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BainsBane

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67. Our "allies"

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Tue Apr 9, 2013, 05:11 PM

Apr 2013

find great humor in the gang rape and suicide of a 17 year old girl. Tell me again how we are on the same side?

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Thread to discuss sexism and misogyny you encounter on DU. [View all] boston bean Apr 2013 OP

Thank you BB. Texasgal Apr 2013 #1

Solidarity! boston bean Apr 2013 #8

Thank you for reopening/pinning this thread. TDale313 Apr 2013 #2

Your welcome TDale. Thanks for showing your support! boston bean Apr 2013 #9

Yeah! haikugal Apr 2013 #3

Hey-o haikugal! boston bean Apr 2013 #13

(((hugs))) haikugal Apr 2013 #16

Edited BainsBane Apr 2013 #4

BB, I admire you. Z_I_Peevey Apr 2013 #5

Oh Z_I_ boston bean Apr 2013 #6

Good on you Boston Bean!! Nt Tien1985 Apr 2013 #7

Hey Tien! Thank you for all of your support! boston bean Apr 2013 #10

Tien rocks! BainsBane Apr 2013 #11

"discuss sexism and misogyny you encounter on DU." all of today, in so many ways. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #12

I'm glad to see you started this thread again personally I try to be an ally however imperfect Arcanetrance Apr 2013 #14

Hi-o Arcane! boston bean Apr 2013 #15

ya, but each of us are certainly perfectly imperfect. seabeyond Apr 2013 #17

Wouldn't that be great BainsBane Apr 2013 #18

Have you seen the thread about Bernie Sanders chervilant Apr 2013 #19

That was disappointing. MadrasT Apr 2013 #21

The woman who attacked me just started chervilant Apr 2013 #22

Boo hoo. Got called out for using "tits" and "bimbo". MadrasT Apr 2013 #23

Yeah, but chervilant Apr 2013 #24

that's cause you keep your clothes on BainsBane Apr 2013 #25

AND, 'everyone' knows chervilant Apr 2013 #28

I wonder if I'd have more credibility BainsBane Apr 2013 #31

Oh, lord! chervilant Apr 2013 #33

that's a given BainsBane Apr 2013 #34

Feminists calling women bimbos... redqueen Apr 2013 #29

Will wonders never cease? chervilant Apr 2013 #20

I proposed a cease fire BainsBane Apr 2013 #26

Having witnessed chervilant Apr 2013 #27

I missed your OP BainsBane Apr 2013 #30

I haven't written it yet. chervilant Apr 2013 #32

if you're waiting for it to stop BainsBane Apr 2013 #35

I was referring to the unbridled chervilant Apr 2013 #36

that's how it always goes BainsBane Apr 2013 #37

My theory gaspee Apr 2013 #93

my explanation is simpler BainsBane Apr 2013 #97

I was going to go there gaspee Apr 2013 #101

i did it when i was younger. why would i want to be a part of the oppressed. then i grew up seabeyond Apr 2013 #103

That is what I find most perplexing BainsBane Apr 2013 #107

steinem quote i like. seabeyond Apr 2013 #109

Some people deal with gaspee Apr 2013 #91

WTF? BainsBane Apr 2013 #38

Like I said in another thread Texasgal Apr 2013 #39

I'd like to see someone BainsBane Apr 2013 #40

I don't know if that will even help Texasgal Apr 2013 #41

this whole thread. seabeyond Apr 2013 #42

Wow, yeah, I bet Putin surely changed his mind about whatever that day. redqueen Apr 2013 #43

The picture was hilarious *and* a perfect example of why Femen is utterly ridiculous. n/t MadrasT Apr 2013 #44

putin objectifying the woman, being the alpha male he is, giving femen what they want. seabeyond Apr 2013 #45

It just shows how ridiculous some persons reactions were to boston bean Apr 2013 #46

liten up. just a joke. ya... as it fuckin effects and impairs women, BUT seabeyond Apr 2013 #47

What is really stunning to me is the willful ignorance. redqueen Apr 2013 #56

I'm in this thread conversing now and it amazes me how all these people Arcanetrance Apr 2013 #49

they saw it before. they see it now. and they will see it next time. seabeyond Apr 2013 #53

It annoys me as a male I'm not sure how you deal with it Arcanetrance Apr 2013 #55

a lie. just another lie created. you have an issue with boobs. clearly, every post, seabeyond Apr 2013 #58

