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tblue37

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562. Already gave it to you. The fact that you refuse to understand plain

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 12:35 AM

Feb 2014

English and recognize a valid example is your problem. I bet other people on this thread would immediately recognize the example I gave as a straw man argument, and the "boys' club" reference as valid.

Just because you want a phrase to mean something, that doesn't mean that is what it actually means. The commonly agreed upon definition is the one that is relevant in a discussion.

When a poster said that you couldn't be part of a "boys' club" while at the same time being a progressive man, you insisted that was not true, and that anyone who said such a thing was claiming that only sexually repressed men could be progressive.

But the poster's statement doesn't mean you must be sexually repressed in order to be progressive (which is just your straw man argument against her statement), because being in a boys' club is not about being male (nor is it about normal sexual expression). It refers refers only to excluding and oppressing women, as my many examples demonstrate.

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Posting T&A threads helps to create a hostile environment for women here. [View all] Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 OP

Thank you JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #1

^this^ +1000 eridani Feb 2014 #610

Agreed. Thank you. nt DLevine Feb 2014 #2

Bollocks. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #3

So I guess we'll put you in the "DU should be just another boys club. And I'm a progressive" Squinch Feb 2014 #9

You have to repress your male hormonal urges AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #22

there is no 'male hormonal urge' to post bikini pics at political discussion board. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #28

Thank you. cui bono Feb 2014 #42

Yes. Thank you. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #57

Amen, sick of that "we can't help it, it's in our blood" excuse treestar Feb 2014 #149

it's men who think they're martrys for having to respect women's opinions nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #153

+1000% n/m Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #331

Well, you know. "Boys will be boys," and "bonobos do it, so men must too." Squinch Feb 2014 #190

It can be helped AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #336

CAN'T be repressed? BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #362

... Sweet Freedom Feb 2014 #484

ROFL! I loved that answer. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #494

This. yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #563

The urge to post certain photos cannot be suppressed? LOL! merrily Feb 2014 #599

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #220

Very much so. YoungDemCA Feb 2014 #313

Gawd, yes. That's exactly what it is. Thank you. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #327

It's called 'testosterone' AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #333

No, it's called 'bullshitogen.' geek tragedy Feb 2014 #410

As I said AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #422

Because it's unscientific magical thinking and inherently misandrist. nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #424

Indeed AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #438

Nor should we! PassingFair Feb 2014 #469

Accept what? I'm a heterosexual man, I have a perfectly healthy libido, yet I don't feel the need nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #706

Your are lecturing me about bikini pictures on a forum? AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #714

Weren't you just defending your presumed right to post such photos over others' objections? nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #718

No AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #731

The discussion was about the appropriateness of posting certain images in GD. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #736

I have already clarified that AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #744

Okay. I still don't really see what you were objecting to in the first place, but we'll agree nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #746

There is big difference between ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #415

+1 nt PassingFair Feb 2014 #478

hahaha oh you're too funny nt alp227 Feb 2014 #483

Well, I'm very attracted to men, but should I make a fool of myself? Hmm.. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #496

Well, it's one way to get the point across AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #634

Well, here's a head-up for ya Aging, if I were looking for a guy to date... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #682

Um, ok AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #689

Surprise, I like to fuck too! NuclearDem Feb 2014 #569

Actually they are demanding that AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #638

Asking a woman out on a date is not sexual harassment. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #640

You said it better than I could've! lol Definitely yes. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #690

"All they're asking is that you keep that shit to yourself and not make other people uncomfortable." nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #707

Wow. That is truly pathetic. cui bono Feb 2014 #651

It is extremely pathetic AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #691

Again, we are talking about posting photos, merrily Feb 2014 #600

At least you admit that men have to make themselves attractive to women somehow treestar Feb 2014 #621

Working out in the gym does the trick AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #633

So, you just have to fuck in church? jeff47 Feb 2014 #622

+++++++++ BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #358

Completely off topic ellie Feb 2014 #626

Thank you. A perfect response. merrily Feb 2014 #598

Or if nothing else, balance those urges LanternWaste Feb 2014 #30

Yes. cheapdate Feb 2014 #114

Which ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #285

+1 spooky3 Feb 2014 #314

This is the first AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #343

+1 narnian60 Feb 2014 #371

Had she had been wearing overalls pokerfan Feb 2014 #407

No hormonal urge causes posting on the internet. merrily Feb 2014 #602

So your male hormonal urges must be satisfied in a political discussion board by posting Squinch Feb 2014 #32

The bonobo arguments kills me... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #232

Yes. Yes it does. Because bonobos. Squinch Feb 2014 #237

Work is about to get freaky... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #239

. Squinch Feb 2014 #245

I'll try... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #270

You're killing me! Squinch Feb 2014 #278

But I haven't awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #281

..... Squinch Feb 2014 #291

Okay, now that's fucking funny! nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #708

I have posted no "t&a threads" nor have I belittled women on DU AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #320

But when I disagreed with a poster who said Squinch Feb 2014 #344

The post I replied to AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #361

The post you replied to said: Squinch Feb 2014 #375

To which I stated otherwise AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #381

Nice try. Unless you seriously don't know what a boy's club is. But parse on! Squinch Feb 2014 #385

This AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #437

Actually, I believe we call it a corner. Squinch Feb 2014 #444

Call it what you will. AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #446

For the win. -n/t Zenlitened Feb 2014 #488

Strawman AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #502

Snork! Squinch Feb 2014 #505

And your initial argument on this thread wasn't a big honkin' strawman in itself??? nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #709

Ha! Destruction! alcibiades_mystery Feb 2014 #753

I've seen you reply mockingly to women when they say that crap is demeaning. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #374

I have never used the "It's the male hormone biological imperative." pseudo-argument AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #378

that's bullshit. You're doing this very thing all over this thread. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #389

I have never said AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #394

"anyone who disagrees with me is a person who "do not approve of heterosexual relations period." BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #409

Nope AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #435

OK. Denial denial denial. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #439

More drama AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #443

Not everyone, thank you. GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #449

oh you like the kitty gifs? I'm surprised. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #453

