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dawg

(10,609 posts)
11. I know this isn't modern or popular ...
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 03:48 PM
Jan 2012

... and it might even be considered sexist to some degree .... but I was raised in the South and it has been drilled into my head since childhood to treat a lady with respect (and a certain degree of deference). This is something that I may have in common with many of the less-hateful conservative men, and may explain some of your experiences.

Rec JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #1
My pleasure! redqueen Jan 2012 #18
Discussion of the topic is needed, but a censorship regime in the US has obvious flaws AngryAmish Jan 2012 #2
Censorship regime? redqueen Jan 2012 #19
In the article it calls for a government board to determine what is appropriate content for newspape AngryAmish Jan 2012 #24
We don't have soft porn in newspapers redqueen Jan 2012 #26
+1 Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #3
Oh... redqueen Jan 2012 #20
Bookmarked to read later. MuseRider Jan 2012 #4
My pleasure of course... redqueen Jan 2012 #21
Knowing Ones Place TheMastersNemesis Jan 2012 #5
Not just the RW Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #6
Please show where this has ever happened. Zalatix Jan 2012 #7
There was quite a long thread at the old DU site Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #13
Not only DU2 Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #32
I may regret stepping into this, but... Hugabear Jan 2012 #67
hugabear, i will never find rape of men funny. i would like to point out, almost exclusively the seabeyond Jan 2012 #69
Good points Hugabear Jan 2012 #70
Your comment is a derail but, Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #72
i have heard this angle. but last night i was thinking, i have never been around men seabeyond Jan 2012 #10
I know this isn't modern or popular ... dawg Jan 2012 #11
it just has never been in my life and it is not in my life today. i grew up in Az and Calif. seabeyond Jan 2012 #15
"the conservative men i know also have no desire to keep women in the kitchen" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #14
nah ha. lol. nt seabeyond Jan 2012 #16
The telegraphic and context-free nature of internet posting mistertrickster Jan 2012 #42
i was talking in another post about this. the men i know that are repug, are not that. seabeyond Jan 2012 #44
I knew that Jan Brewer was a B***H, seabeyond Jan 2012 #76
Nuclear Unicorn is correct. It's not just the RW. redqueen Jan 2012 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Bunny Jan 2012 #25
Liberal dudes Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #33
Agreed. (nt) redqueen Jan 2012 #34
Here's a 2nd affirmative vote on that nt Remember Me Jan 2012 #41
That is really unfair. mistertrickster Jan 2012 #43
what some... SOME men are not getting on du, and are not listening to us when we say seabeyond Jan 2012 #45
When it comes to Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #46
So . . . if you posted the OP at Free Republic mistertrickster Jan 2012 #47
It is an arduous enough Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #50
I also don't quite get why only non-sexist men mistertrickster Jan 2012 #48
Are you Sera_Bellum Jan 2012 #53
why do i challenge my christian friends? why do i challenge my female friends? why do i challenge seabeyond Jan 2012 #56
She said "nearly as misogynistic"... only you said "as bad or worse"... redqueen Jan 2012 #55
Okay, if you really believe what you wrote, mistertrickster Jan 2012 #59
Excuse me? redqueen Jan 2012 #61
THIS: mistertrickster Jan 2012 #62
I agree, that could seem to imply what you're saying... redqueen Jan 2012 #64
we dont see that many men saying shit about women on du. so i think it is a given it is a small seabeyond Jan 2012 #66
Yeah, it seemed fairly straightforward to me... redqueen Jan 2012 #68
you asked me to clarify. i did clarify. and now you are ignoring my answer. reminder here. seabeyond Jan 2012 #65
This was a good thread until the discussion devolved into Lib men are just as bad as Cons. mistertrickster Jan 2012 #49
Nobody said 'just as bad'. redqueen Jan 2012 #51
See above: mistertrickster Jan 2012 #54
In my estimation, "quite similar" is a far cry from "as bad or worse". redqueen Jan 2012 #57
"pity party" LOL! Feldspar Jan 2012 #58
Also, it's interesting that you deemed it a "good discussion" Feldspar Jan 2012 #60
So you agree that Liberals are equally guilty of sexism as Cons? mistertrickster Jan 2012 #63
The OP was about sexism in the media, Feldspar Jan 2012 #71
That's exactly my criticism. The discussion got off mistertrickster Jan 2012 #73
How many ways to Sunday Feldspar Jan 2012 #74
post 5 to be precise. blaming all of this on the repugs and women saying, wait a minute. seabeyond Jan 2012 #75
Women aren't always right. dawg Jan 2012 #8
we need to get rid of that one, too. when i got married, my FIL told hubby seabeyond Jan 2012 #12
Nobody's always right, but everyone has the right to speak. MineralMan Jan 2012 #17
I'm with seabeyond... redqueen Jan 2012 #22
I like that they mention how the culture is reinforced for children, so we grow up with it riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #23
Thanks for posting that part! redqueen Jan 2012 #27
Mixed bag here ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #28
I never said that we should do everything the UK does... redqueen Jan 2012 #29
Indeed you did not ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #31
Agreed on all points. redqueen Jan 2012 #35
FYI ProgProf is one of my favorite posters in one of the other subforums n/t Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #52
Wait a second, it's LIBEL in the UK to post someone's rants unedited? Zalatix Jan 2012 #36
Even if you indentify the source correctly it could still be libel ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #37
Oooh, I want to move to the UK and post nasty rants! Zalatix Jan 2012 #38
There has been some forum shopping when it comes to libel suits based on Internet publications ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #39
kick Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #30
Good post. No one should be bullied or shouted down mistertrickster Jan 2012 #40
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