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opiate69

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Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Reply #215)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 02:19 PM

Mar 2013

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

Boobs!!!! Oh Noez!!!

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Fri Mar 29, 2013, 01:48 PM, and voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Stupid alert with stupid comment by alerter.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: Pretty porny. There must be another forum for this. Thx.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Don't recall anything in the rules about nudity... just pornography. This is not porn, or plain old gratuitous boob pictures... they're protest shots that are completely relevant to the thread subject. I say leave it.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: umm... what?
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Alert?...yawn.

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If women have to get their tits out to make a point, so be it. [View all] MattSh Mar 2013 OP

eye catching title...valid point Buffalo Bull Mar 2013 #1

Here's a little song in honor and support of Amina, for the Female Genital Zorra Mar 2013 #2

Cheers indeed ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #27

+100 Taverner Mar 2013 #179

cool video! AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #309

yeah. young women should always "get their tits out" to bring attention to their concerns elehhhhna Mar 2013 #3

where the fuk is seabeyond? I want her thoughts on this. elehhhhna Mar 2013 #4

Yeah, call in the reinforcements. More outrage needed, stat! cleanhippie Mar 2013 #98

She was delivered a fresh vacation by her stalkers Scootaloo Sep 2014 #602

What's wrong with tits? Wha's wrong to use them to emphasise the message? You DO get it why idwiyo Mar 2013 #100

it's exploitive in this society. elehhhhna Sep 2014 #603

Wow! How interesting from a feminist perspective. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2013 #5

men should brandish their penises in order to be taken seriously, also elehhhhna Mar 2013 #6

Sadly many of us do I work and am related to quite a few guys who can't make a point without Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #7

okay, that was funny elehhhhna Mar 2013 #8

You are kidding? Right? leftyladyfrommo Mar 2013 #15

Sadly only half kidding I have a couple people one a friend and the other a cousin Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #28

Oh No! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #21

To draw the correct parallel, it's "Whip their dicks out." MineralMan Mar 2013 #11

Yes, thank you. narnian60 Mar 2013 #131

Thank you. MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #279

Women are not prudes, and most could not care less about boobs, tits, or sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #535

Please note the last line in my signature line. MineralMan Mar 2013 #536

If I whipped put my penis fitman Mar 2013 #34

They should, but too many have small ones and they couldn't stand the comparisons, LOL. whathehell Mar 2013 #177

Men have been exposing the ol' cocker for protests since at least 1914. Kurovski Mar 2013 #306

this is like the 4th of these threads. always posted by a man. always, a man opposed to feminists seabeyond Mar 2013 #9

This is Tunisia, you know. randome Mar 2013 #19

like theres not a dozen more important things they could be doing "sticking their finger in the... bettyellen Mar 2013 #32

The entire point of a protest is to get press attention. randome Mar 2013 #64

yes. cause really, women must use their sexuality ALWAYS in order to be heard. but wait.... seabeyond Mar 2013 #66

There is plenty of non-snark conversation going on here. randome Mar 2013 #69

no, it is not irrelevant, mens behavior. when a man says, nudity is not a deal, then hubba hubba a seabeyond Mar 2013 #74

it's true, he's critiquing this protester slightly less crudely than if he were at at strip bar. bettyellen Mar 2013 #81

ya. and all the while declare how he RESPECTS the stripper so. exactly. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #85

And can anyone answer my question? randome Mar 2013 #89

She should be herself and be proud of it. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #92

First and foremost, yes. randome Mar 2013 #102

Absolutely a woman should be able to go naked for her own reasons. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #521

Of course if she was overweight, men would not oggle as much. randome Mar 2013 #523

This action was done by a Tunisian woman to protest iemitsu Mar 2013 #527

the problem mercuryblues Sep 2014 #601

Some good points, in my opinion. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #331

WTF does your daughter's naked breasts have to do with human rights in Tunisia? bettyellen Mar 2013 #109

Because women in general, I imagine, feel constrained by men to the point... randome Mar 2013 #114

so human rights issues boil down to walking around naked at home? thanks for proving this protest bettyellen Mar 2013 #120

What is an acceptable means of protest you think she should engage in? randome Mar 2013 #125

Your pointing and laughing is the first step down that road that leaves her covered up bettyellen Mar 2013 #134

WESTERN men may point and make titty jokes. randome Mar 2013 #193

Correction: to giving his daughter permission to walk around naked at home. Squinch Mar 2013 #269

Household nudity is not equivalent to child porn! randome Mar 2013 #274

I never said it was. Still, I bet the vast majority of posters Squinch Mar 2013 #275

My sphere of concern and responsibilities don't encompass everyone. randome Mar 2013 #276

But apparently they don't see it as being as "safe" as you do, because they have not taken you Squinch Mar 2013 #271

There is NO question in their minds of feeling safe with me, I assure you. randome Mar 2013 #272

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Divorced. Financially and emotionally, I am a single parent. randome Mar 2013 #348

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Good job in being insufferable and arrogant enough to presume that you know more about his family opiate69 Mar 2013 #356