It's a tactic used to make objectors seem unhip, backward, and dare I say it... MadrasT Apr 2013 #59

It's not that you don't have to be antisex, etc., to think they're not effective; it's just that ancianita Nov 2013 #146

in the dark sigmasix Apr 2013 #83

The best explanation I've seen BainsBane Apr 2013 #84

Oh the irony.... MadrasT Apr 2013 #48

uh... I must be out of the loop boston bean Apr 2013 #50

I have no idea WTF he is talking about. MadrasT Apr 2013 #51

LOL! HAHAHAH! boston bean Apr 2013 #52

Well shit. MadrasT Apr 2013 #57

i even brought the wine. i was the only that showed. hence, .... all my wine induced posts the seabeyond Apr 2013 #60

It's my birthday. I might engage in some PUI later, LOL. MadrasT Apr 2013 #61

i will join you, i think. if pui means wine, lol seabeyond Apr 2013 #62

"Posting while Under the Influence" MadrasT Apr 2013 #63

I knew you were an arrogant bastard kinda gal... seabeyond Apr 2013 #64

not nearly as perilous BainsBane Apr 2013 #65

"project so far that their conclusion actually leaves the solar system" redqueen Apr 2013 #66

it would be interesting for skinner to let us know what group gets the most alerts. seabeyond Apr 2013 #54

The usual suspects in that thread wonderfully illustrating an obtus LanternWaste Apr 2013 #124

Our "allies" BainsBane Apr 2013 #67

Only one of them posted. DURHAM D Apr 2013 #68

Apparently. BainsBane Apr 2013 #73

So disgusted by that. TDale313 Apr 2013 #76

People can at least see their true colors. BainsBane Apr 2013 #78

Very true. n/t TDale313 Apr 2013 #80

stuff like this gets a pass mercuryblues Apr 2013 #69

But then this gets a 5-1 Hide DURHAM D Apr 2013 #70

Juror#6 is quoting from a movie musical about censorship Kurovski Jan 2014 #158

I have "tits" in my keyword trash list MadrasT Apr 2013 #71

this poster is having a good little hoot over this. what dinner skinner lecture whisp about? seabeyond Apr 2013 #74

Another good hide - 4-2 DURHAM D Apr 2013 #72

loved jury 6. i was curious about this one. i do not even bother. assuming they have consent to seabeyond Apr 2013 #75

I thought long and hard before I sent the alert DURHAM D Apr 2013 #79

The one that amazed me BainsBane Apr 2013 #82

That is a good one, and surprising BainsBane Apr 2013 #77

ya. this. lol. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #81

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #89

A good 6-0 Hide DURHAM D Apr 2013 #85

about time. boston bean Apr 2013 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Apr 2013 #86

Karl Rove does a jig each time we fan the flames of our internal discord. Divide and conquer, Exultant Democracy Apr 2013 #88

I am not sure I understand your post. DURHAM D Apr 2013 #90

Women vote for Democrats more reliably than men. redqueen Apr 2013 #92

I vote D in spite gaspee Apr 2013 #94

I've heard many feminists say that, where sexism and misogyny are concerned, redqueen Apr 2013 #95

To one group, we're private property, to the other, public. seabeyond Apr 2013 #99

I should give a hat tip to the many radical feminists redqueen Apr 2013 #105

yeh, that's a pointy one for sure. Whisp Apr 2013 #111

Pretty much exactly gaspee Apr 2013 #100

and THIS is why i love your voice and wanted to give you a shout out in the thread that was locked. seabeyond Apr 2013 #102

Please don't ever apologize for going off on riffs like that. redqueen Apr 2013 #106

Yep! I'm a radical feminist, too! Stay tough! It gets attention! ancianita Nov 2013 #148

Interesting point about presumed consent. Shivering Jemmy Apr 2013 #110

False dichotomy. redqueen Apr 2013 #113

I hear what you are saying Shivering Jemmy Apr 2013 #115

Exactly. redqueen Apr 2013 #116

Yes, yes, yes...and for reasons that have now disappeared from most males' consciousness. ancianita Nov 2013 #147

I like to think so, too. redqueen Nov 2013 #151

One thing I learned teaching hs, you need to realize that your influence ripples across people ancianita Nov 2013 #152

yup... man issue, not a party issue. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #98

mmmm. some man calling us a C word has nothing to do with it? nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #96

