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In reply to the discussion: DU should be collectively ashamed that people here deny that objectification of women is a problem. [View all]Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)177. I could agree but, remember The Lounge Wars ... or Doors ... or Olive Garden or Asian Woodcarver
the attacks in The lounge or more subtle, more nuanced and more Passive Aggressive than GD.
Personalities .... they are attacking personally.
They are Jealous of me (the general me/you) because I (generally speaking) am more popular than they( the general they) are. That is their (whomever) defense.
People read GD and then go into the Lounge to subtly attack people that are posting in GD.
Making fun of, not just GD, but the people posting in GD.
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DU should be collectively ashamed that people here deny that objectification of women is a problem. [View all]
DanTex
Feb 2014
OP
Maybe if some posters were less dedicated to turning DU into FreeRepublic 2.0, it wouldn't be needed
Scootaloo
Feb 2014
#16
I did too. I stopped when one friend looked in and basically asked me what the hell was wrong with
Squinch
Feb 2014
#95
I think they're into food play. Sitophilia is a serious condition. We should not mock. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#175
NO ONE with a brain, a clue or smart enough to find either will be even REMOTELY surprised by that
Number23
Feb 2014
#232
Not surprising...they do that from time to time, when they are not fucking goats. nt
msanthrope
Mar 2014
#300
I didn't know that the art director or photographer had The Three Graces in mind but I
CTyankee
Feb 2014
#237
Who knows what the photo shoot stylists had in mind but being that they have art backgrounds,
Cleita
Feb 2014
#256
One of the interesting things about the treatment in Renaissance female nudes is the
CTyankee
Feb 2014
#291
I used to recommend DU to friends and other DFLers I met, but I'd never do that now.
myrna minx
Feb 2014
#241
At least we got through Valentines Day without the whole Cupid and Psyche marriage in art.
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2014
#168
I've met feminists who view the story as an excuse for soft core porn....
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2014
#275
What's funny is I've met Christians who take offense thinking it's sex with an angel....
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2014
#283
If you don't think posting on message boards serves any purpose, then don't do it...
DanTex
Feb 2014
#18
You know, the Kate Upton thing probably shouldn't have been posted anywhere on DU.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#74
You just proved that person's point. The evidence is everywhere. I would add Jews and various other
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#246
I think you misunderstood. There is no White Group and there is no Straight Group. n/t
seaglass
Feb 2014
#264
The trashing still occurs, whether or not it takes place in a forum dedicated to it.
kwassa
Feb 2014
#276
It was posted to goad people. Otherwise it would have been posted in the lounge -- or not at all.
pnwmom
Feb 2014
#65
I could agree but, remember The Lounge Wars ... or Doors ... or Olive Garden or Asian Woodcarver
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#177
after 170 recomended a thread clearly laying it out- dozens still pretended to be confused that it
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#6
I'm referencing people who don't think that objectification of women is a problem.
DanTex
Feb 2014
#22
I have no problem with the "swimsuit pics," in and of themselves, either.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#36
Somewhere between 1 in 6 and 1 in 3 women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#42
"...a society sterilized of Kate Upton's boobs"? I've never advocated such a thing and never would.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#70
Do what you will. I was just trying to explain why people might have issues with it.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#80
I tend to avoid the specific term "objectification" because it is quite loaded, and subjective.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#39
"Gender-baiting nonsense"? Us poor oppressed men, how will we ever manage in this cruel world?
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#50
I just don't see how these discussions are personally harmful to anyone.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#57
"How dare you look at bikini models"? At most it might be, "How dare you post them on DU."
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#76
But they have no power to do so, and very likely never will. So even if your assumption is correct
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#82
I meant how the term is used in everyday life. Not its academic usage, which is more clear.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#100
People misuse the word 'racism' too, that doesn't make it loaded or subjective.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#103
not only denying something we see everyday - it is denying the feelings of so many DUers matter
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#279
There's general consensus that most forms of male privilege are unfair, wrong, harmful, etc.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#162
"....no analogy too torturously flawed, no dissmissive or mocking taunt too low" YES, PREACH IT,
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#223
I bet they get along really well with the climate deniers. Same mental process involved.
Squinch
Feb 2014
#132
Like Hoop Hopes wasn't out of line with his disturbing verbal assault because "he's so funny"
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#190
Hoop Hopes had so many people defending his disgusting and disturbing behavior it repulsed 99% of
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#216
That is precisely the response of people who insist on reducing issues of equality
BainsBane
Feb 2014
#31
Yeah, it's really a shame we can't discuss violence against women without someone crying "misandry!"
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#44
Two small nitpicks... it isn't simply images of women. Images of women are great.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#114
Yes, OF COURSE he could only be doing this for his own aggrandizement, right?
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#46
"Authoritarian"? Exactly who is trying to control or restrict anyone here? Sounds a little paranoid
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#59
Fair enough. I still don't really see it that way, but I can understand where you got the idea from.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#71
A discussion about why SI has the swimsuit issue would have been interesting. But the chortles
pnwmom
Feb 2014
#67
Yes it was Bobbie Jo - there is context that some are either unaware of or purposely ignoring. n/t
seaglass
Feb 2014
#89
Yeah, back then I got shouted down for saying that the phrase "throws like a girl" is offensive.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#122
Do we want an echo chamber of agreement when It comes to Black or LGBT issues? n/t
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#141
Just further evidence that there's a whole lot of right-wingers here, pretending ...
Scuba
Feb 2014
#86
When models who have nothing to do with sports are plastered wearing almost nothing,
redqueen
Feb 2014
#238
Surely no one would never post dehumanizing pictures of men in hypersexualized poses
Orrex
Feb 2014
#242
Well hey, thanks for outing yourself as one of the few here dedicated to mendacity.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#245
So you were objectifying those men, but you were doing it for some higher purpose
Orrex
Feb 2014
#249
You were in the thread. You've seen my other posts. You don't care about facts
redqueen
Feb 2014
#250
Wallowing. Nice first world problem. Guess some don't see their own privilege. Video and more:
The Straight Story
Feb 2014
#106
And that is relevant to the objectification of women because of _________________?
DanTex
Feb 2014
#112
If you think this is about women getting paid to be on a magazine cover, you are really missing it.
DanTex
Feb 2014
#125
No, I can see the forest even with all those trees blocking the way
The Straight Story
Feb 2014
#135
I wonder what would happened if he was called a Liar for giving his testimony on DU.
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#179
Thanks. No one has sttacked me though, they just DISAGREE, and that's what's cool about being a Dem
Demo_Chris
Feb 2014
#178
Um, of course objectification is a problem, but not everyone agrees on what counts as
ecstatic
Feb 2014
#170
Some definitions of the term - such as those used in academia - are more concrete.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#200
Post 181 reminded me of the nonsense we saw in response to that awesome Indian PSA. nt
redqueen
Feb 2014
#189
you'd think someone would not want to claim this amount of ignorance, but you see it more and more
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#194
Yeah, as much anything, it's about having respect for other people's comfort levels.
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#224
Funny, I "enjoy looking at pretty girls" just as much as any heterosexual man, and yet
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#203
Well, 10 years ago (when I was 19) I probably would've had a similar knee-jerk reaction
nomorenomore08
Feb 2014
#218
pffffft... We have a whole group of MRA's dedicated to proving men are the second class citizens
Ohio Joe
Feb 2014
#197
Simple explanation: DU is overrun with RW trolls. They think that if they play
kestrel91316
Feb 2014
#205
The behaviors sure seem similar. The one who went digging through my five-year-old posts to try to
redqueen
Feb 2014
#239
why should we expect any different? Most males I know, even the very very smart ones
librechik
Feb 2014
#282