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Mar 2013 #361

Yep.. You've never really been one for self-reflection... why start now? opiate69 Mar 2013 #368

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Mar 2013 #373

Your reaction is sick, that's for sure. Projecting much? idwiyo Mar 2013 #422

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I don't have to listen to stupid stuff like that. Because its degrading and very very stupid. idwiyo Mar 2013 #442

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I will keep saying that what you trying to imply is degrading and stupid. You stopped short of idwiyo Mar 2013 #463

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Your implication is absolutely clear. I did say you stopped short of calling him names. idwiyo Mar 2013 #478

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I am amazed that you are not even remotely disturbed that the first thought forming in your idwiyo Mar 2013 #490

BINGO. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #459

So the HOF warriors came out as a team to label a father who wants polly7 Mar 2013 #358

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You seem to have a HUGE problem with the truth. polly7 Mar 2013 #362

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You wouldn't know the meaning of the word. polly7 Mar 2013 #367

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You think something is disgusting that you know NOTHING about. polly7 Mar 2013 #380

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No, people aren't normally this cruel. You need to think about how you treat others. polly7 Mar 2013 #471

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You made it sick. It shows who you are, and says nothing about him. polly7 Mar 2013 #482

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It's becoming very reminiscent of another, thankfully, departed DUer.. opiate69 Mar 2013 #371

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No accusation... and no beating around the bush needed.. opiate69 Mar 2013 #381

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Many years have gone by since I took high school algebra... I still remember how to factor equations opiate69 Mar 2013 #397

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So.. the length of iverglas' absence has fuck-all to do with whether or not her tactics are still opiate69 Mar 2013 #413

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bullying, swarming, logical fallacys, misrepresenting posters`s posts.. opiate69 Mar 2013 #421

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Do you really think iverglas would give up all this? Her little court? Kurovski Apr 2013 #550

Fair point.. opiate69 Apr 2013 #557

All of which helps me refine and validate my choices as a parent. randome Mar 2013 #386

Please, do not EVER EVER EVER go anywhere near Canary Islands. You will scare the people idwiyo Mar 2013 #434

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Mar 2013 #437

Neither are his daughters walking around nude. polly7 Mar 2013 #439

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Dressing as one wants includes wearing nothing, or wearing whatever they hell they want. polly7 Mar 2013 #452

It doesn't bloody matter if he is nudist or not. What matters is that YOU think it's inappropriate. idwiyo Mar 2013 #456

it does matter if you are a father inviting your daughters to be naked JI7 Mar 2013 #464

What is creepy that so many people are programmed to think its not appropriate to be naked. idwiyo Mar 2013 #474

so why doesn't he get naked and invite some other family to get naked ? how about some guys JI7 Mar 2013 #479

WTF are you talking about? randome Mar 2013 #492

You should seriously think about what you have just said and implied. I am sorry for you that idwiyo Mar 2013 #494

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Don't change the subject, please. But nice try. Again, stop projecting. idwiyo Mar 2013 #480

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Purposefully misunderstand much? polly7 Mar 2013 #488

Thanks for the support. randome Mar 2013 #365

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Sorry you have an issue with nudity. randome Mar 2013 #375

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Right.. because nudity is bad, right?? opiate69 Mar 2013 #376

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Mar 2013 #378

Thousands (if not millions) of happy, well-adjusted naturalists would disagree.. but.. of course, opiate69 Mar 2013 #385

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Mar 2013 #389

Obviously I don't have to answer ANY questions. randome Mar 2013 #398

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I think they're probably well-adjusted girls who would be creeped out by you. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #407

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Mar 2013 #411

Clueless and vicious. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #417

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You said next, he'd be encouraging them to go around the block topless, did you not??? polly7 Mar 2013 #429

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Because that's what YOU'D do? polly7 Mar 2013 #438

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Maybe you need to be checked out then. CPS might be interested. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #455

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Why don't I encourage them to be nude in public? randome Mar 2013 #441

Not as wrong as your implication that he is an incestuous pederast. Bonobo Mar 2013 #447

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So would I. This is sick. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #454

Your daughters are lucky girls to have such a trusting relationship with their father. polly7 Mar 2013 #374

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Took him up on WHAT? polly7 Mar 2013 #383

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You used the word 'should'. randome Mar 2013 #388

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What if, what if! Yeah, I can see why you have to introduce bullshit to make it worse. polly7 Mar 2013 #394

"But it says a lot about what YOU think"... Bing-fucking-o. opiate69 Mar 2013 #399

Thank you. I nailed that one. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #403

Indeed you did.. opiate69 Mar 2013 #408

Wow.. went to make the kids dinner.. (and yes, everyone was clothed lmao) opiate69 Mar 2013 #502

LOL. I know! I went and had a shower and came back to see this. polly7 Mar 2013 #504

I would say, maybe there was some kind of epiphany? opiate69 Mar 2013 #508

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You have no idea what he said to them or in what context. polly7 Mar 2013 #406

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Yes I read them. polly7 Mar 2013 #415