Thank you, Blanche for trying to work some sensibility into this thread. japple Feb 2014 #465

thanks japple :) I'm trying! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #491

Kitty's are tasty. GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #520

that's "kitties" BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #524

Oh ah? GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #530

well, you're dealing with a grammar nazi here. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #534

people who wish to repress heterosexual relations are a tiny minority? RBStevens Feb 2014 #429

Lets just say AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #470

And they have nothing to do with the people who disagree with you. WCLinolVir Feb 2014 #553

Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #474

"Some people just do not approve of heterosexual relations period." nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #710

Callouts are against the rules AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #712

It's just a jury system now. With what they've been leaving lately you'd be safe kcr Feb 2014 #717

No, no, no...you have to first apologize for being male... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #45

there is no 'male urge' to post bikini pics on a political discussion board geek tragedy Feb 2014 #62

+1 Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #74

"look like"? it seems that mostly, that's what we are. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #89

well, there is that 'hormonal urge' to engage in adolescent self-pity but geek tragedy Feb 2014 #97

Perfect response. senseandsensibility Feb 2014 #377

If I still had hearts, you would have gotten them all, CrispyQ Feb 2014 #468

aw shucks nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #477

+1. pnwmom Feb 2014 #536

You repress your male urge to pee in public, right? pnwmom Feb 2014 #441

lol Okay, this one made me laugh so hard, I couldn't repress *my* urge to go pee! nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #504

I have to admit that I have, at times, failed to repress that urge. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #759

Because men are evil AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #445

Lib men are very nice. It's right wingers that are evil. Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #507

Ding, ding, ding! AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #556

But REAL lib men do not post degrade women to other women Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #683

And REAL lib women don't post to degrade men AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #692

I see. So women who protest degradation of women are bad, right? Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #695

Only when they feel AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #699

Degrading men? Asking them to quit the display of ogling and bs is degrading???? Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #704

Good luck getting men to stop looking at pretty women AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #711

Stop being deceptive. No one asked you to wear blinders. We merely asked you to have some respect Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #756

I have never "lowered women to the status of a piece of meat" AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #758

Have you thought about working with a therapist? WCLinolVir Feb 2014 #554

Do you suffer from self loathing? AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #559

I'm not the one who feels suppressed. WCLinolVir Feb 2014 #567

Neither am I AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #570

Oh, one more thing AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #581

I thought it was the women who had to apologize... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #500

Yes repress. People should repress. Can you imagine if we all ran around wearing our hormonal Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #72

just act like a decent person in public. Too much to ask? passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #203

We should repress, yes AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #341

That's a stretch of an assumption to Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #383

It is a stretch AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #387

Then why say it, as if it were fact? Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #391

Because AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #396

True and for good reason for some... Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #405

For whatever reason AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #455

Mommeeee. WCLinolVir Feb 2014 #557

Unless you've got serious demetia, you already are bettyellen Feb 2014 #75

Controlling is necessary AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #349

asexual because you are being asked not to post T&A shots in a political forum? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #591

I have never posted a T and A shot in a political forum AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #593

Wow, you really don't see nuances, do you. KitSileya Feb 2014 #607

So are you telling me that you walk around with a boner all day trying to fuck every woman in sight? cui bono Feb 2014 #102

hey ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #290

As long as he doesn't hit on me!... cui bono Feb 2014 #307

From the Arm Chair Psychologist file ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #316

No AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #366

No one is arguing that. n/t cui bono Feb 2014 #369

He provides an endless supply of straw man arguments, doesn't he? nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #472

List a few AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #506

The post I responded to was replying to one: tblue37 Feb 2014 #514

You are referring to the "mutually exclusive" post? AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #517

As I said, I was responding to the post responding to your post that tblue37 Feb 2014 #523

You are really streeeetttching AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #535

NOT a stretch; NOT my "own creation" at all: tblue37 Feb 2014 #552

I told you what the term 'boys club' means to me. AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #555

Already gave it to you. The fact that you refuse to understand plain tblue37 Feb 2014 #562

Your version of what I was talking about AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #589

I understand you now. You do not argue in good faith. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #605

You are seriously going to pretend you don't really know what the "Boys Club" is? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #592

There is no DU 'Boys Club' AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #594

I didn't think so either....until I started reading things sai on threads since SI Swimsuit came out VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #596

The whole SI thing AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #597

No, it wasn't. cui bono Feb 2014 #652

Yes it was AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #654

No it wasn't. Unless you are completely unaware of the objectification of women in society cui bono Feb 2014 #655

The first "SI thread" AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #666

I disagree with you about the first SI thread if that's the one that announced the cover cui bono Feb 2014 #667

Would you object to a gay DUer posting a picture of two men kissing? Some people would, so Flatulo Feb 2014 #674

That's not the same thing. It's not just about it bothering someone, it's about a societal problem. cui bono Feb 2014 #696

No, I would not display that in the workplace. But there's a tradeoff to be made. Censuring Flatulo Feb 2014 #705

So sexual harassment laws in the workplace are silly? cui bono Feb 2014 #715

"So sexual harassment laws in the workplace are silly?" Flatulo Feb 2014 #734

The analogy would be if it were posted on a wall and people were standing around audibly ogling it. cui bono Feb 2014 #740

But it is the easiest thing in the world to avoid the offending OP. Just don't click on it. Flatulo Feb 2014 #747

But that doesn't stop the objectification. cui bono Feb 2014 #749

The internal objectification can't be stopped. Even the nice guys, the HoF allies? They whack Flatulo Feb 2014 #750

Your male hormonal urges compell you to be an overbearing ass towards non-males? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #315

My point was AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #363

Nobody's saying otherwise, your agument is nonsense Scootaloo Feb 2014 #386

You are wrong in every assumption AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #390

I just want to offer a word of advice... Scootaloo Feb 2014 #412

I understand what you are saying AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #420

and what's your metric for "FAIRLY AND RESPECTFULLY indulged"? BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #447

That depends on the situation AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #466

That image was a lot like something from a _Playboy Magazine_. tblue37 Feb 2014 #493

