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sufrommich

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10. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall

Reply to cinnabonbon (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 12:05 PM

Feb 2014

when Mom got the pic,although as a mother of a son,I think it would break my heart.

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How to deal with unwanted attention in the digital age [View all] cinnabonbon Feb 2014 OP

It always amazes me how quick men are to objectify their own selves. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #1

Maybe because they're not used to being defined by that objectification? cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #2

Perhaps. Interesting. The power and who has it and when. Need to think on this some more. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #3

It IS a very interesting subject. I'll go look for some reading material on it cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #4

interesting conversation. keeping in mind CT's thread i have linked her.... seabeyond Feb 2014 #5

Ooooh, interesting! Thank you for the link, Sea. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #14

my theory is just germinating in my mind ... can not put it in words yet. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #7

think how HH used it on the one poster... and that is your answer. that is what it is all about. seabeyond Feb 2014 #8

HopeHoops/talkingmime ... one of the most despicable creatures to ever post on DU ... Do NOT Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #11

i do nto know anything about talkingmime. but, what HH did all the time in conversation with his seabeyond Feb 2014 #13

talkingmime is/was HopeHoops zombie. His first reincarnation. It is my understanding Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #19

honestly and i swear it is cause society conditions and defines their masculinity seabeyond Feb 2014 #21

yes, this is what I think. They have been sold a bill a goods as much as women. It is time, sea ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #23

Lol. nt sufrommich Feb 2014 #32

HH? I don't think I've met them. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #15

i can never remember the name. hoopey hoops or something. a poster that worked hard using this seabeyond Feb 2014 #16

Doesn't really sound like someone I'd want to have a conversation with. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #18

No. You do not. Nothing enlightening can come of it. He, imo, needs therapy. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #20

You put into words something I've tried to express for awhile: CrispyQ Mar 2014 #54

They're just applying their understanding to the situation. jeff47 Feb 2014 #22

Objectification is such a poor excuse for love, I think. Really, this is a sad commentary on the Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #25

It's not something cast in stone. jeff47 Feb 2014 #29

yes, I agree. It is these men that see no reason to participate in the threads that have caused so Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #31

Well, it is a lot simpler. jeff47 Feb 2014 #35

In the context of DU3, I think it better to err on the side of civility, dignity, and -common- sense Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #39

What kind of culture have we built in our general society? CrispyQ Mar 2014 #55

If that's the way they think cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #27

Yep, they are. jeff47 Feb 2014 #30

The more figure it out, the better. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #36

She handled that beautifully. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #6

That is also a good one! :D cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #9

yeah! or, "It's sweet that there are men who aren't ashamed to be below average in size. . . zazen Feb 2014 #12

Lol! That is so mean. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #34

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall sufrommich Feb 2014 #10

I wouldn't want to be the mom at all. She's the one I feel bad for in all of this cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #17

The mom had some catching up to do with her parenting skills. Learning experience for her, too. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #24

Yep. She and the dad should've taught him some respect for women. nt cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #26

I'd say she's fortunate to have found out at this stage... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #28

Shudder. Yes, that's a good point. nt cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #33

If he hasn't already and given the fact that he felt brazen enough to post that pic Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #40

my read of it and the ... dont show mom, is mom ALREADY had the conversation and the kid seabeyond Feb 2014 #43

Time for a refresher course, son. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #46

exactly. any boy... young man, that pleads not to send it to mama, says something. seabeyond Feb 2014 #48

he needs to work on that six pack, though. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #50

That's the second time something like that ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #37

It might have been posted here before - it's from 2013! cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #38

NoI was a different one ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #41

I hope you find it, because I would love to see it. nt cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #42

i figured it was the same. but, it did seem different. i figured this version just left some stuff seabeyond Feb 2014 #44

Can't find it ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #47

i am sure it has been. with you. not looking. i NEVER find what i am looking for, lol. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #49

I wonder how many here on DU would refuse to accept KitSileya Feb 2014 #45

Very few, I think mokawanis Feb 2014 #51

yeah, it's a little disturbing to think about. cinnabonbon Mar 2014 #52

And it's one of the things people, both men and women, can *do* something about. KitSileya Mar 2014 #53

Good posts, all. theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #56