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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:35 PM Original message |
Degrading images of women |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Some 'progressives' don't like to hear women "whine" about that stuff. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. when did we become so unempathetic? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. And some women complain that they would be upset if their daughters went on a pro-censorship kick |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. define "porn". Define "problematic porn". Define "degrading image". |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
42. Well, women would have trouble with their daughters being upset about hog-tied women. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Ah, yes, the children. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. What? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Ah, yes, the Children. |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #54 |
115. "dominant patriarchal male gaze" |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. right there with you. what? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
80. WTF? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #80 |
96. still waitin' for those terms to be defined. |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 01:40 AM Response to Reply #96 |
274. i got it on the first pass |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #274 |
279. Edit. Delete. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #43 |
291. Yeah, hog tied women = equality. what? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #291 |
293. there's a poster downthread who is into consensual adult bondage-ie being tied up |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #293 |
294. Because I'm trying to figure out what you are saying. Odd how I do that, want a poster to |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #294 |
295. What needs clarification? It's simple: is everyone involved a CONSENTING ADULT? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #295 |
296. As I have said before, I agree. Since you post this in reply to hog tied women |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #296 |
297. The original post had something to do with women and their daughters and 'hog-tied women' |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #297 |
298. Most of the advertising images I see of woman I'd say are degrading. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #298 |
299. Where do you see these ads? Who are they aimed at? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #299 |
302. Tv, newspapers, magazines, billboards, etc etc etc. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #298 |
300. Also, if people are so programmable, does that mean being gay is a 'choice'? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #300 |
301. No more than the color of your skin is a "choice". |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #301 |
306. So we agree. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #306 |
307. Of course not. Not talking about degrading pictures changing anyone's sexual orientation as that is |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #307 |
308. Okay, so what mental parameters do you feel are easily programmed by looking at pictures? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #308 |
311. "I am talking about brainwashing and programming people to accept things like violence as being ok" |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #311 |
316. and you think ads for, say, skin cream program people to think violence is ok? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #316 |
319. Ads showing violence program people to think violence is ok. Not sure why this is such a hard concep |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #319 |
320. I just think you're seeing different ads than the rest of us. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #320 |
362. With this in mind: |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #362 |
365. I just don't grok why you need to control what other people look at. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #365 |
369. And I don't grok why using images of oversexualized women |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #369 |
376. I guess my "resistance" is my opinion, too, and IMO it's the progressive one. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #298 |
321. Absolutely. If advertising didn't work, companies wouldn't spend millions on it. nt |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #321 |
323. Advertising by Bill Hicks: |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #323 |
325. Ah, yes. Bill Hicks. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #325 |
353. Ah yes, Bill Hicks. His Goat Boy character was so great, wasn't it? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #353 |
355. I must have missed that bit. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #355 |
359. I was just joining in the Bill Hicks fun. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #295 |
344. Ah. Rumor has it that in porn, it's not necessarily true that everyone is a consenting adult. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #344 |
348. you shouldn't believe rumors, first off. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:55 PM Original message |
Uh, it's always been like this where women have been concerned |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
70. my problem is women (not all) promote the stuff. like the little girl |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #70 |
83. And you accuse ME of not making sense? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #70 |
97. Excuse me? |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:31 PM Original message |
I like a working toilet, but I don't want to pump septic tanks. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
153. interesting comparison. porn = septic tank. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #153 |
167. Can't get away from either one. Both serve a purpose. |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Nothing wrong with looking at a hot chick. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. agreed, nothing wrong with looking at a beautiful women |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Your view is sexist. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Of course they can whatever they want. |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
62. Plenty of women can "escape" it. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
88. How many women POTUS have we had? How many CEOs are women? |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #88 |
173. You missed the point. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #62 |
225. What do men's attitudes have to do with it |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
72. What are you talking about? Your assumption that I'm judging women who create sexualized images of |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. They should listen to Elanor Roosevelt, then. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
79. Deleted message |
polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
81. Bull. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Wait. You're saying that some teenage girls are worried about how they look? |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #84 |
101. Funny. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #101 |
109. That's horrible. I'm sorry. |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #109 |
116. Yes, it was. I know her aunt, who told me of some of the |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:56 AM Response to Reply #101 |
189. Fortunately, people take bullying a LOT more seriously than they used to. |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
131. That's right |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:57 AM Response to Reply #131 |
190. Elanor Roosevelt said it |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:32 AM Response to Reply #41 |
199. Like so many aphorisms, that one is only half-true. People can indeed make you feel inferior |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #199 |
244. Of course we don't choose our feelings. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #199 |
250. Thanks Ed. I don't think many children have developed the thick skin that Warren seems to think is |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #250 |
257. I said upthread, I am glad bullying is taken way more seriously than it was when I was a kid |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #257 |
260. That's great Warren, but do you think we exist in a vacuum? We're social animals, and we learn |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #260 |
262. No, we don't exist in a vacuum. But consenting adults fucking in front of cameras |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #262 |
266. What about the porn INDUSTRY? Not the sex tape that amateurs are making in their bedrooms, |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #266 |
267. Several Points: 1) Adults are generally considered to be people over 18. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #267 |
271. Framing the argument to be trite and superficial seems to be your specialty. Keep complaining that |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #271 |
272. you're |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
292. "gender specific images"= hogtied split beaver, not |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't know. I have never seen pictures of hog-tied women. I would agree with |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Welcome to DU. You're going to find out that there is a wide |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. My main question would be: What do you want done about these images? |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. a respectable discussion about the images would be nice |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. You need to do a better job of defining your terms |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. I'm not unwilling to have a discussion like that, but... |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
188. Possibly. |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. We shape society's mores and values by what we accept. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. "high fiving in the locker room" And you think WOMEN are subjected to goofy stereotyping??? |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. So you're old and haven't been to gym class in a long time. So? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. You think demand for porn is going to go down? |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #58 |
76. Stay on topic. The OP is referring to women being bound and gagged |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #76 |
85. Where are these 'audiences salivating over images of women being depicted as bound, gagged'? |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. So you think depictions of rape are to be OK |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. You didn't answer the question. |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #103 |
110. If you're so spun up over the characterization of the term "salivating" you |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:26 AM Response to Reply #110 |
183. You seem awfully hung up on what I can only imagine is a very specific example |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #110 |
235. +1 |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #98 |
126. I laughed, but was sad about the truth in your insight. |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #126 |
150. Thanks. What's really sad is I was being completely serious. n/t |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #150 |
177. I know. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #85 |
165. Deleted message |
Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:29 AM Response to Reply #165 |
184. I'll take your word for it, thanks. I have to imagine most of that stuff is illegal. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:14 AM Response to Reply #184 |
206. Well, you asked for examples, |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:46 AM Response to Reply #206 |
208. Okay. Give a definition of non-degrading porn: Two people having sex. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:05 AM Response to Reply #85 |
203. ... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #76 |
89. Never mind. I found it. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
160. How about the whole |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:35 AM Response to Reply #160 |
185. I hadn't really thought about it. What about "Bend Over Boyfriend" porn? Is that degrading to men? |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:54 AM Response to Reply #185 |
210. Your simple criterion |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 06:01 AM Response to Reply #210 |
211. Birth of a Nation was an extremely important film for lots of reasons. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #211 |
221. I picked BOAN |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #221 |
237. Bookmarked for future reference. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #221 |
254. "Bend Over Boyfriend" series involves women anally penetrating men with, ah, strap-on items. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #254 |
312. I thought I did answer your question |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #312 |
313. I just wanted to add |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #312 |
322. I think there's a difference between, say, 'critiquing' individual books and books-in-general |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #322 |
327. As I said earlier on |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #327 |
329. I fully support the right of people to like or not like whatever they do, or don't. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #329 |
330. Of course Birth of a Nation was only one film. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #330 |
333. it is not 95% |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #333 |
334. Thank you for this |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #334 |
347. "....no no no not MY man!!!" ...uh, bad news: yeah, him too. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #347 |
358. Warren, I see you still haven't answered |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #358 |
368. This thread is approaching DU "epic" size. I don't know if you remember the "moon bombing" fracas |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #358 |
377. a BYU study had 87% of men looking at porn in the prior year. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #377 |
379. a poll from a magazine with an agenda for an article?... wow. shocker. nt |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #379 |
380. actually, the non-scientific conclusions in that article, I think are sort of dubious |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #380 |
381. the studies are in the post and i saw nowhere |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #347 |
366. yes, if he says he isnt, he is lying. because of posters like you, men pm me to let me know, no |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #366 |
375. Yes, we mercilessly pick on people who don't look at smut. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #333 |
338. How about you give us a link telling us where you got that information from? |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #221 |
310. It's indisputable that Birth of a Nation produced an actual Klan resurgence |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
144. You have the right tack, NU |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
152. If we had a choice between a restrictive theocracy |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. Some of us are into BDSM and don't find that sort of porn objectionable. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. For The Thread Win. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. If public imagery with men tied up were in reality as common as that same |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. There is plenty of porn out there with men being tied up. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Women too |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #45 |
94. Human sexuality is a beautiful, many splendor'd rainbow. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
75. Yes, but does it appear with equal frequency in mass media advertising? |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. Are there an abundance of bondage pictures in mass media advertising? n/t |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #82 |
108. don't know what you mean by abundance, but there are some. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #82 |
172. Check the Ms magazine "No Comment" section n/t |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. You just aren't looking in the right places |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #44 |
171. Porn that people with specialized tastes that you have to look for isn't the problem |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #171 |
180. I agree with that. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #180 |
181. Indeed. Kiddy pageants are far more in the face of the general public |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:00 AM Response to Reply #180 |
202. There's a relationship between images and child beauty pageants. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:00 AM Response to Reply #171 |
191. The only magazines I read are Scientific American and Discover. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. Your assessment is inaccurate, and you didn't answer my original question |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Your premise is nonsense and yes I dismiss it. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
385. THANK YOU! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. if everyone involved is a CONSENTING ADULT, you don't have to like it, but it's not your place to |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. So what do you think about the Miss Reprensentation trailer? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Haven't seen it. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. So, you're not going to discuss what I started this thread to discuss then. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Okay, I watched it. Now how about YOU define your terms. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. Nice tactic Warren, but the question is/was... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. I don't think you can have the discussion without defining your basic terms. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Yeah, everybody get in your place. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. So adult women aren't capable of consent? They need to be protected, of course. |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
166. It isn't a question of what consenting adults |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
287. So adult women aren't capable of consent? do we not challenge women who choose to live patriachal |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #287 |
290. and I'm not demanding that cultural hand-wringing & complaints re:smut be censored/banned, either |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Some people would like to take that choice away from women. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Yep. Need a giant fucking asterisk after "Pro-Choice"* |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. are you going to watch the trailer? It doesn't seem like you want to discuss on this discussion |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Looked like spam bait to me. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. I watched the trailer. You get to see Condi Rice weigh in on 'doing the right thing'. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Okay, I watched the trailer. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
64. So, where are these empowering images of women??? How do we get more empowering images of women? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Write a television pilot. If you're really rich, buy a network. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
120. Most young girls aren't writers, nor, have they been alive long enough to have the capital to buy |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:19 AM Response to Reply #120 |
197. "the capital to buy their own video recorder?" You DO realize that it's 2011, don't you? |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. It's amazing that some people have that view. THAT's the real sexist view. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
179. you're confused. the op isn't about what people do in private, or what pornography they consume, |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
51. Lots of consenting adults hate porn, and they are making their views heard. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
87. Why do you think a picture of people fucking somehow turns the people into "things"? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
263. You must REALLY hate the internet. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
17. This thread is useless without pictures. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
77. I agree |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think that post was blogspam |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Too late. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
25. Thanks, SHCrane71 for your thoughtful topic |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
73. Have you read Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
159. I'm very upset at how badly porn degrades men. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
31. Wow where to begin... Unfortunately, when many women are among the ones promoting... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
39. Who or What Will Decide Which Image(s) is/are Degrading to Women? |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. The difference is that pornography is a highly specific sort of medium. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
50. Channeling Andrea Dworkin? |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. No self-respecting progressives treat women as objects to be demeaned either. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. So, you believe all porn is demeaning to women? |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #59 |
149. Do you like to project onto others? |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #149 |
226. It's a free country, speak all you want |
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itsallhappening (578 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. Her crusade was hilarious. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Didn't say a thing about censorship; so, don't blame me that your porn isn't aired during prime time |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Glad to hear you don't believe in censorship.. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #65 |
78. So, are you working diligently to allow porn on broadcast networks? |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #60 |
125. it's shown to young people though. witness these ads, supposedly to "get out the youth vote" |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #125 |
156. grosssss |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. Though I am not really on board with Andrea Dworkin on this issue |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Andrea Dworkin was a sad, mentally ill individual who could have benefitted from anti-psychotic meds |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. It's always nice when someone makes my point for me. n/t |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. By the time she died, she was sure she was being chased by invisible penises. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #69 |
129. dworkin was ugly, so she was derided most harshly. you don't hear that |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #129 |
143. Was she? I've never seen a picture of her. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:01 AM Response to Reply #129 |
192. Naomi Wolff has written that penetrative intercourse is oppressive and needs to be abolished? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 12:33 AM Response to Reply #69 |
273. You made your point when you put "free speech" in quotes like it was icky dog doo |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #273 |
276. That was a different point. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #276 |
277. "It's past time..."? No, it isn't. Free Speech works just fine, and doesn't need to he "repaired". |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #277 |
283. I'm pleased to see that you can recite the relevant parts of the catechism. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 12:44 AM Response to Reply #283 |
284. Speaking of catechism, you're right in there with the "free speech needs to have a purpose". Ah, no. |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 01:40 AM Response to Reply #284 |
285. Please don't put words in my mouth. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #285 |
288. Well, I'm something of a 1st Amendment Absolutist. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #66 |
158. nevermind, waste of bandwidth, sorry Skinner n/t |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
56. Times have been very degrading for women. Only recently has there been any empowerment |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
74. You mean like this? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. THAT is offensive. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
90. Sure, pornographic images of hog-tied women can be harmful. So what about the same images |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Link to images of nekkid hog-tied men? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. They're out there. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. I guess you'd defend about anything. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #95 |
99. Inevitable. Can't make an argument about CONSENTING ADULTS w/o bringing in non-consent/non-adults? |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #99 |
102. I missed them. Thanks. n/t |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. So no, in answer, I wouldn't defend anything, but I do think consenting adults |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #93 |
105. Listening to others is a beautiful, many splendor'd rainbow. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #93 |
112. (content warning) i've not seen them used in advertising. i've seen this kind of stuff though: |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #112 |
119. Imagery in above posts is degrading to women. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. of course it is. highly degrading. and children's sexuality *is* influenced |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #121 |
147. I don't put it all on men. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:07 AM Response to Reply #112 |
195. My suggestion? Get a subscription to Scientific American. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 08:34 AM Response to Reply #195 |
212. Or bass fishing magazines. You'll not see degrading photos |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #212 |
256. Sicko! |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #195 |
246. You can see it on billboards, in music magazines like rolling stone. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #246 |
251. They still have music videos? |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #90 |
100. Seems that empowering women and supporting their achievements will help break these |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #100 |
118. Men also have trouble achieving parity in pay with other men. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
91. Most women on DU are against degrading women |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
106. The OP provided the fuel... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
107. What do you propose we do? Censor offending images? |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. What's wrong with saying, "Dude, that's not cool. Rape isn't entertainment." |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. That would be cool. :) |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #111 |
214. It's not the same thing |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #107 |
113. It isn't about censorhship, and if you don't think there's already censorship you're kidding urself |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #113 |
122. Oh I agree with you. Except the male porn star thing. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. I see... but no one is talking about legislating. But that *is* an idea... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #124 |
127. Carrots work better than sticks |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:11 AM Response to Reply #124 |
196. I am all for a greater diversity of voices in the media, etc. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
117. Mods, pls get rid of rabbit pic which wrecked the thread. n/t |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #117 |
123. That's not a rabbit, lol. |
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Marengo (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #123 |
213. Rabbits are no longer classified as rodents, they are Lagomorphs. N/T |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #213 |
220. A classification I've never heard of. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
128. My favorite part of these "Pornography is bad" or "Pornography is bad for women" threads is... |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. there is a difference between an act and an image. we aren't talking about people |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. "sexualized torture." Oh for fuck's sake, are you talking about S&M? |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:11 PM Original message |
as i said, i'm talking about advertising images. not porn. not people's private lives. |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
135. Then turn the page and look at something else? |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. i see. so if people don't like images of sexualized torture displayed in public, they |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. "they should just turn away?" |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. actually, they can't, angkor. |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #140 |
141. Shit, my kid can. Can't yours? |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #141 |
146. i'm sure your kid is very special. i'm also sure you don't know all there is to know |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #146 |
148. Seems like a pretty normal kid to me. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #139 |
233. k, you're kid can turn away from disturbing images, but when all his friends keep describing the |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #137 |
155. you got it, Ed. n/t |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #137 |
239. +1 |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #135 |
282. Is that like "If you don't like smoking in a bar, don't go there?" |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #282 |
304. Maybe if images of S&M caused cancer. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. It's still a media image. |
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AngkorWot (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. and? |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. and media images are very powerful, so not sure what your point is. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #136 |
305. EXACTLY! |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #128 |
134. I haven't heard anyone here say that sex is a bad thing. That's not what the discussion is about. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #134 |
151. of course it's not. but painting anyone who doesn't want sex in their face |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
133. How does bringing up the imagery of hog tied women help? |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
145. Is it too late to break out the popcorn? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #145 |
154. Yep, they'll just find different ways to screw it up. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
157. Self empowerment and liberty means being able to do what you want. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
161. i just love how your request for a discussion of degrading images of women.... |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. I hear ya. It's like banging your head (oh tee hee) against ideological talking points |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #162 |
289. ideological talking points, you say? |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #161 |
163. +1 |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #161 |
164. As I hinted at earlier, when this is viewed through an LGBT*.* perspective, it becomes much clearer |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #164 |
168. sooo... some boys like to see boys tied up, and some girls like to see some girls tied up... |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #168 |
169. That by itself? No, it doesn't. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #169 |
170. Advertising isn't "the porn industry". It's advertising, used to sell commodities. |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #170 |
175. When you attempt to use wordplay and strawman arguments, its hard to come to a consensus nt |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #175 |
178. perhaps you'll be so good as to point out the wordplay & strawmen. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #169 |
176. Uncertain how objections to porn images means someone has an unhealthy view of sex? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:51 AM Response to Reply #176 |
187. I think a crash course in Korzybyski's General Semantics might help. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #187 |
234. What's the Korzybyski semantics of "that was utterly meaningless and incomprehensible drivel"? n/t |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #234 |
258. Obviously, you're not a fan of Korzybyski. |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #161 |
174. Thank you. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #161 |
219. +1000000000000000000 |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 06:14 AM Response to Reply #161 |
286. the yell for freedom of speech as they demand, insist, insult for others to STFU. i hear ya. nt |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
182. I'd counter-argue... |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:41 AM Response to Reply #182 |
186. The OP isn't about what goes on in private bedrooms. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:01 AM Response to Reply #186 |
193. No, it's about photography of sexual acts...specifically of bondage. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:05 AM Response to Reply #193 |
194. It's not about "photography". It's about the use of such images in public media. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:46 AM Response to Reply #194 |
200. All media is public by-definition. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:17 AM Response to Reply #200 |
204. 1) All media is not public "by definition". 2) Bondage images *are* being |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #204 |
242. Sustained applause and standing ovation! Thank you for your powerful posts on this topic. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #242 |
281. ...is there an echo in here? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #204 |
364. Mind if I say... wow? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
198. Boy, was I wrong. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #198 |
232. Three PETA months? Can't we switch one of those for a pit bull month, |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #232 |
252. PETA is like the jackpot of flamebait topics. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #198 |
326. Absolute thread-win.... |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
201. It is similar to the way black people were depicted in movies and TV |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #201 |
215. Similar in some ways, perhaps, but still considerably different |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #201 |
243. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #201 |
350. That is precisely the way I see it as well. (nt) |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #201 |
370. i don't think it will be many generations. i think this new experiment on our youth with inundation |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #201 |
383. +1, though I don't know if our species will survive long enough |
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Unrepentant Fenian (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:13 AM Response to Original message |
205. It's my opinion that... |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:22 AM Response to Reply #205 |
207. another one who didn't bother to read the op. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:53 AM Response to Reply #207 |
209. If people don't want to read the op |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #209 |
222. What's an OP? |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #222 |
224. Original Poster or Original Post |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #224 |
229. Thanks. What is n/t? Sorry about all these dumb questions. |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #229 |
230. No text |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #209 |
231. The documentary *is* thought-provoking, and I do plug it to all my friends, BUT the OP is more about |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #231 |
253. Do subscription sites selling illegal content advertise as such? Of course not. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #231 |
255. Okay, thanks for the definition. |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #207 |
223. How do you figure that? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
216. It is utterly absurd to wonder if any one on the Left is opposed to |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #216 |
218. +1000000000000000000 |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #216 |
227. Not that long ago, it was socially acceptable for men to smack women to keep them in line. |
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Major Nikon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #227 |
236. It's pretty hard to imagine a hog-tying image outside the context of porn |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #236 |
247. Hog-tying is only one example, but I saw that on TV this past week. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #216 |
228. the "contingent of progressives who see nothing wrong w/ degrading images of women" are more vocal |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
217. It is utterly absurd to wonder if any one on the Left is opposed to |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
238. *LMAO* |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #238 |
240. Assumptions hinders one's listening abilities. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #240 |
241. Umm...what? |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #241 |
248. Huh??? |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
245. Sometimes I feel that the degradation of women will be the last fight in civil rights. |
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shcrane71 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #245 |
249. Agreed. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
259. Did you know that rape is one of the most common female sexual fantasies? |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #259 |
261. and to you, this factoid = images of rape should be displayed in public? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #261 |
264. Do you have anything beyond that one Dolce & Gabbana ad from 6 years ago? |
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proverbialwisdom (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #264 |
278. Kidding, right? Never seen ads implying sexual violence and its aftermath? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #278 |
280. I buy most of my clothes from Costco. I wouldn't know who Dolce & Gabbana IS if it wasn't for the |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #261 |
265. In discussion forums, it is rarely a good idea |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 08:43 PM Response to Reply #265 |
268. That putting words in peoples' mouths thing is awfully kinky. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #268 |
269. ... |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #265 |
270. phrased in the form of a question, art. "not sure what your point is," etc. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 04:04 AM Response to Original message |
275. Way to *not* get that documentary and turn it into your pet issue. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
303. Canadian Documentary: "Oral Sex Is The New Goodnight Kiss" |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #303 |
309. Are we really supposed to believe a vice cop on the prevalence of casual prostitution among girls? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #309 |
317. Unfortunately, alliances between authoritarian members of the 'left' and far right wingers |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #309 |
318. Like most things |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
314. Thanks for this post |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #314 |
315. i would say |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #315 |
328. You're welcome. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
324. I'd have to see the pics. It depends on what you call "degrading images of women." nt |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
331. Who or What Is Going to Define What Image(s) Is/Are Degrading to Women? |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-18-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #331 |
332. Who or what is going to define what is |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #332 |
335. The Answer Is No One Does |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #335 |
337. Yes, I can answer your question. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #337 |
339. i don't know why it is so difficult for some. i was teaching kids at 3 about false advertisement |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #339 |
342. Weird though, isn't it |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #342 |
356. All I Ask Is Who or What Defines Demeaning? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #337 |
341. Brilliant post. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #337 |
351. "We all define for ourselves what we find demeaning. " |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #351 |
360. Instead of debating "demeaning", how about focusing on demonstratably harmful? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #351 |
371. Deleted message |
Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #332 |
336. Case in point |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #336 |
340. Yup, that looks pretty racist to me. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #340 |
352. Here's What I Am Saying |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #352 |
357. Completely naked, no. Sexualized? |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #357 |
378. Ashcroft Ordered That Nude Statues Be Covered Up |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #352 |
372. Well obviously we all have to live |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
343. Vulgarity sells effectively and efficient. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #343 |
354. A Good Number of People Would Define "Mad Men" As Vulgar |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
345. Objecitfying images are the issue, as I see it. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #345 |
346. American Psychological Association: "Sexualization of Girls Linked to... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #346 |
349. Thank you ... I don't know why we need a study to tell us this. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #349 |
361. You're welcome redqueen |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #346 |
363. This Study Seems Very Flawed |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #363 |
367. Gee, I dunno... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #367 |
382. So basically, you have a standard gaggle of culture war anti-sex crusaders from both left & right |
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thucythucy (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #346 |
373. Thank you for this. |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #373 |
374. You're welcome & best wishes to you too thucythucy |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
384. Leaving Men Behind: Women Go to College in Ever-Greater Numbers |
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