History of Feminism

Tuesday Afternoon

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70. Dude, I am telling you this

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 07:03 PM

Aug 2014

is what I have learned by reading on here. and No, I am not being sarcastic.

This is their stance. Their defense. Their argument. Their justification. Their rationalization.

I am a prude radfem censoring conservative who needs to be silenced.

I have already had one post in this thread go to jury.

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HOF Post: 'Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity' [View all] freshwest Aug 2014 OP

I will watch the video and thanks for posting it here or anywhere on DU. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #1

True, but they can be banned from HOF if they break the SOP of the group. I understand your feeling. freshwest Aug 2014 #2

Yes, It is usually a good idea to preface an OP with HoF warning. Although, even that cuts both ways Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #3

Interesting post . Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #4

Hope this opinion isn't offensive to the group xfundy Aug 2014 #5

Please DUmail me if I'm wrong--I don't follow my posts. Thx. (!?!) Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #10

Not only that but I do find it offensive theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #13

How does one educate someone that does not sit still long enough to listen and is too Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #14

yes feminists mercuryblues Aug 2014 #15

Another waste of time. Enjoy yourselves until I delete the OP. freshwest Aug 2014 #6

Leave it up, if for no other reason than to be a burr in the side to some. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #12

I have no problem with sexually explicit material in general. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #7

This exactly ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #9

This is off topic, but yes not all filmed sex is porn. redqueen Aug 2014 #16

'to qualify every discussion criticizing porn with the mantra 'but some of it isn't so bad!' is the freshwest Aug 2014 #25

Yep. Anyone who steps out of line gets branded with the simpleminded labels. redqueen Aug 2014 #28

Anyone lurking DU and finding such will despise Democrats unless they are part of the problem. freshwest Aug 2014 #31

Yeah, true. But some of those disruptors sure do last a good long while. redqueen Aug 2014 #32

exactly. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #40

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends" redqueen Aug 2014 #41

yeah, I need to think about that ... Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #43

wow. Well said whomever wrote that. Kudos to them. Thanks. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #34

These are the kinds of comments that pulled me to radical feminism. redqueen Aug 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #38

Sorry about the self delete, redqueen. Need some time to think and compose a carefully worded reply. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #39

I'm not sure the general public agrees with that definition. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #66

Which is why I like the term erotica ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #74

The interview with Jensen was really interesting theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #8

This statement = Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #11

Thanks for this thread. Here are some ex-porn star testimonies: redqueen Aug 2014 #17

Was that from what Chris Hedges wrote or the Hustling the Left book? freshwest Aug 2014 #18

It's excerpts from a bunch of interviews. Some of them are on YouTube. redqueen Aug 2014 #20

I am glad to hear that girls and young women are fed up! They will be living with this for years. freshwest Aug 2014 #21

These girls are getting it shoved in their face at school redqueen Aug 2014 #22

Where are the men now? Who among the DU men will read that in it's entirety and what will Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #35

Well, I'm a DU male, and it doesn't look like anyone else is answering you. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #48

And she's still cashing in on the industry, so... there's that. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #51

Residuals? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #53

No, she does mature porn. redqueen Aug 2014 #56

Oh, I thought she'd stopped after getting into sex ed stuff. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #58

I have heard of Nina Hartley. It is the go to reply for this type of question. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #59

Didn't know that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #62

I have talked more porn these past few months than I have in my whole life Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #63

Looks like Roxy is the stage name of Shelly Lubben jakeXT Aug 2014 #76

Some quotes from pornographers (TRIGGER WARNING, NSFW): redqueen Aug 2014 #19

The 'Free Speech Coalition' group. Priceless. Women excluded from membership, obviously. freshwest Aug 2014 #23

Their executive director is a woman actually. The rest are all men of course. redqueen Aug 2014 #24

It's about the money. The 'women' I spoke of are the women in the films. No voice for them. freshwest Aug 2014 #26

Oh yeah, they just get ignored, unless their opinions align with the industry's. redqueen Aug 2014 #27

No surprise they have no answers to Hedges, Chomsky or Jensen: freshwest Aug 2014 #29

They don't address substance. They prefer ad hominems. redqueen Aug 2014 #30

... freshwest Aug 2014 #33

Diane Duke ... ? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #42

Yep redqueen Aug 2014 #44

Google gives this = Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #45

I want a woman to come in here and tell me they are turned on by what they just read in that post. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #36

I have to take issue anatomy-wise with this quote ... Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #46

I often wonder if those who so enthusiastically defend other people's right to porn ever look at it. redqueen Aug 2014 #47

I don't read or watch 'the norm' then. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #49

Where do you go? redqueen Aug 2014 #50

Go? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #52

LOL, yeah. I meant what sites... redqueen Aug 2014 #54

Not interested in doing any sites to find the sort of stuff Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #55

I understand, believe me. redqueen Aug 2014 #57

I think industries need to defend themselves. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #60

This is what we are talking about --- Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #61

It wasn't simulated back then either. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #64

okay but, they are called actors for a reason. You understand where I learned all this Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #65

I'm going to take that as sarcasm. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #68

ah, ok. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #69

yes, and sorry about the self delete. I replied to myself and so I remedied it while you were Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #71

Dude, I am telling you this Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #70

Actually I read this the first time ;) Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #72

ha. but I had already self deleted before I realized you had replied and I was reposting when you Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #73

Interesting... chervilant Aug 2014 #75