Perfect response! phylny Feb 2014 #606

Dude, there are times JackInGreen Feb 2014 #627

This is so spot on. I enjoy all sorts of stuff in the privacy of my own home nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #713

Check your assumptions Small Accumulates Feb 2014 #425

Clearly the concept eludes you BainsBane Feb 2014 #522

I have clarified my position AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #538

How is it respectful to post deliberately hostile threads? BainsBane Feb 2014 #541

If threads are deliberately hostile AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #551

I think you are incorrect kwassa Feb 2014 #558

Don't understand how sex and sexuality work? BainsBane Feb 2014 #561

All I know about them AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #566

"You might have the flouride." Squinch Feb 2014 #448

lol That's funny. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #509

So there is a male hormone... liberalmuse Feb 2014 #339

Nice strawman AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #370

No, this isn't the place for that. I call it growing up and realizing that objectification WCLinolVir Feb 2014 #544

Says who? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #40

is workplace sexual harassment illegal where you're from? nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #46

No, you're in the "I don't give a fuck if something offends you, I don't need to act appropriately cui bono Feb 2014 #55

Um, no...but thank YOU for playing... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #59

It's not about me, but good of you to avoid self-reflection. cui bono Feb 2014 #70

Thanks Mom... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #99

See... you probably don't even see how sexist that post is. cui bono Feb 2014 #107

Nope. Not sexist at all. And the sad thing is YOU don't see that. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #115

Oh, it's a mommy issue. It all makes sense now. bettyellen Feb 2014 #123

No, that wasn't sarcasm. cui bono Feb 2014 #125

Yes, yes it was sarcasm. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #130

50 yo and you think you're a progressive but you still haven't learned how to be considerate cui bono Feb 2014 #133

No, what is mind-boggling is the level of judgement being bandied around.. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #155

You're in a hole. Stop digging it deeper. jeff47 Feb 2014 #165

The woman that I referred to earned that description.... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #176

no they didn't. sorry, calling that person a 'man hater' is a big fat lie born of spite. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #188

Geek, don't look now: he made that comment when you, one other poster and I Squinch Feb 2014 #209

lmao! cui bono Feb 2014 #223

LMAO. I alerted thinking he was talking about you. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #224

I said this in another thread: Squinch Feb 2014 #230

The way I understand it is that there is no such thing RBStevens Feb 2014 #296

Sure you'll find the odd loon here and there who genuinely hates men. Maybe for semi-valid reasons, nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #716

Odd loons!! But. I was speaking of the so-called *man-hating* MEN RBStevens Feb 2014 #722

Maybe they've been abused by multiple men in their life, and have a reason to distrust, at least. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #724

Does that make them odd or loons RBStevens Feb 2014 #727

I was making the point that the genuine "haters" are a small, probably insignificant fringe. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #728

Yes I understand what you were getting at yet RBStevens Feb 2014 #733

Maybe I should've chosen my words a bit more carefully. Or more precisely. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #735

I'd agree that most are not unfriendly or antagonistic RBStevens Feb 2014 #737

Then maybe human relations really are kind of hopeless. I honestly don't know. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #739

I don't know either but RBStevens Feb 2014 #742

Same to you! nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #743

Maybe it's just me, thucythucy Feb 2014 #353

Ok, so that was funny, but Squinch Feb 2014 #379

5 thought it was okay. These days if even one juror objects to misogyny geek tragedy Feb 2014 #392

I thought Scuba was a woman for a long time & when I told him, he was honored. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #490

you're the best! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #384

Yet you don't actually "know her from Adam". jeff47 Feb 2014 #197

Having been personally attacked by her (and her cohorts)... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #204

Then you have to stop hiding behind "you don't know me" jeff47 Feb 2014 #212

Nope. No desperation about me. I just checked. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #222

You aren't that stupid. jeff47 Feb 2014 #234

I have used 'radical man-hating feminists' my entire politically-aware life... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #241

And people used racial slurs all their politically-aware life. jeff47 Feb 2014 #256

I wasn't suggesting it made the phrase liberal... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #266

Well, a liberal might actually think about what they're saying jeff47 Feb 2014 #287

We prefer "feminazis". PassingFair Feb 2014 #497

Ha!!! truebrit71 Feb 2014 #643

I'm sure they already know. PassingFair Feb 2014 #669

How about people "try a little harder to get along" Tsiyu Feb 2014 #537

Sweet Christ on a cracker.... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #615

Believe it Tsiyu Feb 2014 #630

Hey folks, he's referring to me as the "man-hating feminist." geek tragedy Feb 2014 #228

"Everyone point and laugh" Squinch Feb 2014 #257

Big old Snorty laugh! JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #263

I'm pointing and laughing. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #272

Yeah, I read that one and rolled my eyes. Tien1985 Feb 2014 #292

ROFL!!!!!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #411

The inference of you being a woman seems like his below the belt blow. WCLinolVir Feb 2014 #565

All one really needs to do is read your posts to get to know you. I'm 50 as well, but I know how to louslobbs Feb 2014 #332

And clearly don't understand that text does not convey the paralinguals that denote emotions. riqster Feb 2014 #179

Truly, the idea that you are older than your early twenties is stunning to me. Squinch Feb 2014 #205

Thanks! truebrit71 Feb 2014 #207

Well you can think that... cui bono Feb 2014 #229

Why do some people constantly do the same things they accuse others of? It's like a pathology... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #719

Hope you have a plan B. nt Bobbie Jo Feb 2014 #306

. Squinch Feb 2014 #350

hey, you're only young once, but you can be immature forever. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #404

Wow that really burns..... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #616

Yeah, you seem more like a Page 3 kind of guy... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #720

Not really...when I was a younger lad maybe... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #762

Is it a "male hormonal urge" to use rightwing talking points like "man hating feminist" nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #87

Do you have any clue how stupid the "Thank you for playings" sounds? HERVEPA Feb 2014 #163

Nope.... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #166

You need to add to that in a description of your category: "There are things men like Squinch Feb 2014 #65

