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malaise

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67. I have to agree

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #54)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 09:49 PM

Jun 2013

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One in three women suffers violence, WHO global study finds [View all] malaise Jun 2013 OP

k and r--and waiting for the usual suspects niyad Jun 2013 #1

What typically happens in these threads... Bonobo Jun 2013 #2

as has been pointed out before, there is nothing stopping you or any of the others so niyad Jun 2013 #5

If you don't want a deflection, I invite you to lay off the snarky invitation. Bonobo Jun 2013 #7

again, nice try. as I said, YOU can post about your chosen subject. AND, you do not put words niyad Jun 2013 #8

Uh oh! You broke out the remdi95! Bonobo Jun 2013 #10

Why does it matter? BainsBane Jun 2013 #41

It takes a particular kind of person to respond to this kind of news BainsBane Jun 2013 #14

the response, of course, does not surprise any of us. goddess forfend we should discuss issues niyad Jun 2013 #17

Me either BainsBane Jun 2013 #18

no usually the title or the OP will make it about themself. hfojvt Jun 2013 #34

How awful for you to have to endure such abuse BainsBane Jun 2013 #35

or maybe some men just cannot stand for women to talk about themselves for even a mnute. niyad Jun 2013 #37

Reality = women's lives don't count BainsBane Jun 2013 #42

sure that's what I am trying to say hfojvt Jun 2013 #58

just because you spend time with the women of your family does not indicate that you care niyad Jun 2013 #59

perhaps logic 101 would tell you something different hfojvt Jun 2013 #74

as we keep pointing out, you are free to post about male victims as much as you like. the fact niyad Jun 2013 #75

am I also free to not have you boss me around hfojvt Jun 2013 #76

bossing you around? that is one of the funniest things I have heard today. pointing out that niyad Jun 2013 #79

"or maybe some men just cannot stand for women to talk about themselves for even a minute" MadrasT Jun 2013 #46

This is GD. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #52

even the so-called "safe haven" groups are not safe from a certain mindset. niyad Jun 2013 #60

It's a catch-22. It IS blaming the victim, but since men aren't victims it's okay. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #51

That doesn't come as a surprise to any woman. Beacool Jun 2013 #3

Truthfully one in three is a surprise to me malaise Jun 2013 #4

Truthfully, I thought it would be higher BainsBane Jun 2013 #15

I am the 35.6% bunnies Jun 2013 #6

Hope you're an ex-member of the 35.6% malaise Jun 2013 #24

Yes. I am. bunnies Jun 2013 #26

So am I BainsBane Jun 2013 #43

okay so I am reading GD and I see this thread hfojvt Jun 2013 #9

why are we not surprised? niyad Jun 2013 #19

who is this "we"? hfojvt Jun 2013 #33

Add me to the we BainsBane Jun 2013 #44

umm. that makes no sense. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2013 #47

maybe you had to be there hfojvt Jun 2013 #57

Girls should get self-defense training marions ghost Jun 2013 #11

NO--girls should get self-defense, martial arts, starting in pre-school. females experience niyad Jun 2013 #12

OK let's say at least marions ghost Jun 2013 #20

Boys and men should get training to not treat women and girls like that. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #16

that, too. niyad Jun 2013 #21

When everything in society tells boys it's OK marions ghost Jun 2013 #25

That does nothing to end it. redqueen Jun 2013 #22

It is a primary line of defense marions ghost Jun 2013 #27

Fine. But shouldn't BOYS get training early on NOT to do the abuse in the first place? CTyankee Jun 2013 #80

Ideally boys would be trained not to abuse marions ghost Jun 2013 #81

I'm not against strategies for self defense of anyone, but it seems to me that the offenders should CTyankee Jun 2013 #82

I don't see it as either/or marions ghost Jun 2013 #90

85% of them at the hands of a partner BainsBane Jun 2013 #13

I would be curious to know what that figure is for men. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #23

A percentage is not easy to come by... bunnies Jun 2013 #28

I'm curious about that too. bemildred Jun 2013 #30

Historically and today the answer is the same Major Nikon Jun 2013 #49

That's what I thought. bemildred Jun 2013 #53

Can't you taste the privilege? Nt galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #61

Oh I can see male privilege, it's quite real, I'm pointing out it can get pretty expensive too. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #64

And chickens lay eggs BainsBane Jun 2013 #93

Do you not like the answer I gave? Major Nikon Jun 2013 #94

Read the report BainsBane Jun 2013 #86

I wasn't that curious. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #87

I didn't think so BainsBane Jun 2013 #88

Quite. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #89

you could look it up, if you are, indeed, that curious. niyad Jun 2013 #38

Reading is too much work BainsBane Jun 2013 #91

Most men experience violence outside BainsBane Jun 2013 #48

a) you're talking to me. Not "you all". lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #50

Silence enables abuse BainsBane Jun 2013 #54

Yes it does. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #56

read the report BainsBane Jun 2013 #65

"And with that, she flung herself from the room..." lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #72

Ludicrous assumption BainsBane Jun 2013 #73

And with this galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #62

I'm not talking to you BainsBane Jun 2013 #66

clearly, because i deal in logic, and that statement was borderline galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #68

Borderline? BainsBane Jun 2013 #69

I was referring to Cluster 2 BPD. That statement, and some others, but that one galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #78

Your efforts to stigmatize the mentally ill are repulsive BainsBane Jun 2013 #83

That's not really what your first response said. :( galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #92

I have to agree malaise Jun 2013 #67

Of course the OP is about women... out of necessity. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #71

Again, your refusal to read is astounding BainsBane Jun 2013 #84

I think it's probably higher Marrah_G Jun 2013 #29

Yeah, I find that pretty low. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #31

Much higher if you include threats. Hatchling Jun 2013 #55

It would be interesting to see what percentage of men abuse 35.6% of women lunatica Jun 2013 #32

85% of those women are abused by their partners BainsBane Jun 2013 #36

I was suggesting that the study may not be as comprehensive as it could be lunatica Jun 2013 #39

No, they give a regional breakdown BainsBane Jun 2013 #40

Given the absolutely astounding "blame the victim" liberalhistorian Jun 2013 #45

oh my ******* god--I missed that one. I would say I am going to be ill, but, sadly, the mindset niyad Jun 2013 #63

Beg your pardon? Cerridwen Jun 2013 #70

WTF are you babbling about? liberalhistorian Jun 2013 #77

Apparently BainsBane Jun 2013 #85

I know, pretty sad and liberalhistorian Jun 2013 #95