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'Opinion' isn't making up horror stories to get children removed from a home. polly7 Mar 2013 #426

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Your opinion on something you know nothing about, lying about what he'll 'do' polly7 Mar 2013 #435

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A father that wants his daughters to have self-confidence and feel safe. polly7 Mar 2013 #446

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Nobody's trying to change your opinion. Just respond to your ugly allegations. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #457

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Of course not. You're not the one you're trying to label some kind of pervert polly7 Mar 2013 #468

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One who has a greater intellectual understanding of such things than you, apparently. randome Mar 2013 #451

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For one thing, they are adolescents. randome Mar 2013 #491

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It must have been some pretty messed-up musings if even bostonbean saw fit to delete them. Kurovski Apr 2013 #551

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I think you just found a literary device that can mimic the experience of pychosis. Kurovski Apr 2013 #555

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OMG! pacalo Apr 2013 #573

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I feel like I'm back on the mothership. pacalo Apr 2013 #575

You said he was sick. Bonobo Mar 2013 #473

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This is only a big deal to you. Not to me or my daughters. randome Mar 2013 #419

totally creepy, kind of reminds me of the Purity Balls JI7 Mar 2013 #344

There is a big difference between allowing nudity and encouraging it. randome Mar 2013 #346

still creepy , and covering up doesn't mean being ashamed of one's body JI7 Mar 2013 #352

I absolutely agree with that. randome Mar 2013 #357

Hope you would be ready for The DSS regarding what you told your daughter. Little Star Mar 2013 #340

No agency would ever override my parenting decisions. randome Mar 2013 #345

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I never said a discussion of nudity with my daughters was anything major. randome Mar 2013 #355

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You should probably understand that what is said that offends polly7 Mar 2013 #73

I think the obsessions of that group are unhealthy. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #96

It seems it's not "that group" with the unhealthy obsession. JTFrog Mar 2013 #130

How'd you like the response to your alert on my post? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #139

I didn't alert on your fucking post. JTFrog Mar 2013 #142

So defensive! EOTE Mar 2013 #190

GFY. JTFrog Mar 2013 #321

Thanks. GFY to you as well. EOTE Mar 2013 #329

How insulting. polly7 Sep 2014 #579

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Sep 2014 #580

Oh no! polly7 Sep 2014 #581

Why are you kicking up my old posts? JTFrog Sep 2014 #582

Why not? You told someone to GFY - insulting! polly7 Sep 2014 #584

No, where did I say pm's? Why are you making shit up and stirring the pot? JTFrog Sep 2014 #585

lol! polly7 Sep 2014 #587

I sincerely hope you feel better soon. n/t JTFrog Sep 2014 #588

I didn't harass you, I replied to your harassment. (No comment on the 'pm('s)?) polly7 Sep 2014 #589

I sincerely hope you feel better soon. n/t JTFrog Sep 2014 #590

I hope you are too! polly7 Sep 2014 #591

If you think she is trying to get you banned BainsBane Sep 2014 #593

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Most of that makes no sense BainsBane Sep 2014 #595

Makes perfect sense for me! Sorry you can't accept being that unimportant to me (well, not really). polly7 Sep 2014 #596

I should be so lucky. BainsBane Sep 2014 #597

This post survived a jury.. X_Digger Sep 2014 #592

Now you're defending PPR'd trolls? BainsBane Sep 2014 #583

Now you're defending what you found so horrible earlier? polly7 Sep 2014 #586

. Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #598

Holy necrothread and frivolous alert, Batman! NuclearDem Sep 2014 #599

What is with juror 3? BainsBane Sep 2014 #600

Juror #4 expresses my feelings perfectly. loudsue Mar 2013 #232

i agree with you. Sissyk Mar 2013 #270

The alerter is cranky from meta withdrawls. rhett o rick Mar 2013 #315

Well said. Succinct. n/t Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #154

Oh, Lord. It's the weekend again, isn't it? Squinch Mar 2013 #395

I'm stone cold sober. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #400

risking their lives for certain G_j Mar 2013 #115

I agree 100%. Not all nudity is about dirty minds, oppression, subjugation, sexism. loudsue Mar 2013 #220

what's your email address? DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #283

it's to spur conversation and translate that into action. You drooling is NOT the desired outcome. bettyellen Mar 2013 #88

Some of us can deal with more than one viewpoint at a time. randome Mar 2013 #94

You make the crass assumption her protest is to solicit your many opinions on looking at breasts. bettyellen Mar 2013 #117

She's challenging the fundamentalists who think of her as property. randome Mar 2013 #121

tit jokes are "observations" now? LOL, you mock the nudity and then get self righteous defending it bettyellen Mar 2013 #128

Hi sea - Do you have your Third Wave Feminism = Third Wave Misogyny DURHAM D Mar 2013 #22

this? ya. this. it says it so well. seabeyond Mar 2013 #25

While we're about the business of shooting fish in a barrel... Kurovski Mar 2013 #322

The irony of that in relation to Femen is, Femen are clearly second wavers. stevenleser Mar 2013 #133

I am a real second waver and I am DURHAM D Mar 2013 #294

Those are some of the defining differences between second and third wave feminism. stevenleser Mar 2013 #310

I am what I have lived for 50 years as an adult. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #325

Rush Limbaugh can call himself a Democrat and has every right to do so. Its a free country. stevenleser Mar 2013 #332

There are no feminists on DU DURHAM D Mar 2013 #335

Now you are moving the goalposts and playing games. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #337

I didn't move anything. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #339

Yeah, if you can find someone to buy what you are trying to sell me, let me know. stevenleser Mar 2013 #354

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LOL. Ouch. Total body slam. nt Bonobo Mar 2013 #485

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Feel better now? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #44

i was asked to come into this thread because a woman poster smells a rat. you have issue with that? seabeyond Mar 2013 #50

What. This other woman can't speak up for herself? MattSh Mar 2013 #60

it is clear what your intent was. i was pretty damn sure, you continually reinforce. little games, seabeyond Mar 2013 #65

That a stupid thing to say. MattSh Mar 2013 #80

I'm getting so sick of people who tar the word "feminism" by associating it Pab Sungenis Mar 2013 #184

I always thought it was all about equal rights, too.... MADem Mar 2013 #218

This reminds me of a joke I heard on "Cheers": SamReynolds Mar 2013 #519

Actually, the man and boy words are not equivalent CitizenPatriot Mar 2013 #224

Is there a clearer way to say this? I honestly don't know what the meaning or intent is. (nt) Kurovski Mar 2013 #347

Just sayin' Major Nikon Mar 2013 #148

Unnecessarily crude term and whathehell Mar 2013 #164

And yet you accuse the men of DU Pab Sungenis Mar 2013 #187

Yeah.. and of course... opiate69 Mar 2013 #198

SJW to the rescue! RetroLounge Mar 2013 #330

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I'm sure she does. MattSh Mar 2013 #58

ahhh, we get your one little post after your OP. and what is it? this. confirmation. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #61

Take it up with the author of the article, the source of the headline. MADem Mar 2013 #56

The group uses the term themselves (from a post down-thread) Roland99 Mar 2013 #68

Indeed. I don't understand the complaints that it's "DU's Fault" -- you'd MADem Mar 2013 #72

pffft...and go through all the work to actually read an article? Roland99 Mar 2013 #79

And yet dozens of misandrist rape threads that blame men, but never the women that raised them, are RC Mar 2013 #123

I don't think men here are opposed to feminists. Just some people on here and how they react The Straight Story Mar 2013 #167

which is more oppressive the liberation or the burka? Buffalo Bull Mar 2013 #239

Nicely put! randome Mar 2013 #243

Thank you...Too bad your message is too smart for the room, so to speak. n/t whathehell Mar 2013 #254

Since it is commonly known as connected to animals loyalsister Mar 2013 #281

If asked which DU poster ... Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #350

I appreciate that. Kurovski Mar 2013 #390

And I appreciate your appreciation Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #401

well...goodness... Kurovski Mar 2013 #414

Well, yeah, okay Summer Hathaway Mar 2013 #444

Beautifully, Beautifully written.... kurtzapril4 Mar 2013 #520

Thank you for this. Raine1967 Mar 2013 #522

Best post in DU, ever. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2013 #524

So ANY sex positive feminist protest = false flag op? alp227 Mar 2013 #353

There comes a time when whatever needs to be said to make a point will be done. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #10

Two points, actually. randome Mar 2013 #14

I'm not afraid to add my two. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #16

so you ridicule them? I guess the protest was a mistake. bettyellen Mar 2013 #33

yes. ridicule. or snark. or crude jokes. yes, a perfect example how effective this seabeyond Mar 2013 #36

Yes, you were just being redundant, which in itself is a redundancy. Kurovski Mar 2013 #364

Not in the slightest. See my post below. randome Mar 2013 #38

"I would be lying if I didn't say I enjoy looking at her nude body" you just have to let everyone seabeyond Mar 2013 #43

I'm being honest. randome Mar 2013 #48

you reinforced the point i make by your own behavior and comments in this thread. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #53

. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #207

I suppose we should be grateful you didn't choose that picture MADem Mar 2013 #244

That would have been going too damn far. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #260

Yes, cruel and unusual, certainly!!! nt MADem Mar 2013 #266

oh please- the "two points" joke is totally a childish joke about their bodies. bettyellen Mar 2013 #46

I can make a joke about anything. randome Mar 2013 #51

and we here can comment on your juvenile reaction to breasts. bettyellen Mar 2013 #67

I'd prefer a dismissive chuckle for the childish jokes. randome Mar 2013 #71

you overestimate our interest in your preferences, LOL. Don't give a shit that you enjoy bettyellen Mar 2013 #75

Point me to any of your so called MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #280

Well... randome Mar 2013 #282

7th-grade vulgarity is rationalized by the man-child as satire LanternWaste Mar 2013 #76

