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In reply to the discussion: "Why Are Terrorists So Often Young Men?" [View all]WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)81. you don't know what it means to "prove your femininity?"
You know exactly what it means for men "prove their masculinity," but you're absolutely clueless when it comes to the other gender...
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Frustrated you can't say "why are they muslim?" you can always say "why are they men?"
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2013
#6
Men do comit more crimes of all kinds. They are more violent than women. Why can't we talk about
applegrove
Apr 2013
#7
do we not discuss crimes because we are not the perpetrators? Perhaps we should ask criminals
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#30
we don't need an explanation, we need to see the issue being taken seriously.
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#86
Exactly! This is why ONLY gun crime victims & gun owners can legitimately discuss gun regulation n/t
TygrBright
Apr 2013
#52
Putting down the toilet seat lid, definitely. We need a Constitutional amendment on that. n/t
TygrBright
Apr 2013
#60
No- are you projecting a bit with this racist shit, Jeff? Horrible thing to say.
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#25
no, I'm asking where you got the stupid idea that ALL men had a problem with violence.
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#29
Well, did you check out the post about the young Arab who was ejected from Saudi Arabia ...
11 Bravo
Apr 2013
#79
I'm not sure you caught the odd threat of sterotyping women in the post I was responding to?
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#80
FOCUS ladies! This thread. This writer, Meredith Melnick, and my comments...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Apr 2013
#83
I think you are the only one promoting these stupid sexist notions about "proving" things....
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#82
OK bitterellen. You can't help yourself. I'll know where to find you...
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Apr 2013
#85
I think for similar reasons young men might make good soldiers or true believers in any cause
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2013
#9
I'm 32, transgender, take female hormones, and still find myself very aggressive, hypervigilant,
MillennialDem
Apr 2013
#12
Have to admit, at my age my hands aren't as steady as they were once. I shouldn't be
dimbear
Apr 2013
#21
For similar reasons that most criminals, soldiers, athletes and accident victims are, I suspect.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2013
#22
For the same reason, I'd gather, why the military like recruiting 18-year-olds . . .
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2013
#28
Yes and evolution made it so that more men would be born than females. Because
applegrove
Apr 2013
#64