that you will take a break, but return when you can...

I fully understand where you are coming from, but I'm still determined that voices, such as yours be "heard"...

[boston bean]

10. hey LL, I totally get how you are feeling. Been there myself.

But leaning on the women in this group can help to get you through.

You do what you can when you can. I've taken a bunch of breaks over my DU tenure, and felt better when I came back. I hope you will consider coming back as well. Sometimes even a week can help you to catch your breath and feel better.

[uppityperson]

11. Hang in there, take a break, come back please.

Sometimes it just sucks here, people are beyond what they should be. Take care.

[Texasgal]

15. I've been there myself.

I have found usually walking away for a while does the trick.

You are not alone my friend. :hugs: