History of Feminism

chervilant

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1. The sexism and misogyny

Mon May 26, 2014, 08:51 AM

May 2014

I've personally witnessed on this liberal website is both astonishing and disheartening. I have noticed that those who respond most derisively are defensive about their own (denied) patriarchal privileges.

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Elliot Rodger is a horrific example of what we here [View all] boston bean May 2014 OP

The sexism and misogyny chervilant May 2014 #1

It creeps and seeps in everywhere. boston bean May 2014 #2

i was thinking the same reading that. yes. nt seabeyond May 2014 #13

I think it's getting worse, too theHandpuppet May 2014 #3

"noticed that threads and posts that would have been deleted or locked not that long ago are allowed hlthe2b May 2014 #9

I also suspect that is the case theHandpuppet May 2014 #15

i was there the first couple days, and saw what it was. a place to say whatever ugly, seabeyond May 2014 #17

The latest Hope Hoops Reincarnation is happily participating over there and is, of course, Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #24

Sadly though, boston, there are some here for whom this Squinch May 2014 #4

Yeah, I saw on guy testifying that not being nice anymore boston bean May 2014 #5

Yep. And this whole thing about this label "nice guy." "Nice guy" has become just a Squinch May 2014 #6

Holy shit. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #18

an Op. but we are hearing it on about all the posts of this guy. one way or another. seabeyond May 2014 #25

Do you think that being hearing-voices psychotic might have been a contributing factor? nt MannyGoldstein May 2014 #7

Do you think that culture had anything to do with his reasoning? boston bean May 2014 #8

Manny, mental illness can make one even more prone to extremist messages hlthe2b May 2014 #10

Thank you. +1,000 ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #12

Yep, they get the idea *from* somewhere. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #22

This. nt redqueen May 2014 #28

do you think this comment has anything to do with the OP. we are talking about how the last seabeyond May 2014 #16

rationalization (instead of justification) to clarify the terminology being used in the OP = Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #19

I'm sure it was. but plenty of people think like that guy did, and don't lash out. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #20

"Those people spew poison 24-7. Sometimes, the poison takes." nomorenomore08 May 2014 #36

Point of Contrast tea and oranges May 2014 #21

I agree. Once, my father expressed 'if I can't have you, no one will' to my mother. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #23

Society just hasn't connected the dots yet, you're right... redqueen May 2014 #29

my oldest son and i talking today. he was talking around the issue and couldnt quite get the words. seabeyond May 2014 #33

Did those same voices contribute to the rape-fantasy posted some weeks back? LanternWaste May 2014 #37

Why are you ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #11

LOL wryter2000 May 2014 #27

I'd say *some* of the men understand it better than *many* of the women... redqueen May 2014 #30

bears repeating that many of the men on DU understand the problem of misogyny better than some of th seabeyond May 2014 #34

I doubt there is a man ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #35

Shhhhh! 1SBM! You are going to give away our nefarious plan to divide DU. We told you at Squinch May 2014 #32

Yup ismnotwasm May 2014 #14

this is a very good post that should reach the 6th grade level thinking. dot to dot. seabeyond May 2014 #26

Exactly. We have been trying to raise awareness about this here for years. redqueen May 2014 #31