I believe I've made some other points in this thread that rise a bit above that 7th grade level. randome Mar 2013 #83

thank you. this is perfectly said. i said what i had to in this thread, now the gigglin' men will seabeyond Mar 2013 #84

You have an awful lot of rage. SamReynolds Mar 2013 #518

yes, because the truth of the 7th grade mindset is too fucking sad to acknowledge.... bettyellen Mar 2013 #87

I wouldn't condemn anyone for proudly using their own body to advance any worthwhile cause. polly7 Mar 2013 #12

"brilliant" manipulation of the "lust of patriarchy" elehhhhna Mar 2013 #30

REALLY!! nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #45

Get their tits out? Really. You couldn't come up MineralMan Mar 2013 #13

It is the title of the article at the link n/t maddezmom Mar 2013 #17

OK. Exact titles are not required in GD. MineralMan Mar 2013 #20

Are exact titles forbidden in GD? Occulus Mar 2013 #530

Some actual titles would get hidden by a jury. MineralMan Mar 2013 #531

It's the title of the article. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #18

It got my attention. randome Mar 2013 #24

OK. It got miine, too. MineralMan Mar 2013 #26

Always. randome Mar 2013 #28

And the young woman in the article is confronting the source of sexism, while you continue to worry Kurovski Mar 2013 #311

She did not post here. MineralMan Mar 2013 #319

And thank you for letting me know where your interest lies. Kurovski Mar 2013 #326

yes. to make a joke. wow. that was effective. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #37

You're mistaken... TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #41

Its a trap!!! ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #23

It's the message being spread, not the frickin' title of the article, people!! Roland99 Mar 2013 #31

One of my daughters resists wearing a bra. randome Mar 2013 #35

Interesting how geography affects so many things Roland99 Mar 2013 #40

right. doing exactly what men expect of women. to pornify them. and when they do this in front of seabeyond Mar 2013 #42

You realize this took place in Tunisia, right? Roland99 Mar 2013 #47

this seems to be of significance to you men. ya, ok. i do. so. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #57

Do you not understand the cultural climate there? Roland99 Mar 2013 #63

Bingo. kurtzapril4 Mar 2013 #111

I know, right? Roland99 Mar 2013 #113

Bingo again!! n/t kurtzapril4 Mar 2013 #116

BTW, thanks for stereotyping me Roland99 Mar 2013 #118

This young girl is risking her LIFE. She knows it. She knows it is no world for her daughters to loudsue Mar 2013 #39

Perfect. +1000. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #52

except the burning of the bra never really happened. it was a ploy used by the other side to cause seabeyond Mar 2013 #59

Not true. I was in Washington DC watching it happen. loudsue Mar 2013 #127

If seabeyond says it didn't happen UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #209

Got it. My bad. n/t loudsue Mar 2013 #227

neither do i and i support her form of messaging La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #140

I would never condemn her. But I worry about her. It seems the only way she can have an impact bettyellen Mar 2013 #145

oh yeah i worry too and i think she is immensely brave La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #161

Another related piece for discussion I posted earlier: Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #49

Her life and freedom are in danger for her daring to think and act independently Roland99 Mar 2013 #54

Great article. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #211

Amina Tyler's Femen supporters declare Topless Jihad Day after death-by-stoning threats for topless UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #55

I get sick of "moral" being defined as "prude".... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #62

I support Femen 110%... TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #70

Tits? lunatica Mar 2013 #77

and yet another person who can't be bothered to click a link and read a little. Roland99 Mar 2013 #82

The author lost me at tits. lunatica Mar 2013 #93

fine...only focus on the article's title then (the OP used the article's title...written by a woman) Roland99 Mar 2013 #106

Can you overcome yourself and your reactions ? Because it's important. Kurovski Mar 2013 #313

"He" is named Rhiannon Lucy..... MADem Mar 2013 #108

In that case I have even less respect for the author lunatica Mar 2013 #122

Then you despise the group, too. They used that term themselves Roland99 Mar 2013 #126

The word topless was used two times and it's from the same quote lunatica Mar 2013 #136

Take it up with "Rhiannon." MADem Mar 2013 #129

I already knew this story lunatica Mar 2013 #150

I am an old fart. I also am a multi-cultural one. MADem Mar 2013 #171

Well said, MADem. Those of us old enough to have fought for women's rights loudsue Mar 2013 #241

+1 redqueen Mar 2013 #132

I agree with this. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #149

It has offended me personally all my life lunatica Mar 2013 #155

It's using a well-known sexist phrase, to make a point muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #242

It's pretty personal to me. lunatica Mar 2013 #246

What a courageous woman - she should be an inspiration to progressives everywhere Politicub Mar 2013 #78

Looks like they hacked the Femen website UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #86

violence/rape/threats or porinified titty jokes. just depends the side the man wants to stand. seabeyond Mar 2013 #90

The exact reason why this group's message is a good one and an effective one. Roland99 Mar 2013 #99

Absolutely. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #103

why havent i seen you addressing it the last two weeks it has been cheered on du? or anyone else seabeyond Mar 2013 #105

Oh, I'm sorry I haven't read every thread on DU GD over the last two weeks Roland99 Mar 2013 #107

Some of us are sick of being attacked. Pab Sungenis Mar 2013 #197

Toxicity. Kurovski Mar 2013 #341

not really, things like Girls risking their lives by going to School does more to show JI7 Mar 2013 #284

Uh, seabeyond, those guys are on the same side you are. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #101

^^^^^^^^~THIS~^^^^^^^^^ cliffordu Mar 2013 #138

she doesn't hate or fear sex and nudity JI7 Mar 2013 #289

A topless woman with a pro-feminist message scrawled on her breasts. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #91

True enough maddezmom Mar 2013 #104

interestingly enough, that reference was by seabeyond. Roland99 Mar 2013 #119

she was pointing out how men say they love strippers and then say degrading things.... bettyellen Mar 2013 #135

which only reinforces the fact that she's ignoring the MESSAGE of the group's actions and, instead Roland99 Mar 2013 #137

the article does debate whether these protests are effective because of the immature and sexist bettyellen Mar 2013 #143

yes, the *article* does, but seabeyond does not. Roland99 Mar 2013 #146

Actually she expands on it here maddezmom Mar 2013 #200

Of course it does. zappaman Mar 2013 #204

Dishonest characterization. "Strippin" as in taking clothes off. Not "stripper" as in exotic dancing redqueen Mar 2013 #208

Hello you! Puglover Mar 2013 #278

And the article under discussion is written by a preeminent young feminist who has an astounding MADem Mar 2013 #273

I support Femen. As I said before in a post in the Feminists group... stevenleser Mar 2013 #95

yes, additionally her message is in keeping with her choice of messaging La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #141

+infinity. That is an important point. stevenleser Mar 2013 #151

+1 Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #277

K&R idwiyo Mar 2013 #97

Yours is probably the most clever post in this thread. randome Mar 2013 #110

Thank you! Just wanted to make sure this OP stays visible. idwiyo Mar 2013 #112

Damned if they do, damned if they don't LittleBlue Mar 2013 #124

This woman is deeply confused. redqueen Mar 2013 #144

Who said anything about Western women? Roland99 Mar 2013 #153

Her closing line: "Fuck your morals, indeed. I may even get my own out in solidarity." redqueen Mar 2013 #157

Yes. How many of the Western images referenced in this thread are of women over 30? Squinch Mar 2013 #372

The fact that it gets attention is all the proof you need. ElboRuum Mar 2013 #147

Boobies tend to make people lose their mind Major Nikon Mar 2013 #156

That kind of nasty over simplification says a lot about you. redqueen Mar 2013 #158

And yet realistic Major Nikon Mar 2013 #160

If by 'realistic' you mean 'seems logical enough for people with a tenuous grasp on logic to agree' redqueen Mar 2013 #162

Perhaps Major Nikon Mar 2013 #163

The fact that it's on both sides... ElboRuum Mar 2013 #172

these are very brave women, our puritan culture really doesn't mean anything quinnox Mar 2013 #152

LOL... puritan culture. redqueen Mar 2013 #159

Puritan compared to our more liberal neighbors across the Atlantic. Roland99 Mar 2013 #165

Facile analysis. redqueen Mar 2013 #178

wow...really? Roland99 Mar 2013 #181

Rape culture is everywhere, that's the point. This idea that 'puritanism' is some big issue redqueen Mar 2013 #186

I agree that a culture that condones or allows rape is an important thing to fight against Roland99 Mar 2013 #192

Yes, the situation in the ME is quite different. But I didn't conflate them, the writer did. redqueen Mar 2013 #199

Any 'puritan' reference is obviously defensiveness, IMO, randome Mar 2013 #205

you conveniently chose the very last line, one written in a flippant manner by the author Roland99 Mar 2013 #212

There is no "her group". redqueen Mar 2013 #213

Oh? Roland99 Mar 2013 #216

Confusion over semantics. redqueen Mar 2013 #219

remember the national uproar over Janet Jackson's nipple being exposed? quinnox Mar 2013 #168

Exactly. Roland99 Mar 2013 #169

Rules about nipples on broadcast tv prove exactly jack shit. redqueen Mar 2013 #174

Not only that, but the FCCs crackdown in the aftermath of "NippleGate" is still observable.. opiate69 Mar 2013 #175

yup. the remnants of puritan culture are everywhere quinnox Mar 2013 #180

Bingo LittleBlue Mar 2013 #240

Yep, UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #188

its remarkable how often she puts the word "rape" in almost every post quinnox Mar 2013 #194

It is almost a Godwinesque Phenomena CBGLuthier Mar 2013 #202

yup. its something I have noticed quinnox Mar 2013 #206

I thought it was just me who noticed that. MADem Mar 2013 #510

Gang-rape trial shocks France and sparks row over justice system redqueen Mar 2013 #195

Bingo? nt EOTE Mar 2013 #203

If men like you, Matt, want to talk about women's body parts, you need to lose the crude terminology whathehell Mar 2013 #166

and yet another person who can't be bothered to click a link and read a little. Roland99 Mar 2013 #170