Feel better now? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #85

Male or female nudity has nothing to do with it. No one has a problem with male or female Squinch Feb 2014 #109

It's got nothing to do with nudity. I'm female and I love to go to nude beaches. cui bono Feb 2014 #168

Um...neither??? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #180

I've read your posts. If that doesn't show who you are why do you post here? cui bono Feb 2014 #194

All 17,679 of them...?? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #198

All I need is the ones in this thread to know you are sexist. cui bono Feb 2014 #208

Now that is downright ROFLMAO funny!!! truebrit71 Feb 2014 #213

Ah... the old multiple :rofl: I win this argument post... cui bono Feb 2014 #218

Well, you can label a woman a "man-hating feminist" from her posts. jeff47 Feb 2014 #225

He didn't label a woman a "man-hating feminist" geek tragedy Feb 2014 #231

Ah, even better. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #236

...I think you called someone you've never met a "man-hating feminist" cyberswede Feb 2014 #460

FFS... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #644

Keep telling yourself that. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #646

Aaah, finally, I've found the elusive spokesperson "for the rest of us"... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #656

On behalf of the rest of us: Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #657

... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #658

regardless... cyberswede Feb 2014 #650

You're many things Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #373

Someone's Trans Vaginal ultrasound is showing, don't you think? Squinch Feb 2014 #382

Yea, you're a real peach, Squinch Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #388

You misunderstand me. I am making fun of the attitude that requires a TV ultrasound. Squinch Feb 2014 #395

Reading the overt disrespect for women here by Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #399

I understand and Squinch Feb 2014 #408

Thanks, Squinch Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #426

Yes. That was fun, wasn't it? Squinch Feb 2014 #428

... Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #432

. Squinch Feb 2014 #433

�. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #418

... Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #431

If it's really about sexual freedom, then where are all the half-naked men? nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #721

Well said. treestar Feb 2014 #156

You sound like a real peach. I'd suggest you tone down the man-hating feminist talk. Your 'R' is Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #79

Think i'll pass... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #94

Man's man right here. Good day. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #116

"radical man-hating feminists" is really uncalled for. n/t tammywammy Feb 2014 #140

it's a rightwing trope that the DU community has repeatedly endorsed via jury verdicts. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #158

Of the things women dislike treestar Feb 2014 #154

I'm sorry, but where did I suggest anyone have their faces rubbed in anything? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #160

so you don't think T&A threads are acceptable? treestar Feb 2014 #167

I suppose it would depend upon the individual woman... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #173

this is contradictory, as above you said that there are things men like and things women dislike treestar Feb 2014 #185

As a mere male there are very very few things I can actually know... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #195

He's lost the thread. After calling geek a "man hating feminist" Squinch Feb 2014 #219

Umm...newsflash that person is NOT the person to whom I am referring... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #233

you edited your post at 4:34 to note that a "man hating feminist" you had on ignore geek tragedy Feb 2014 #248

You seem shattered AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #574

So why don't you just say who it is? cui bono Feb 2014 #274

Specific callouts are against the rules AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #575

And why would that be a rule? What purpose does it serve? cui bono Feb 2014 #601

Read the DU rules. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #663

You already ID'd them, so what's the difference? cui bono Feb 2014 #664

He got buried in his own Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #451

Which never happened, but AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #584

Must have been a fucking mirage eh? JTFrog Feb 2014 #619

No AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #631

Oh great...another one that doesn't get it... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #642

Pretty obvious you don't get it. JTFrog Feb 2014 #670

"Radical man-hating feminists"? MadrasT Feb 2014 #186

PS. By process of elimination, given who you have responded to, that "radical man-hating Squinch Feb 2014 #202

Nope. Most definitely a woman. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #206

How do you see the post if they're on your ignore list? cui bono Feb 2014 #214

You have to be so self-absorbed that you log out to check for them. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #238

Hahahahahahahaha........ cui bono Feb 2014 #242

I wanted to see who it was in order to verify whether you were correct or not... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #250

So you were smearing someone who hasn't even posted in this thread. jeff47 Feb 2014 #262

Nope... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #267

Yet you keep arguing you have not earned your own labels. jeff47 Feb 2014 #273

I'll try this one more time. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #662

The point is your exact same argument can be applied to that man-hating feminist. jeff47 Feb 2014 #672

you said the person had responded to your post, now you're saying you didn't see their name at all geek tragedy Feb 2014 #277

No fair, now you're using facts and the poster's own words against him. cui bono Feb 2014 #297

This is kind of magical. Squinch Feb 2014 #352

Hormonal urge? AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #572

You said in your post that they responded to you, that's what made you call them cui bono Feb 2014 #302

Try and keep up okay? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #617

Wow that took a lot to drag out of you that you made a mistake. cui bono Feb 2014 #649

Do you really need me to explain how this is possible... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #243

Nope. cui bono Feb 2014 #247

Wait...I thought only losers used emoticons like that?? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #253

I never said "losers". I said when you have nothing left to say. cui bono Feb 2014 #254

So then, by your own definition, you had nothing left to say.... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #258

Yeah, that's how conversations work. Many times when someone says something it causes you to have cui bono Feb 2014 #288

Are you saying men can't be feminist? (nt) LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #305

"radical man-hating feminists" ... ? etherealtruth Feb 2014 #325

I'm a HoF regular and I damn near guarantee you there are no "man-hating feminists" there. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #498

"one of the man-hating feminists" sure sounds like something a neo-fascist would say nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #511

Yet he rags on those who read the "Daily Heil" (as he calls it). Oh God, the irony... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #723

I don't know about you, but I'm thinking this dude is not all he claims to be Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #757

Nasty. JTFrog Feb 2014 #623

Is it just your arse? truebrit71 Feb 2014 #641

Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #671

Non-responsive. MineralMan Feb 2014 #39

Thank you for pointing out so clearly Warpy Feb 2014 #121

flashback Skittles Feb 2014 #308

This is a quite accurate summation Major Nikon Feb 2014 #647

Kind of reminds me when I was 18 MissMillie Feb 2014 #760

yeah, we don't handle this very well, do we? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2014 #4

Frankly,the more blatant they get sufrommich Feb 2014 #5

In some cases, I think that's the goal of posting them. MineralMan Feb 2014 #6

seabeyond got another vacation for blowing her top in Manny's thread about the Beatles Electric Monk Feb 2014 #15

Yes. Unfortunate. MineralMan Feb 2014 #19

It's not going to hurt the elections treestar Feb 2014 #161

So, she really should learn to make her case without directly insulting people. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #23

Play within the rules and you can insult people right and left and never get a post hidden kcr Feb 2014 #34

Actually having re-read her hidden post, she didn't actually insult anyone. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #54

Well, I've given it a chance. kcr Feb 2014 #60

Maybe it's just me, but it feels like the Squinch Feb 2014 #251

No, I don't think it's the same place either. AZCat Feb 2014 #564

Yeah, it's not like there's folks stalking the vocal women on this forum jeff47 Feb 2014 #120

Why was it hidden?... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #24

I wasn't the alerter or on the jury, so I don't know any more than you about that. nt Electric Monk Feb 2014 #50

I was on the jury on one of them JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #63

A word that is commonly used on DU. Some are more equal sufrommich Feb 2014 #66

Seabeyond's posts are often difficult to parse, she does not always express herself clearly Fumesucker Feb 2014 #69

I doubt it was misinterpreted. nt sufrommich Feb 2014 #83

I looked at it and couldn't see any reason to vote to hide it. MineralMan Feb 2014 #93

That was the point of this OP, I believe. Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #458

K&R Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #7

The internt is to antagonize Ohio Joe Feb 2014 #8

Well put. Cal Carpenter Feb 2014 #10

Yes it does. DoBotherMe Feb 2014 #11

The site admins don't care, so why should anyone else? Self-moderating community is a fail. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #12

+1 redqueen Feb 2014 #16

Being a moderator on other sites... Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #41

I don't find that much wrong with DU. Sure, not everyone can be happy 100% of the time... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #513

LOL, so you want to decide what gets removed? nt Logical Feb 2014 #67

Not even close to what she said. Squinch Feb 2014 #73

She apparently think she knows what needs to be blocked.... Logical Feb 2014 #96

Do you know how the previous DU's were moderated? CrispyQ Feb 2014 #481

How did you get that idea? And why do you react with hostility? cui bono Feb 2014 #80

I like the old admin system better also..... Logical Feb 2014 #104

But that poster never said they wanted to remove what they wanted to remove. cui bono Feb 2014 #112

Yes, my goal in life is to be the ruler of all DU. seaglass Feb 2014 #82

You think the admins should block more posts? nt Logical Feb 2014 #100

You're in a hole. You should stop digging. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #150

In other words I am hitting a nerve in you? OK! n-t Logical Feb 2014 #527

No, you're making incredibly stupid arguments jeff47 Feb 2014 #620

+1 Bobbie Jo Feb 2014 #637

+++++!+++++ Whisp Feb 2014 #68

Good news. Skinner locked the thread. BainsBane Feb 2014 #119

Which thread? cui bono Feb 2014 #141

The Kate Upton thread. BainsBane Feb 2014 #143

Oh, I missed that one. I think I'm glad. n/t cui bono Feb 2014 #146

Oh believe me, you're very glad BainsBane Feb 2014 #148

Who started the thread? cui bono Feb 2014 #152

Big_Dog BainsBane Feb 2014 #159

Never heard of them... thanks. cui bono Feb 2014 #171

It's sad how many threads there are that I'm glad I missed. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2014 #487

No kidding! cui bono Feb 2014 #503

Agreed. nt City Lights Feb 2014 #413

Skinner locked that thread alp227 Feb 2014 #485

I saw that. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #489

Which is why some people do it. Brickbat Feb 2014 #13

No no no! Posting T&A is "discussion" of current events! redqueen Feb 2014 #14

I'm told upthread that NOT posting T&A is a repression of male hormonal urges. Squinch Feb 2014 #36

Such is the internet sadly Mosaic Feb 2014 #454

An excerpt from a post I made on another thread KitSileya Feb 2014 #17

Well stated. nt DLevine Feb 2014 #20

I had the same thought today about the blue collar republicans, but didn't quite Squinch Feb 2014 #38

Yep, and I made the analogy upthread that it's like the Tea Party asshat who took the confederate cui bono Feb 2014 #177

another good term..."tone deaf" VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #595

Exactly. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2014 #199

well-said! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #430

Excellent post! Isoldeblue Feb 2014 #462

This post pretty much summed up the whole problem Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #515

BINGO! nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #571

Eh. They're pointless to me, which is why I skip all the sex threads. randome Feb 2014 #18

oh that's so funny . behavior modification through shaming leftyohiolib Feb 2014 #49

^^^THIS^^^^^ Thank you hlthe2b Feb 2014 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2014 #26

Certainly some seem to believe so... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #27

I think with some of them it's the same dynamic as that "angry white man" thing, though I'm sure Squinch Feb 2014 #44

So perfectly stated. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #516

so true! boston bean Feb 2014 #590

Du rec Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #25

Perhaps T&A needs its own forum. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2014 #29

It already does. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #181

I did not know that. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2014 #400

If DU can't come together here, how can we expect to be a team in the real world! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #31

Yeah, starting to think that's the point. TDale313 Feb 2014 #33

Obviously this could be a problem if it became routine quinnox Feb 2014 #35

I thought it was quite educational. The_Commonist Feb 2014 #37

Of course. That was the whole reason for it BainsBane Feb 2014 #43

Bingo. nt TBF Feb 2014 #58

Now that I've seen the thread in question BainsBane Feb 2014 #61

You've been told that that's not true pintobean Feb 2014 #76

Do try to keep up with current events. BainsBane Feb 2014 #84

Truth?? opiate69 Feb 2014 #98

that person also is a regular in the Men's Group and has expressed extreme hostility geek tragedy Feb 2014 #128

