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BainsBane

(54,669 posts)
11. I've only gone in there for jury duty
Thu Dec 12, 2013, 11:55 PM
Dec 2013

no desire to revisit the place. It's not that I'm not interested. It's just too much.

I think they're out, too. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1
What the hell is going on? ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #2
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #7
Those attitudes do run together ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #17
i cannot believe it. NYC had a post hidden. my god, everyone. quit talking to us. you get hides. seabeyond Dec 2013 #21
That was stupid ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #33
i mean, what did the alerter state to get a hide. he is accusing duers of being misogynist and seabeyond Dec 2013 #35
Nope ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #36
i have had lots and LOTS and lOTs. lol. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #37
show off. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #38
Heh! ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #39
lol lol. ah ha. i get it. true that. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #40
i am using your post. "bigot, probably a homophobe and sexist misogynist". these have to be the seabeyond Dec 2013 #22
That hide was unfortunate. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #25
I can't believe NYC's post was hidden. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #53
^^ This is what is happening ^^ Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #55
Yes, CrispyQ Dec 2013 #61
and there YOU have it --- Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #63
If they wanted the site to be differernt, it would be BainsBane Dec 2013 #8
+1 CrispyQ Dec 2013 #56
again. Spot On. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #58
Your sig line made me laugh! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #60
ah, yeah - Thanks Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #62
and BINGO. Hit the Nail on The Head. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #57
I CANNOT believe that your post downthread was hidden. Especially given the crap that Squinch Dec 2013 #67
Share. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #3
This is more an expression of my frustration ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #5
Do you want to see something frustrating? R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #9
I've only gone in there for jury duty BainsBane Dec 2013 #11
That's my point. But it is also a microcosm of R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #12
Ugh ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #13
like that little 6 yr old boy needed boundaries, we need rules. they want civility. civility comes seabeyond Dec 2013 #16
I'm missing a part of this discussion methinks. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #18
lol lol. ya. you are. and my bad. not a biggie. i am tired. and all day thing.... seabeyond Dec 2013 #19
This BainsBane Dec 2013 #20
I'm staying in here. BainsBane Dec 2013 #4
Yeah, here is good. ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #6
i hate men. i was told by ANOTHER. i hate men. that simple. i do not know how many that makes today seabeyond Dec 2013 #10
They don't read what you actually say. ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #14
thank you. i have never encountered... ok, i have, such an effort to distort what is being seabeyond Dec 2013 #15
Of course it is so obvious that so many of them hate women, but call them out on it... smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #78
Okay, I read the OP/thread. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #23
It also occurred to me that something could be going on in the boy's home BainsBane Dec 2013 #24
You could be right about the boy's home life, or...and I will go out on a limb here.. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #27
oh r. it has been a wacky couple days.... nt, wait. a wacky couple weeks anyway. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #29
Horrible week for me. Worst ever. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2013 #31
then i am even more sorry. night... sleep tight. do NOT let any bed bugs bite. take care. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #32
Nite ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #34
Take care of yourself BainsBane Dec 2013 #41
THIS: I don't favor criminalizing childhood behavior. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #59
homophobes were out also, they thought it was unfair that boys can't kiss and touch any girl they JI7 Dec 2013 #26
oh that was stupid what ever that was. i literally quit reading when i saw the bathroom brought up. seabeyond Dec 2013 #28
Figures ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #30
Oh FFS BainsBane Dec 2013 #42
but, we should KNOW, just know, when we are saying something whether it is hide worthy. seabeyond Dec 2013 #43
The point is not to disagree BainsBane Dec 2013 #45
that is what it feels like. that is the clarification we need. if that is how this board is set up seabeyond Dec 2013 #47
I think the idea behind this is that we should know what men think before they think it...once they CTyankee Dec 2013 #48
the only way i know to do it is stay true. i figure speaking truth will keep me safe. doesnt. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #49
This has been a depressing week for me so I can only imagine how you must feel... CTyankee Dec 2013 #50
the wheels came off when we took away rules and still expected civility. feb 2004 living in the seabeyond Dec 2013 #51
AND watch your mouth man who is an ally to feminists BainsBane Dec 2013 #72
Of course! CTyankee Dec 2013 #74
To be honest, I've never experienced anything like this offline BainsBane Dec 2013 #75
Who said "power never gives up without a struggle. It never has and never will." Or something like CTyankee Dec 2013 #76
it is all in the rules, no rules. it was there. it was deleted. enough deletes, they were gone. seabeyond Dec 2013 #77
This is the new style of racism gollygee Dec 2013 #44
i have three posts hidden that i talk about something offensive put on du. i didnt put it out seabeyond Dec 2013 #46
Exactly BainsBane Dec 2013 #73
and of course the transphobes. I got a post hidden for calling a transphobic troll a bigot geek tragedy Dec 2013 #52
Are you serious? BainsBane Dec 2013 #64
No, from yesterday: geek tragedy Dec 2013 #65
That's a case of selective alerting in pursuit of a personal vendetta BainsBane Dec 2013 #66
Grrrrr.... smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #79
... and Trolls ... Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #54
It's been a trolltastic week. Squinch Dec 2013 #68
+1 ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #69
Actually, I should say we HOPE it's been trolltastic. We HOPE this isn't just the new DU attitude. Squinch Dec 2013 #70
Actually, I think there's been a slide toward libertarianism ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #71
"Trolltastic" LOL ! smirkymonkey Dec 2013 #80
Feel free! Squinch Dec 2013 #81
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