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Aerows

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82. I went through Katrina

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 09:39 PM

Dec 2012

It sucked. No water, no electricity, hot as hell temperatures and pretty much no joy. Like you, I know some great people, too. That's what made it bearable.

Glad to hear you made it through alright. You pretty much described our experience except it was hot as a mofo instead of cold.

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Fighting feminism: let’s get practical [View all] boston bean Dec 2012 OP

Men's Rights? atreides1 Dec 2012 #1

actually most men have had very few rights throughout history and today arely staircase Dec 2012 #27

even the very few had the right to beat and rape their wives. there have always seabeyond Dec 2012 #52

"Rule of thumb" LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #56

exactly. and that is not so much out of our history today, either. nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #62

absolutely arely staircase Dec 2012 #77

+10000000000000 mzteris Dec 2012 #30

they got the naming and shaming thing down pat n/t irisblue Dec 2012 #2

sad thing is, around here, mzteris Dec 2012 #32

yes, they do. then to be told is is NOT a weapon to use against women. just fun, really seabeyond Dec 2012 #54

It sounds like Rush was a charter member of their club. He's been on the air with this for years. freshwest Dec 2012 #83

MRA's are like all other regressive movements concerned that sufrommich Dec 2012 #3

This here backs up your point... boston bean Dec 2012 #4

wow. just wow. BB, this is interesting for a sunday morning read. hmmm, nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #55

It's absolutely identical to the White Power movement Aerows Dec 2012 #5

Also, what I am seeing is how this discourse is given boston bean Dec 2012 #8

They don't just hate feminists they hate all women. iemitsu Dec 2012 #74

That was the first thing that came to my mind etherealtruth Dec 2012 #15

Of course it is, the MRA's use of the term "white knighters" for sufrommich Dec 2012 #16

I noticed that as well. boston bean Dec 2012 #23

"[F]eminism is a fight for equal rights for women... if someone didn't already have more rights, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #89

sort of arely staircase Dec 2012 #28

american women the worst. no sane man can deal witha n american woman. need the asian or russian seabeyond Dec 2012 #60

They mean foreign women who are impoverished enough to trade their dignity bettyellen Dec 2012 #72

It's one of those things where there's a tiny kernel that gets exploded into a false ideology jeff47 Dec 2012 #75

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2012 #88

It does sound just like white supremacist talk. yardwork Dec 2012 #87

"The Problem with Gay Rights" Cerridwen Dec 2012 #6

There is usually one scintilla of truth boston bean Dec 2012 #11

Yep. That's why I try to point it out Cerridwen Dec 2012 #18

and the whine about bully ... because gays or women speak up when they promote the use of shaming seabeyond Dec 2012 #64

I think we're getting to the real reason they don't advocate against violence now bettyellen Dec 2012 #73

If I remember correctly Aerows Dec 2012 #7

I always assume it's a combination of mother issues and low self esteem. Squinch Dec 2012 #12

maybe an imbalance for average couples though i have seen that addressed. for the wealthy, seabeyond Dec 2012 #65

I wish more people would recognize the danger inherent in these Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #9

People, progressives, feminists boston bean Dec 2012 #14

That's not true about the SPLC.. Upton Dec 2012 #26

finish the quote up: boston bean Dec 2012 #29

Fine...but the fact remains Upton Dec 2012 #31

Well, it might just be because of articles like the one posted in the OP boston bean Dec 2012 #34

I see...time to change the subject.. Upton Dec 2012 #37

I was on topic. boston bean Dec 2012 #38

radicals and zealots on both side of the argument are as bad as each other loli phabay Dec 2012 #44

and one has the power and the other doesnt. point being, it is important to listen to the radical seabeyond Dec 2012 #67

Yeah, no. I call BS on the false moral equivalency.. left coaster Dec 2012 #71

+1 LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #57

agreed La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #63

and the nets ability to allow it to feed and grow and infect our young. just like the racism and seabeyond Dec 2012 #66

Holy crap: "catastrophic impact of feminism in the modern era" Squinch Dec 2012 #10

Yeah ... etherealtruth Dec 2012 #13

Eeeew, gross! Now I feel like I need a shower. They're like the KKK of the gender spectrum. Zorra Dec 2012 #17

We need to educate ourselves on their arguments. boston bean Dec 2012 #19

It's not any different than gay rights Aerows Dec 2012 #20

Great point! boston bean Dec 2012 #21

+1 LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #58

excellent post, bb! We need more education about what the Mens Rights Movement is up to. CTyankee Dec 2012 #22

Sexist morons. MineralMan Dec 2012 #24

I'm not so sure about that, mineralman. boston bean Dec 2012 #25

And I'm not suggesting that you're saying that. MineralMan Dec 2012 #33

I am going to disagree with you. boston bean Dec 2012 #36

Actually they are helping to tank VAWA. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #42

+1 LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #59

look around. mzteris Dec 2012 #35

The last couple of weeks have shown ... etherealtruth Dec 2012 #41

+1 LiberalLoner Dec 2012 #61

Seriously...Who said they "represent most men"? bettyellen Dec 2012 #76

Off topic Aerows Dec 2012 #78

Aww thanks! It was pretty tiring being without heat or electricity for two weeks but I'm bettyellen Dec 2012 #79

I went through Katrina Aerows Dec 2012 #82

Katrina is one of the saddest and most shameful moments in our history. I wish America had bettyellen Dec 2012 #86

Fun times Tsiyu Dec 2012 #39

MRA = mens rights assholes. KG Dec 2012 #40

More from the SPLC: sufrommich Dec 2012 #43

More from the SPLC: sufrommich Dec 2012 #45

here's what they have to say about the website we are discussing here in the OP boston bean Dec 2012 #48

all one needs do is read the titles of the articles in voice for men. wow. i did a post on that one seabeyond Dec 2012 #68

One of the biggest traps society falls in is to fight for rights as individual groups... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #46

yup everyone finds their own cross to carry without realising that everyone bears a burden loli phabay Dec 2012 #47

There has never been a group that fought for equal rights sufrommich Dec 2012 #50

Back in the bad old 70's... WinstonSmith4740 Dec 2012 #49

this is the norm these days, women working and contributing equally whether she takes time bettyellen Dec 2012 #80

"We need to name, shame and ridicule the male collaborators" so lets not pretend this is not used as seabeyond Dec 2012 #51

Women's rights are Human Rights. JEB Dec 2012 #53

this is not the fringe, they are not harmless and they do have power over our lives. look at the rw seabeyond Dec 2012 #69

Hey! Quit bitchin'. scratcho Dec 2012 #70

Wondering where on this spectrum this comment I found last night falls under. freshwest Dec 2012 #81

fundamentalistly misogynist??? they cant go back. we are not going back. so no.... seabeyond Dec 2012 #84

Why so frigging hateful, though? I'd fear for any female within this guy's range. It's not a matter freshwest Dec 2012 #85