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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]freshwest
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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