Um, no. Read post #176 and get a clue. whathehell Mar 2013 #183

project much? Roland99 Mar 2013 #196

Read definitions much, lol? whathehell Mar 2013 #250

no, you told me to get a clue. Roland99 Mar 2013 #251

Right...For all your pissing & moaning about people "not reading the entire post" whathehell Mar 2013 #252

*I* didn't read the entire post???? Roland99 Mar 2013 #261

Or maybe... MattSh Mar 2013 #173

Or maybe... whathehell Mar 2013 #176

It's the title of the article. MattSh Mar 2013 #182

don't sweat it, MattSh Roland99 Mar 2013 #185

A title not your own deserves quote marks whathehell Mar 2013 #249

No shit. As I pointed out, that's why it needs quotation marks. whathehell Mar 2013 #255

Why so nasty? polly7 Mar 2013 #258

Why? whathehell Mar 2013 #263

Whatever. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #264

Yeah. whathehell Mar 2013 #265

LOL! polly7 Mar 2013 #268

Gee, you didn't strike me as the sharpest tack in the shed whathehell Mar 2013 #286

You showed your near illiteracy by not being able to understand the simple concept polly7 Mar 2013 #287

Sorry, honey, but grammar and punctuation, whathehell Mar 2013 #290

Look, you two. randome Mar 2013 #291

Awwww whathehell Mar 2013 #295

That was the point. polly7 Mar 2013 #296

Ummmm ....... eeeuw. I'm not your 'honey' polly7 Mar 2013 #292

Literal minded too, I see? whathehell Mar 2013 #298

Ohhh. My bad. I skipped a word. 'feel' bad. polly7 Mar 2013 #299

No, I'm sure it's not a priority for you.. whathehell Mar 2013 #302

Let me check if I give a fuck ...... polly7 Mar 2013 #304

You don't "give a fuck"?.....Awwww, really? whathehell Mar 2013 #516

While we`re on the subject of "clueless".. opiate69 Mar 2013 #293

LOL! nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #297

Now THAT is a very meaningful distinction... whathehell Mar 2013 #300

Yeah... opiate69 Mar 2013 #303

Yeah... whathehell Mar 2013 #517

not to mention, the cartoon of Superman dropping Lois Lane. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #424

Sorry Ignore whathehell Mar 2013 #515

Derp. EOTE Mar 2013 #201

What about boobies? Major Nikon Mar 2013 #189

What about breasts...duh? whathehell Mar 2013 #256

The revolution is being photographed! Coyotl Mar 2013 #191

How on earth did this post survive a jury? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #215

This message was self-deleted by its author redqueen Mar 2013 #221

Not enough puritans? Major Nikon Mar 2013 #222

lol Renew Deal Mar 2013 #384

... opiate69 Mar 2013 #226

Well at least we've not half a dozen people dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #228

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #428

. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #449

Sudden and rare outbreak of common sense, that's how. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2013 #525

beautiful, courageous women quinnox Mar 2013 #230

I shudder to think what would happen if some of the horrified "HALP O NO NOOOD BOOBZ" folks Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #539

That was quite the event Coyotl Apr 2013 #540

Tell me about it. A couple years ago my Wife & I went out for Mother's Day Dinner, I think Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #541

Brave lady. LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #210

I have no idea what your OP says Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #214

I miss people having the ability to read (or at least click a link) Roland99 Mar 2013 #217

People who write usually have the ability to read as well. Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #225

Interesting. I don't see anyone in western attire riding atop horses or bulls. Roland99 Mar 2013 #229

Ah, posting as a literalist. Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #233

fine...only focus on the article's title then (the OP used the article's title...written by a woman) Roland99 Mar 2013 #235

If someone wants to get my attention Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #238

Adults aren't offended by other people using language they themselves would not. Occulus Mar 2013 #529

Well, I guess that's your loss then. MattSh Mar 2013 #236

How utterly juvenile, like you're trying to create a diversion from the topic valerief Mar 2013 #338

"creating a diversion from the topic" Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #343

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #223

Nice barn Major Nikon Mar 2013 #231

Even nicer Tetons.... opiate69 Mar 2013 #234

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #423

Nice rack! Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #245

Takeaway from this picture... ElboRuum Mar 2013 #253

Beautiful LittleBlue Mar 2013 #267

Petitioning Tunisian Government : Amina must be safe Coyotl Mar 2013 #237

Done. 46,333 more sigs needed. Kurovski Mar 2013 #532

An Interview With Aliaa Elmahdy -The Egyptian Feminist Nude Protester Coyotl Mar 2013 #247

Context is everything, isn't it? randome Mar 2013 #248

Aliaa Elmahdy protesting outside the Egyptian embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #327

Ahh! An energetic philosophical debate on DU. randome Mar 2013 #257

i would show my weiner to make a point datasuspect Mar 2013 #259

I wouldn't touch that -literally or figuratively- with a 10 foot pole. randome Mar 2013 #262

The women there need to revolt and stone the men. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #285