I‘ve not experienced it on the DU. I guess applegrove Apr 2013 #104

good for you. we were just called the c word today, and shrills. so we are not experiencing du seabeyond Apr 2013 #108

I trashed two threads last night ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #112

The endless flogging of one set of statistics about rape is enough reason to ignore. redqueen Apr 2013 #114

I read another view of the issue ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #117

You were so restrained BainsBane Apr 2013 #118

Hardly anyone is addressing that. redqueen Apr 2013 #122

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Apr 2013 #119

A very revealing juror comment.... hlthe2b Apr 2013 #120

isnt that interesting. and yes, i have heard this excuse used for sexist slurs. but wow. thanks seabeyond May 2013 #125

Now we don't have a rape culture BainsBane Apr 2013 #121

Thanks for this! I have been getting kind of depressed about this shit lately. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #123

Man, you chicks really got your panties in a bunch now, don't ya? Bennyboy May 2013 #126

Another batch of noxious examples this week. nt redqueen May 2013 #127

I was booted from a thread on masculinity... Gravitycollapse May 2013 #128

This is not a meant to be reincarnation of Meta. IMO your comment doesn't belong here. MadrasT May 2013 #129

i just saw the Op. i am not gonna do the little dance for him, he is demanding of us. seabeyond May 2013 #130

Isn't there an approach to these claims of essentialism that doesn't just depend on consensus or ancianita Nov 2013 #149

Here is another example: boston bean May 2013 #131

LOL... my god they are such cowardly little shitpebbles! redqueen May 2013 #132

there is a newbie poster in there that does not sound progressive, nor they belong on du. seabeyond May 2013 #134

i think administration would tell us, this is all in our head. really, there are not these obsessed seabeyond May 2013 #133

Wow. ancianita Nov 2013 #150

TIL that women's boobs are analogous to cars at a car show. redqueen May 2013 #135

"Misandry" BainsBane May 2013 #136

This thread in GD is full of it. redqueen Jun 2013 #137

I'm a little bit confused about all the alerts I've seen here lately. Lunacee_2013 Jun 2013 #138

TIL: Only female parents influence their daughters' clothing choices. redqueen Jun 2013 #139

whores, sluts, hookers, streetwalkers... people are having a fucking field day in GD redqueen Jun 2013 #140

Some thinly-veiled misogyny in GD about Carlson and Hasslebeck NuclearDem Jul 2013 #141

First jury service on gender under the new rules was a success BainsBane Sep 2013 #142

Oh my god. What thought process could have decided it would be cool to post that OP? Squinch Sep 2013 #143

OMG - trigger warning?!? mzteris Mar 2014 #161

This shows how little women are valued BainsBane Sep 2013 #144

Thought you might be interested in this. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #145

good idea. Sheri Nov 2013 #153

Welcome to HoF. Hope to see you around! boston bean Nov 2013 #155

thanks for the welcome. Sheri Nov 2013 #156

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Nov 2013 #154

Yet another honest post hidden by MRA trolls. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #157

That this post of mine was alerted on BainsBane Mar 2014 #159

... redqueen Mar 2014 #160

holy smoley mercuryblues Apr 2014 #162

Just got jury duty intaglio May 2014 #163

In the Willow Smith posing with a guy on a bed thread intaglio May 2014 #164

If you want to counter sexism on DU, just go over to GD where whathehell May 2014 #165

I don't know whether I'm more disgusted or discouraged theHandpuppet May 2014 #166

Yep BainsBane Jun 2014 #167

what is the point of discussing sexism and misogyny among the people who experience it? ellenrr Jul 2014 #168

Jeezil Pete, what's with all the woman-bashing trolls lately? theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #169

In a thread about why some men rent prostitutes, redqueen Aug 2014 #170

Another person spouting MRA foolishness intaglio Aug 2014 #171

A DUer tells me feminists cause sex crimes because they repress sexuality. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #172

Any Assange thread... YoungDemCA Nov 2014 #173

Apparently "Sparkle Pussy" is an acceptable insult. redqueen Nov 2023 #174

It's fine to insult women by insinuating they're strippers redqueen Nov 2023 #175

I've never felt any misogyny on DU. MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #176

The b word is still acceptable to juries, and apparently so is calling a woman a "mattress" redqueen Nov 2023 #177