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mountain grammy

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14. As a woman, I see the truth in this quote.

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Wed Sep 28, 2016, 04:03 PM

Sep 2016

Men will not.

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“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. [View all] niyad Sep 2016 OP

Are men actually afraid women (or anyone) will laugh at them though? Loki Liesmith Sep 2016 #1

Deeply so Warpy Sep 2016 #10

Are you sure about that? Seems like you hear of more girls who commit suicide from being laughed at Akicita Sep 2016 #46

Men are more likely to kill someone who laughs at them, not themselves. nt tblue37 Oct 2016 #56

I stopped caring when I was 17 or so. nt Francis Booth Sep 2016 #16

+1 deathrind Sep 2016 #51

Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite authors. guillaumeb Sep 2016 #2

she has long been one of my favouriites. niyad Sep 2016 #3

It is a somewhat older article. guillaumeb Sep 2016 #5

What you need is a man to explain to you why that's wrong. Orrex Sep 2016 #4

ah, yes, of course. if only. . . . niyad Sep 2016 #6

K&R for a classic. Brickbat Sep 2016 #7

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2016 #8

Great Quote. sheshe2 Sep 2016 #9

Was Atwood refering to a Middle Eastern culture? The men and women I know don't typically go through Akicita Sep 2016 #11

there is plenty of dmoestic abuse in this country and all over the world Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #12

That's *different* though ck4829 Sep 2016 #18

was hoping that was sarcasm Fast Walker 52 Sep 2016 #27

True. But if you asked typical men and women to list the top ten things they fear I think being Akicita Sep 2016 #20

That's so cute! REP Sep 2016 #31

Thank you so much. Akicita Sep 2016 #47

The statement is "archetypal", and you somehow confused that descriptive word with "atypical". Mc Mike Sep 2016 #42

Obvious we are not on the same page. Akicita Sep 2016 #44

It's fair to say we're not on the same page. Mc Mike Sep 2016 #49

Nice try trying to put words in my mouth. Nowhere did I state that people think they are more likely Akicita Sep 2016 #50

No. I wasn't trying to put words in your mouth. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #53

"I know what she went through" annabanana Oct 2016 #55

Sandra Fluke, not Sandra Bland. Bland died for failing to show sufficient submission tblue37 Oct 2016 #57

Thank you, tblue. Corrected. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #58

Or a sign that shows there are so many outrages and abuses that it gets hard to tblue37 Oct 2016 #62

When Alton Sterling and Philando Castile got murdered, I had to write Mc Mike Oct 2016 #63

Excellent post. annabanana Oct 2016 #54

Thanks, & you're welcome, anna. nt. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #64

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #59

Thanks, nt. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #65

A young lady I was steady with when we were 16-21 ended up marrying a Middle Eastern man. Francis Booth Sep 2016 #17

I have a similar story, though as probability would indicate, the husband was a white, Christian mal LanternWaste Sep 2016 #22

Bastards come in all flavors, I guess. Francis Booth Sep 2016 #25

I too pretend to know what the men and women I know are thinking as well. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #21

You and the op apparently Egnever Sep 2016 #24

The OP is not Margaret Atwood. The OP quoted Margaret Atwood. REP Sep 2016 #32

Are you directing that comment at me or the person who pretends to know that women fear being killed Akicita Sep 2016 #48

It is not the fears that are logical or expressed. smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #61

"Perhaps both should stop living in fear." Shandris Sep 2016 #13

For women, that's not really a safe approach to life Patiod Sep 2016 #41

As a woman, I see the truth in this quote. mountain grammy Sep 2016 #14

+1 Betty88 Sep 2016 #19

I am a man and I get it 100%. JanMichael Sep 2016 #26

so does my husband mountain grammy Sep 2016 #33

So do I. To be honest, men terrify me. I don't want to think this way, smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #45

After hearing this, a man tried to Ilsa Sep 2016 #15

correct Skittles Sep 2016 #23

witness some of the replies in this thread alone. niyad Sep 2016 #28

. . . niyad Sep 2016 #29

More than anything, ronnie624 Sep 2016 #30

I was always the anti-male, which earned me quite a bit of bullying Francis Booth Sep 2016 #43

Sorry to hear that. I don't think this hyper-masculine culture is good for smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #60

Thanks - funnily enough, my son turned out exactly as I was; shy, Francis Booth Oct 2016 #66

nearly every woman will tell you that they dont like to go out alone at night. mopinko Sep 2016 #34

and yet, we have people on this thread alone denying the reality of women's existence. niyad Sep 2016 #35

i know. mopinko Sep 2016 #36

I do understand!! niyad Sep 2016 #37

"fight back"--holly near niyad Sep 2016 #38

we need that post like button. mopinko Sep 2016 #39

you are most welcome niyad Sep 2016 #40

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