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Sera_Bellum

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50. It is an arduous enough

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:14 PM

Jan 2012

task to discuss this subject here at DU. Now why in the name of (fill in the blank) would I or anyone else care to invest energy on this topic there?

And why are you spending so much of your awesome non- threatening energies asking?

With all of your non-threatening, non- violent ways, can't YOU help with the cause? Call one of your male friends today! Ask them to help stop the violence against women. Thank you in advance.

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"Women's groups condemn use of 'harmful' stereotypes in media" [View all] redqueen Jan 2012 OP

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