And you're a regular in HOF pintobean Feb 2014 #164

When I taunt men for being limp-dicks and impotent, the comparison will be valid geek tragedy Feb 2014 #216

also note that one of our resident manly-men just called me a "man-hating feminist" nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #235

You co-signed the "Little dicked insecure men" comment down-thread pintobean Feb 2014 #345

I'm not sure what's funnier, you calling out william as a misandrist geek tragedy Feb 2014 #398

Wrong on all counts. pintobean Feb 2014 #419

We have a men's group?... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #280

depends on what you define as fun. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #284

Sounds like the guys at work... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #289

Well, that depends on how you define . . . BainsBane Feb 2014 #312

Yeah, I have no plans on visiting... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #322

As has been confirmed by your fellow sword fighting colleagues. cui bono Feb 2014 #328

You can have my sword awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #335

I recommended the thread. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #348

"the purity brigade" geek tragedy Feb 2014 #393

R-i-g-h-t MadrasT Feb 2014 #459

Speaking of lame, lowbrow and childish... opiate69 Feb 2014 #473

3rd one down seems more than just a bit creepy and certainly sexist Major Nikon Feb 2014 #568

When you've been called what I have... lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #576

Yes, when you peddle shit like pretending geek tragedy Feb 2014 #580

There you go again. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #582

My wife represents battered women for a living. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #583

One of my best friends runs a domestic violence shelter. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #585

No, it's because women who have had the shit beat out of them geek tragedy Feb 2014 #586

The important point is that women are far more likely than men to be seriously injured or killed. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #730

As crime stats always show. nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #732

You continue to cherry pick that IPV stat without context. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #635

By "cherry pick" do you mean repeat the conclusions verbatim? lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #639

Several agendi at work here ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #300

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #323

Yep, I've definitely observed a correlation BainsBane Feb 2014 #326

You are not telling the truth. You learned the truth yesterday, yet are sticking with your story. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #324

I agree Renew Deal Feb 2014 #47

what is happening is that guys are bitter over women turning them down JI7 Feb 2014 #48

And on the other side some women evidently are jealous of very attractive women Fumesucker Feb 2014 #106

point of clarification-- the arch-radical-militant feminists with whom I'm acquainted geek tragedy Feb 2014 #113

Hey, I'm just reporting what was said Fumesucker Feb 2014 #131

i understand the reaction, though i don't agree with it geek tragedy Feb 2014 #138

modeling usually isn't about being attractive, there are many attractive women in the world JI7 Feb 2014 #144

What part of that is it that makes them "freaks of nature" though? Fumesucker Feb 2014 #174

their height , but it's not a term i would say, and often it's not meant JI7 Feb 2014 #191

that's got another issue though treestar Feb 2014 #182

You might think that but in my experience that's not quite the way it works Fumesucker Feb 2014 #271

If your beautiful granddaughter (and I believe when you say that she is very beautiful) Squinch Feb 2014 #276

The women's magazines are far worse about that sort of thing than SI Fumesucker Feb 2014 #309

That is an interesting, and very sad, aspect of our culture. Squinch Feb 2014 #334

I'm uninterested in any sport they cover in SI Fumesucker Feb 2014 #397

But the point is, this is what is marketed to women, especially young women, from all sides, Squinch Feb 2014 #402

Your real problem I suspect is with capitalism itself Fumesucker Feb 2014 #434

No. Really, my real problem is with the unending, ubiquitous cultural messages we Squinch Feb 2014 #436

But the *reason* for those messages is profit Fumesucker Feb 2014 #440

No. It's an underlying cultural belief, held over from the time when it was literally true, Squinch Feb 2014 #442

That is a terrible remark as well but in no way justifies men's ogling. cui bono Feb 2014 #337

I don't think you're trying to imply that women never "ogle" attractive members of the opposite sex Fumesucker Feb 2014 #360

Not sure why. I made no mention of it. cui bono Feb 2014 #365

I've seen women figuratively drooling over pictures of hot men on DU Fumesucker Feb 2014 #403

I can give you anecdotal evidence of a lot of things that are not societal problems. cui bono Feb 2014 #648

Paulina Porizkova used the term "freak of nature" spooky3 Feb 2014 #380

I understand that Fumesucker Feb 2014 #508

But that is not the issue. spooky3 Feb 2014 #529

You do realize that it was a woman who posted the first SI thread, yes? Fumesucker Feb 2014 #540

The gender of any poster is irrelevant. spooky3 Feb 2014 #548

A double standard is better than no standard at all n/t Fumesucker Feb 2014 #550

And what part of anyone's masturbatory imagery belongs on this message board? PassingFair Feb 2014 #533

You do realize that the first SI thread was posted by an apparently straight woman, yes? Fumesucker Feb 2014 #542

I honestly do think the men who are in favor of T & A posts are right wing Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #518

k/r fishwax Feb 2014 #51

Thank you. Recommended eom me b zola Feb 2014 #52

Should be obvious. But I guess it isn't. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #53

Meta threads really need to be hidden in GD. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #56

Discussing the discussion has been explicitly allowed by the admins as within the GD SOP. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #64

I'm tired of seeing threads where people are whining about DU. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #71

We may then safely presume your concern about appropriate placement for threads was just as pronounc LanternWaste Feb 2014 #118

DU has become the dumping ground for William769 Feb 2014 #77

^^^^^^This! And good for you for standing by it for the jury. It is a Squinch Feb 2014 #86

Truly a brilliant comment BainsBane Feb 2014 #92

Have you conducted a thorough pintobean Feb 2014 #95

No. William769 Feb 2014 #101

So what are you thinking about now? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #452

Well it's not little dicks, thats for sure! William769 Feb 2014 #456

... Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #461

co-signed nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #110

Agreed - nt Ohio Joe Feb 2014 #211

it reminds me of gun nuts waving their guns around JI7 Feb 2014 #264

Excellent analysis. n/t JTFrog Feb 2014 #286

What's a warm penis look like bouncing around in zero or lunar gravity? hunter Feb 2014 #78

Put Rush Limbaugh in a wool sweater up there Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #81

But it's a source of actual research Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #103

I've heard it on good authority "the helicopter" is a very dangerous maneuver. hunter Feb 2014 #117

K & R defacto7 Feb 2014 #88

This thread gives me hope cally Feb 2014 #90

Quite Personally not Here for any T&A Threads bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #91

Hey, we're just apes, and bikini pics are hot. Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #105

The bonobos are really going to like that! Squinch Feb 2014 #294

Aren't we all bonobos, really? Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #299

Well, yes. May I eat that nit on your head, or has someone else already asked for it? Squinch Feb 2014 #301

Why, yes, you may, but please be advised... Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #357

I hear you, buddy! Squinch Feb 2014 #364

... opiate69 Feb 2014 #457

It's transparently hostile flame bait. bettyellen Feb 2014 #108

The admins are all male. Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #111

Skinner locked the thread tammywammy Feb 2014 #124

Interesting, one minute after I posted my thoughts. Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #127

Yes, they do. tammywammy Feb 2014 #136

There's an ongoing pattern of behavior that they've been made aware of, going back months now. Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #151

Well that's so half-assed it's pathetic. cui bono Feb 2014 #252

He locked the thread and said it was inappropriate. tammywammy Feb 2014 #259

Edited... I misread what he said. cui bono Feb 2014 #265

No, that's not what he said. tammywammy Feb 2014 #275

yeah, I think I edited while you were responding. cui bono Feb 2014 #279

I took his comment to mean that DURHAM D Feb 2014 #482

It appears that is the line. Squinch Feb 2014 #304

Well you know how it is... The empressof all Feb 2014 #129

A bunch of DU feminists take long breaks from this place, I probably should too. Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #139

I hear you. Squinch Feb 2014 #310

That was most likely push-back because of certain perpetually outraged members. RC Feb 2014 #122

and the gay male members, and many of the rest of the women on the site BainsBane Feb 2014 #134

They asked for it! sufrommich Feb 2014 #135

You saw how they were dressed. Iggo Feb 2014 #157

How could they help themselves? sufrommich Feb 2014 #170

It's just male hormones!!!! jeff47 Feb 2014 #268

big pharma agrees. testosterone replacement and viagra stat. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #495

That's exactly what he's saying TDale313 Feb 2014 #303

Well, he's saying that, and that the post was OK because it would put those women Squinch Feb 2014 #471

Yeah them. truebrit71 Feb 2014 #137

I just started an ignore list. Feral Child Feb 2014 #240

I've noticed that are a bunch of relatively new names showing up too. RC Feb 2014 #246

The problem is, you're right. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2014 #604

The difference being, one side has the well earned, long time reputation of starting it, RC Feb 2014 #612

If you're going to call me out, at least get your facts right BainsBane Feb 2014 #675

Wow! You must have hit that "Post my reply!" button really hard. RC Feb 2014 #685

Bullshit BainsBane Feb 2014 #687

168 recs here, and 130 or so on Manny's thread... opiate69 Feb 2014 #697

Not a wash. A majority. So you are saying you basically don't give a shit BainsBane Feb 2014 #702

Ah, yes.. You stayed out.. but you just couldn't help alert on the original SI thread no? opiate69 Feb 2014 #725

And, you can quit misrepresenting what Skinner said any time now... opiate69 Feb 2014 #726

Respect? You talk about respect while making a dishonest call out post? BainsBane Feb 2014 #688

Ah, dishonesty... pacalo Feb 2014 #745

Who posted the SI spread and Kate Upton pictures? BainsBane Feb 2014 #681

Skinner locked that thread. BainsBane Feb 2014 #126

SKINNER LOCKED THE THREAD. Now people should know how he feels about those kind of threads. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #132

well, locking threads as off-topic isn't much of a deterrent. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #169

You're not wrong. TDale313 Feb 2014 #172

He just made clear in the host room that the thread that he just locked are not appropriate in GD. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #175

that's a welcome development, and good on him for doing that geek tragedy Feb 2014 #184

What bothers me about those types of posts are some people think that the Ops are martyrs hrmjustin Feb 2014 #187

that's the troll's game geek tragedy Feb 2014 #193

Agreed! Glad it was taken care of. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #196

thank you for being . . . you, geek tragedy Feb 2014 #200

And you! hrmjustin Feb 2014 #201

All sides are guilty of that Renew Deal Feb 2014 #355

Good. I'm glad to hear that. kcr Feb 2014 #329

Your welcome. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #330

Were there more than that one? Squinch Feb 2014 #416

Not today but there was a few days ago. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #423

Well, good. Thanks for the info. Squinch Feb 2014 #480

good, 'cause the GD hosts were total fail on that op. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #217

Well there were different opinions and some felt it was more likely a jury issue. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #227

I am sorry but I read skinner's comment to mean DURHAM D Feb 2014 #492

At this point I take it to mean pictures and video. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #519

That's pretty funny Union Scribe Feb 2014 #694

Have you ever been a gd host? Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #700

He didn't lock the original one, and said to defer to it. RiffRandell Feb 2014 #401

As I said here, he made clear in the hosts forum that he did not want to open the hrmjustin Feb 2014 #406

he said "posts in reference to the SI thread may be posted in GD" BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #479

Yeah, it was locked for being off topic. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #539

He locked it because he does not want bikini threads in GD. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #543

He didn't make that point explicitly known in his lock message. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #545

No he didn't and I wish he did but he told us this in the host forum. I hope he addresses this in hrmjustin Feb 2014 #547

That's why they're doing it. Iggo Feb 2014 #142

Big honkin' K & R riqster Feb 2014 #145

That post was ridiculous. Flamebait city. Kingofalldems Feb 2014 #147

That's exactly what it was. Flamebait. Iggo Feb 2014 #162

I thought this was... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #215

Don't click... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #178

you mean our own war on women? Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #192

No... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #210

I see gollygee Feb 2014 #221

and ^^This^^^ +++++ cui bono Feb 2014 #249

Do people even think through the implications of what they're saying? nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #738

Gee, reads like something Rush Limbaugh would say. Kingofalldems Feb 2014 #368

^^This^^^ +++++ hlthe2b Feb 2014 #226

Skinner did not think so. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #244