Why don't Men ever have to pull out their parts to get Equal Pay, go to school without being SHot JI7 Mar 2013 #288

Because if a man pulls out his penis, most women are going to run the other way davidn3600 Mar 2013 #308

Lady Godiva rides again. edbermac Mar 2013 #301

I absolutely love that picture. nt. polly7 Mar 2013 #305

+1 Go Vols Mar 2013 #528

People seem to be ignoring the first half of this gollygee Mar 2013 #307

and that's the point sea and others have been making JI7 Mar 2013 #312

No... opiate69 Mar 2013 #314

Being ignored is part of what the enslavement mentality wants. randome Mar 2013 #316

I'm not going to "just deal with it" gollygee Mar 2013 #317

yeah, why should we deal with needing to show tits to get attention JI7 Mar 2013 #318

Women are FORBIDDEN by men to be topless in both Eastern and Western societies. randome Mar 2013 #320

My beef isn't with her choice to protest as she has gollygee Mar 2013 #323

We're on the same page on that! randome Mar 2013 #324

why not ? people criticize Code Pink and some others with how they protest sometimes JI7 Mar 2013 #328

So far as I know, no DUers hail from Tunisia. randome Mar 2013 #333

there are women from that part of the world who would criticize it JI7 Mar 2013 #334

You just like looking at tits. kwassa Mar 2013 #404

Look at it this way. randome Mar 2013 #410

Because that is not the issue that is being protested. kwassa Mar 2013 #498

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #542

You miss my point. Completely. kwassa Apr 2013 #544

Aren't you the guy that complained about Beyonce and her dancers LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #545

Sorry, but you miss the point, too. My point in both these cases is CONTEXT. kwassa Apr 2013 #546

Context = in the middle of a highly violent game LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #547

Why are you reposting a hidden post? kwassa Apr 2013 #565

This thread has turned into one incredible whack-a-doodle! randome Apr 2013 #566

. LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #577

I don't see the problem you are having. kwassa Apr 2013 #578

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #548

Yes, that is just about it. All the blood rushes to one area of the body. kwassa Apr 2013 #558

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #560

My point exactly. kwassa Apr 2013 #561

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #562

They certainly can, and be judged for it, too. kwassa Apr 2013 #563

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #564

go back and re-read what I've written, and you will get the point. kwassa Apr 2013 #567

I think you are projecting. If you can't handle multiple thoughts and impulses, you need stevenleser Apr 2013 #572

Women don't have to take their clothes off to be heard in general Renew Deal Mar 2013 #396

Because things that we take for granted LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #460

I don't get it. geckosfeet Mar 2013 #336

They put her in a psych hospital... davidthegnome Mar 2013 #369

maybe they put her there for her protection? (nt) Kurovski Mar 2013 #472

Maybe. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #505

Until they do it to make a point about something you disagree with. Zax2me Mar 2013 #392

"Smart progressive women" aren't even allowed to go to school in many parts of the world. Kurovski Mar 2013 #461

If only Adria Richards had displayed her breasts on Twitter BainsBane Mar 2013 #436

Adria Richards is a self-absorbed, privileged asshole compared to Amina. Kurovski Mar 2013 #469

case in point BainsBane Mar 2013 #484

You're all over the place. Kurovski Mar 2013 #495

It's not very difficult to understand BainsBane Mar 2013 #500

"Someone like me"? Kurovski Mar 2013 #503

Threats of death and rape aren't real BainsBane Mar 2013 #493

Co-workers said she was an asshole. Even people who liked her. Kurovski Mar 2013 #497

those coworkers were assholes BainsBane Mar 2013 #501

... opiate69 Mar 2013 #506

You actually think that people engage in rape as a form of recreation during conferences? JVS Mar 2013 #526

there are numerous reports of rape from those conferences BainsBane Mar 2013 #534

Hold on a second.... snooper2 Apr 2013 #576

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #509

It's only offensive if you believe that women are sexual objects to be owned. PDJane Mar 2013 #487

Did anyone here actually read the article? Apophis Mar 2013 #496

I'd say half, maybe more have read the actual article in full. Kurovski Mar 2013 #499

people on facebook can sign this petition against the government killing her. Kurovski Mar 2013 #507

But where's the petition to express our 1st World Problems(tm) poutrage over the word tits? DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #511

Well, it looks like that petition is DU itself. Kurovski Mar 2013 #512

I try not to put ppl on Ignore. This shit's too funny for that. Though, I'm going to break my nose.. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #513

Be careful. Kurovski Mar 2013 #514

You are the one degrading this young woman's serious gesture. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #533

How so? He is posting the actual title of the article. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #537

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #538

CALLING NURSE DIESEL!!! Skittles Apr 2013 #552

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #554

Showing boobs won't fix the problem... Malik Agar Apr 2013 #559

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #568

Heh.. opiate69 Apr 2013 #570

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #571

Next time I want a lot of responses to my thread, the word "tits" goes in the subject line steve2470 Apr 2013 #569

Women with guts. wundermaus Sep 2014 #604