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History of Feminism

gollygee

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19. The important thing

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 06:51 AM

Apr 2014

is that it's all on the girls. They have to control their dress and take care of how they look for the boys' sake.

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We literally have people discussing their teenage erections in GD... [View all] Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 OP

That was a woman who posted that. .. pipoman Apr 2014 #1

Why would a woman make up a story about once being a 14 year old boy? Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #6

She didn't pipoman Apr 2014 #13

Then what is she doing? Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #14

Maybe you should reread the post pipoman Apr 2014 #15

I've read it many times. Would you like to divulge your secret or keep it ambiguous? Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #16

2nd paragraph. .. pipoman Apr 2014 #17

You are reading the wrong post. The post I am talking about... Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #25

ha. and i knew exactly what thread. no surprise. seabeyond Apr 2014 #2

I'm ignorant of this game. What the hell is going on? Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #4

reinforcement of male dominance thru sexuality at all cost to maintain the roles we are seabeyond Apr 2014 #5

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate Tx4obama Apr 2014 #3

parecer que? seabeyond Apr 2014 #7

io non parlo spagnolo Tx4obama Apr 2014 #8

did i write, say what? i tried. no comprende. et tu? lol. bah hahahah. nt seabeyond Apr 2014 #9

i do not even get it. on the one hand talking biology, cant be helped. on the other, seabeyond Apr 2014 #10

The important thing gollygee Apr 2014 #19

The contradictions are running wild in that thread. MadrasT Apr 2014 #20

As a former teenage boy, I can assure you that how the girl dresses really doesn't matter. jeff47 Apr 2014 #26

The problem here is ALL us girls experienced the exact same. How comfortable is it for us to get all seabeyond Apr 2014 #27

Exactly. Why aren't any of those "poor boys" types crying about our poor adolescent girls? redqueen Apr 2014 #28

so fuggin in our face and obvious. and not ONE person said, you know. that is a duh. why.... seabeyond Apr 2014 #29

Ego yes, and also propping up this gender myth that so many love so damn much. redqueen Apr 2014 #34

"gender myth that so many love ""unreal how devoted people" seabeyond Apr 2014 #35

GIRLS HAVE TO WEAR SPECIAL CLOTHES BECAUSE ERECTIONS!!!! MadrasT Apr 2014 #36

Adolescent girls are much the same, as a whole, I would think. They're just not as socialized nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #31

Charming. ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #11

+1 Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #23

A little ancient history never hurt anyone. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #12

I trashed that thread yesterday JustAnotherGen Apr 2014 #18

Between the long term tolerance by admins and multiple juries of a sadistic, dim-witted, mentally Squinch Apr 2014 #21

this one.... sure enough seabeyond Apr 2014 #22

I totally understand, Squinch and I feel the same way. I think it bears repeating that there are Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #24

oh noes.... tis torturous for 12, 13 yr old boys to be around girls. torturous i tell you. and seabeyond Apr 2014 #30

There's nothing wrong with an erection. But it doesn't mandate rudeness/creepiness either. nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #32

and the "blurred lines" between GD and The Lounge are even more blurred ... Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #33