I'm a little peeved, to put it lightly

[ZombieHorde]

57. "I invite you to PM me when you're doing the Goddess's work in some thread on DU, will you?"

I probably will, unless I forget.

as a lurker I watched the Feminist "group" have to deal with an untold number of men wander through to tell the women here how to run things, what to think, how to be, what to do and what not do, how to behave in general.

I understand having non-feminist men coming around to boss everyone around can be incredibly annoying.

When an "in group" (men in this case) is challenged, they usually become upset. "In groups" are not used to being challenged, so they may take any criticism as bigotry or silliness. This is why I think some non-feminist men sometimes patrol the Feminist group.

But from your response here, it's apparent that clearly, you feel entitled to be here -- ahh, that wonderful, all-pervasive sense of male entitlement.

I do feel I have the right to go where I am welcomed.

Whatever else happens, men can always fall back on that, always rely on that, can't they?

I don't know.

And of course, technically, if you fit the Group's mission and behave yourself and all that, you are entirely entitled to be here.

I agree.

It just seems to me that a sensitive pro-feminist male would be cognizant of such things and tread lightly, if at all. And perhaps reassure someone who raised the issue instead of bristle defensively.

I did not feel as if any issue was raised in your original post to me. I felt like I was being told to go away.

And yes, you're free to be here and I'm perfectly free to find the clear sense of entitlement demonstrated offensive.

I agree. I will never tell anyone here what should or should not offend them.

Perhaps you can dissuade me of this unflattering picture of you?

My only jury-hidden post on DU3: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=155718