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MADem

(135,425 posts)
78. I think the lounge keeps a lot of crap at bay.
Sun Jul 27, 2014, 12:37 PM
Jul 2014

Go have a look and imagine where that stuff would end up otherwise--the lounge is a great catch-all, I think the trick is getting more people to use it. It would solve a lot of issues.

can you believe? the argument in an OP. hey... shut the fuck up. you are not allowed to say seabeyond Jul 2014 #1
I think I really am done with this place. redqueen Jul 2014 #4
there is one that is actively keeping the thread going redq. one. and ya... there are a few more seabeyond Jul 2014 #5
Do what you need to... TDale313 Jul 2014 #6
you sound like me the other day - Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #15
Your anger jumps off the page, and I totally understand it. For me, when I saw that shit Squinch Jul 2014 #61
I made it through the first round of open rape apologetics on this board redqueen Jul 2014 #71
If it were only ignorance, I could stand it. But there is a glee that goes along with the ignorance Squinch Jul 2014 #73
Yeah, agree, but try and not leave, I know I want to everyday randys1 Jul 2014 #77
50 Shades is just porn intaglio Jul 2014 #2
Personally I'm sick of people defending the eroticization of hierarchical power structures. redqueen Jul 2014 #3
This needs to be put on bumper sticker. Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #8
^^^^ yes and yes what you said - ^^^^^ Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #16
Yep & all you need to say is "BDSM: as long as it's consensual" and, bingo! whathehell Jul 2014 #81
My view is it's best not to get after people for their private choices BainsBane Jul 2014 #82
I'm sorry, but I don't believe, convenient as it may be to assume that stance, whathehell Jul 2014 #83
On a cultural level they mirror broader social relations BainsBane Jul 2014 #84
What's posted on a public website, is not very "personal" and whathehell Jul 2014 #85
I have to agree with you there. MadrasT Jul 2014 #86
Thanks, Madras, whathehell Jul 2014 #87
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What thread? Was it about 50 shades? ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #7
good post. we will have a week or two of those applauding this trying to get this a norm, like rape seabeyond Jul 2014 #9
Exactly ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #11
that would be the reason hetero male porn is 87% about humiliating, denigrating the woman. that is seabeyond Jul 2014 #12
+1 LiberalLoner Jul 2014 #34
I have not read The Story of O ... or saw the movie ... Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #18
Yup-- only the book isn't clear what happens-- it ends there ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #45
thanks for the excerpt, ism. - Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #47
dear lord. not sure I want to see this but off to search anyway Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #10
hey woman. this one can turn into an all day thing, if the guys feel they seabeyond Jul 2014 #13
ha! This is my weekend to work so, yeah. Not even posting in the thread although Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #14
" I could not get past the 3rd page" general consensus. pr blitz. that is all it was. seabeyond Jul 2014 #17
it was a hoot to watch as it went through the pseudo/ jr league club where I worked at the time. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #19
oh -- I see another thread about all this ... I think this is the one to which rq is talking about Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #20
exactly. keep it in your fuckin bedroom, please, and i wont give a fuckin flyin shit. exactly. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #21
I see you trying to explain that ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #22
really, so fuckin funny. isnt it. lol. and way too easy. it is foolish. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #24
the egotistical presumption of that OP astounds me. Dude! We are talking about a fucking MOVIE - Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #23
i think this is the problem. the porn, the humiliation and degradation of women IS their sex life. seabeyond Jul 2014 #25
! Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #28
All decent SMBD porn has a "don't try this at home" warning ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #30
I used to work in the ED at the local hospital ... Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #33
the really sick part with men is stating women fantasize about rape. in womens fantasy, it is a seabeyond Jul 2014 #38
Oh but it's JUST a MOVIE ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #46
Starting a thread on that ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #50
for shame, ism ... Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #52
Oh yeah My Bad ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #55
The "flamebait" thread has a long history here at DU. MADem Jul 2014 #26
"the jury sweepstakes begin" seabeyond Jul 2014 #27
true enough but, only since the inception of DU3 did the jury sweepstakes begin Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #29
do you know. i rarely got a post deleted with du2. i knew the rules and followed. moderators were seabeyond Jul 2014 #32
me too, sea. me too and the very Fairest thing about is that the post that started it all was Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #35
Well, it's one form of tribalism over another. MADem Jul 2014 #36
Truth ... they are First and #1 Businessmen with families to support Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #40
Yeah I'm going to hide every thread ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #31
I agree. These guys are all just fighting with the mommies in their heads at this point, and Squinch Jul 2014 #60
+1 freshwest Jul 2014 #80
Yes. He is the one who gave us boobs in space among other things. He lives to flame, and I Squinch Jul 2014 #39
+1. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #41
Boobs in Space? I've heard of Jews in Space (Mel Brooks) .... MADem Jul 2014 #43
She was referring to this demonstration of sexism on DU. redqueen Jul 2014 #54
How the hell was that hidden? ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #57
There was not one jury comment on the results BainsBane Jul 2014 #68
It was hidden because the poster's name is "seabeyond" n/t Scootaloo Jul 2014 #76
Skinner was correct to label that thread as off topic. MADem Jul 2014 #58
Honestly that shit does not even belong in the lounge - Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #62
Well, I wouldn't start a thread of that type anywhere, not even in the lounge. MADem Jul 2014 #74
I would agree with you if this were DU2 but, on DU3 with GD being so lounge-y any more Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #75
I think the lounge keeps a lot of crap at bay. MADem Jul 2014 #78
Yes, if More People Would Use It but, They Don't ... so you see the conundrum here. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #79
Arrgh! I can't believe sea's post was hidden. Luminous Animal Jul 2014 #67
And they're deliberately misrepresenting what the book is about. JoeyT Jul 2014 #37
perfect post. all around. thank you. their cheer for abuse of women being their entertainment seabeyond Jul 2014 #42
class and party DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #69
What irritates me is that I don't see people arguing they shouldn't el_bryanto Jul 2014 #44
What irritates me is that they are railing against people who are speaking against consensual sex Squinch Jul 2014 #48
I know right? ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #49
And they just pulled that weird argument out of their asses. It's as if I were to post an OP Squinch Jul 2014 #59
THey move it to consensual sex because it's safer ground el_bryanto Jul 2014 #51
it is hilarious to watch. and how they keep defending their right to remain ignorant Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #53
The same weird argument applies to porn in general. thucythucy Jul 2014 #56
I agree about redqueen's voice. It is one of the few reasons I still come here. And you are right Squinch Jul 2014 #63
bottom line DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #64
+1 ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #65
I've never been compared to Rick Santorum...until today, of course. Gravitycollapse Jul 2014 #66
I was late to the party and have been getting caught up. You did nothing wrong . . . kickitup Jul 2014 #88
Here is a synopsis of the book BainsBane Jul 2014 #70
What would be the point of future discussions? redqueen Jul 2014 #72
you have no idea how sick of it I am. Wish I could rec this post a million times and I do mean Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #89
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