Ok. Is it just me or does any one else see

[ismnotwasm]

44. I'm not going to "educate" the unwilling or the unkind

I'm not going to even try. I do a lot out in RL, mostly with young women, mostly at work, I start numerous discussions. I have a male friend who is Muslim and devout who 'gets' it better that that small group of trouble makers. He in turn educates me on the many misconceptions Americans have about Islam.

We were just talking about a law passed in Kenya-- a man can take as many wives as he wants. In his view, despite the fact that Islam allows for up to 4 wives (you must be able to support them properly--the Islamic faith has many rules) the law that was passed was simply anti-women and self indulgent and will have no good outcome for women.

Those kind of discussions, are enlightening and fun. Here mostly you get odorous babble and mean spirited folk, who look for weaknesses to joke or simply derail the entire conversation.

That doesn't mean we should not post gendered issues, many do who are not part of this group. It's when a thread is out of hand--lost, with that small group looking for alert opportunities, those threads I trash.