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Last edited Tue Feb 18, 2014, 03:22 PM - Edit history (1)
I know it's always been popular to see how much of this shit one can get away with here, but it seems like during this most recent affront to the social acceptability of the sexual objectification of women, there's been even less effort to be subtle about it.
Did I miss any?
Can you imagine what that pinned thread up top would look like if anyone bothered to update it as often as it was warranted?
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You know, it is the minority of women defending this crap that upsets me more than anything else...
hlthe2b
Feb 2014
#39
wow, I missed all of those. amazing what gets left, and what gets alerted--but no real surprise.
niyad
Feb 2014
#82
I don't know, I see someone here less than 90 days with 2 hidden posts and I used to
seaglass
Feb 2014
#23
Or claiming that they are drunk. Or telling them all they need is a dick.
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#9
Earlier I saw the old See You Next Tuesday phrase used to describe a woman.
Sheldon Cooper
Feb 2014
#10
Growing up in Texas, I can't even count the number of times I heard that very thing.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#22
oh. and the irony of being called a "Net Nanny" by a "Net Bully" has not escaped me either.
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#63
and that sends a loud and clear message, doesn't it? Actions speak Louder than words sometimes.
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#66
I am -so- tempted ... the next time a DUer asks for money and states their plight to DU ...
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#67
Reminds me of homophobic assholes claiming they're being 'bullied' when people tell them
redqueen
Feb 2014
#74
also, the old victim gambit, when exposing someone to the truth of their actions
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#68
How old is a person that has to come into a Political Message Board and ask permission
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#69
When people start using right wing talking points, I stop taking them seriously.
redqueen
Feb 2014
#76
and calling themselves victims and allowing their White knights to come to their rescue
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2014
#77