Highly recommend. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #183

K&R and thanks. MadrasT Feb 2014 #189

Yep gotta watch out for those T&As. CFLDem Feb 2014 #255

Agreed. Bobbie Jo Feb 2014 #260

thank you Kali Feb 2014 #261

A most pertinent question UtahLib Feb 2014 #417

Male, female, gay, straight... edbermac Feb 2014 #269

And there it is. Simple as can be. But people insist on reading in things that were never said... nt nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #741

K&R. I think that's exactly, exactly right: Zenlitened Feb 2014 #282

It's not as if there aren't a few other places on the internet to see bewbz. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #283

Thank you crazylikafox Feb 2014 #293

This is a public forum. idendoit Feb 2014 #295

What's T&A? Coyotl Feb 2014 #298

SCHEDULING COYOTL FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Feb 2014 #311

O.K., got it. Kinda out of context for a political forum! When PA isn't Penn. anymore and Coyotl Feb 2014 #317

Shouldn't that be an a kicking? JVS Feb 2014 #318

I think we're searching for an equilibrium here. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #319

the internet is a vast shithole of male privilege, perhaps a supposedly progressive discussion board Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #342

Oh boo hoo, you landed on a website where geek tragedy Feb 2014 #579

Thank you! thucythucy Feb 2014 #321

I didn't realize until this thread that Kate Upton had gone into outer space LittleBlue Feb 2014 #338

just her breasts. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #347

Actually she flew in that plane that dives at an angle making you free-fall like youre weightless. 7962 Feb 2014 #661

This entire thread gets my vote for TOTAL WASTE OF TIME DontTreadOnMe Feb 2014 #340

And yet you wasted your time reading and responding. idendoit Feb 2014 #346

yeah sure, inquiring minds want to know! DontTreadOnMe Feb 2014 #354

You still haven't felt the need to say why you bother. idendoit Feb 2014 #367

The admins locked it. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #372

Who locked what? idendoit Feb 2014 #414

this. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #421

Bookmarked madinmaryland Feb 2014 #531

Agreed ! orpupilofnature57 Feb 2014 #351

this is one of the best threads I've ever seen on the subject. Thank You Warren Stupidity BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #356

Very well said. UtahLib Feb 2014 #512

"Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ" the_sly_pig Feb 2014 #359

And a pretty good job of explaining why, if you wouldn't display it in your office at work, Squinch Feb 2014 #427

Thanks for speaking up and out! boston bean Feb 2014 #376

Is that sheltering? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #450

Thank you for speaking up. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #463

Thank you for supporting women on DU, Warren. BainsBane Feb 2014 #464

I want to issue an apology to the women of DU LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #467

Thanks for making an effort to look for context. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #475

Thanks for rethinking your position BainsBane Feb 2014 #499

this is one of the best, most human posts I have read on this site in quite a while Kali Feb 2014 #560

Well gee whiz, that's why I come to DU Android3.14 Feb 2014 #476

Thank you! nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #486

I'm not a radical feminist but... notgoinback Feb 2014 #501

No, those who appear surprised Squinch Feb 2014 #510

I don't think they are progressive, though. There are right wingers in DU, you know Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #521

Yes, and I think some have been here for a very long time. Squinch Feb 2014 #525

Yes they have, and unfortunately some of us still think they're really libs... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #528

As long as the GD SoP is meaningless, trolls will troll. morningfog Feb 2014 #526

Just curious, I got here late. How did this all start? Who posted the first Kate Upton OP? stevenleser Feb 2014 #532

I'm not sure, but I believe it was some right wing fool who signed onto DU under the name "Big Dog" Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #546

You missed out LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #549

I'm scandalous! RiffRandell Feb 2014 #573

And you do it so well ... In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #608

Just for the record, Riff, don't think you should have put it in GD. edbermac Feb 2014 #693

Good one!!! RiffRandell Feb 2014 #698

Okay, I didn't see the breast thread you mentioned..... DeSwiss Feb 2014 #577

There's really no place here cilla4progress Feb 2014 #578

Agreed... elzenmahn Feb 2014 #587

Nonsense Fearless Feb 2014 #588

Apparently that shouldn't be allowed either... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #618

Thank you. K&R myrna minx Feb 2014 #603

Thank you. n/t eShirl Feb 2014 #609

Thank you! Borchkins Feb 2014 #611

I agree. There is so much crap put up here that has nothing but a an ogle factor connected to it. marble falls Feb 2014 #613

I think some people just don't know what "objectify" means. ladyVet Feb 2014 #614

This should even things up a bit armed_and_liberal Feb 2014 #624

Ewwwww! TMI! lol PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #629

I wonder how all these guys would react if one of us Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2014 #625

I'd probably feel JackInGreen Feb 2014 #628

That happens Capt. Obvious Feb 2014 #632

I'm guessing i wouldnt CLICK ON IT. Problem averted. 7962 Feb 2014 #659

Eh. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #686

To the contrary ... JEFF9K Feb 2014 #636

Hope you brought your flame-proof suit... truebrit71 Feb 2014 #645

you said it geek tragedy Feb 2014 #673

Thanks, Warren cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #653

T&A? iandhr Feb 2014 #660

TITS & ASS, honey Skittles Feb 2014 #665

Tell me ABOUT Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #684

STOP IT WARREN Skittles Feb 2014 #701

You know, I've got 3 calendars on the google: one for fun, one for work, Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #703

control freaks control UncleMuscles Feb 2014 #668

They also attempt to police the tone of discussions that make them uncomfortable. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #748

More proof we need a meta forum again. Rex Feb 2014 #729

Agreed. nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #751

If America wasn't so uptight about nudity and the body, we wouldn't be obsessed about it liberal N proud Feb 2014 #752

Nudity is a red herring. We are awash in hypersexualized images of girls and women. redqueen Feb 2014 #761

it`s Thursday morning at du...and all is well. madrchsod Feb 2014 #754

Tired of the divide and conquer efforts. greatlaurel Feb 2014 #755