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Cleita

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88. FYI most people would rather not see an old person whether in a bikini or in

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 04:01 AM

Feb 2014

a snow suit. We are old and in the way. So fuck you. I will wear or not wear what I want until you or someone like you decides to stick a pillow over my face to shut me up.

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So I have a day off tomorrow and it's going to be 75. Can I wear my swim suit? [View all] Cleita Feb 2014 OP

Yes, lets stop the nonsense. elleng Feb 2014 #1

Ba da bing, ba da boom frazzled Feb 2014 #3

Well, I'm sorry but those are out everywhere not just here. Cleita Feb 2014 #6

Still don't get it? frazzled Feb 2014 #15

Okay. I guess I'll get in trouble for this. I used to study art Cleita Feb 2014 #25

Boobs are easy. Hands are hard. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #34

Hands aren't that hard. Cleita Feb 2014 #82

Oh indeed! Every sketch instruction has a page or two on how to draw boobs. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #89

Well the porn section isn't where you should get your sketch Cleita Feb 2014 #90

I have a funny story about that... hunter Feb 2014 #184

Maybe you should get some aspiring artist to do your Cleita Feb 2014 #186

It's very easy to make boobs -- Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2014 #140

I don't consider Photoshopped images art, CrispyQ Feb 2014 #167

A lot of oil paintings aren't art either but a lot are. Cleita Feb 2014 #171

I did misread your post. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #187

A lot of it isn't art like a lot of paintings aren't art, but that's how you finally do create art Cleita Feb 2014 #175

"jerk off to it" AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #42

Every time I see a woman in a bikini, I can't help but want to whip it out and jerk it. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #48

"Excuse me while I whip this out" edbermac Feb 2014 #53

It should stay so he can be embarrassed. n/t Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #199

yup, and that we should be free to wear bikinis or anything else without certain creepers JI7 Feb 2014 #7

Good luck going out in public in a bikini AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #43

Well, in a beach town, they don't. Cleita Feb 2014 #47

Indeed AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #51

The equivalent to the threads in question would be if you take off the top of that bikini and Squinch Feb 2014 #152

Perfect response. nt Mojorabbit Feb 2014 #206

people can look and notice without being a creeper giving unwanted attention JI7 Feb 2014 #49

yes it would be nice if women didnt ogle men who are wearing skimpy swim attire :-) nt msongs Feb 2014 #95

Link to a comment where men were "publicly oogle(ing) over the airbrushed tushies and make(ing) Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #38

lol AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #45

Are you kidding? Some people were calling those SI models all kinds of VERY nasty names. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #77

Exactly. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #86

I just can't help myself. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #200

i find it ironic that you complained more about the alert of an offensive post than the post itself. CreekDog Feb 2014 #208

You haven't been looking hard enough. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #209

Not this male poster..... thanks nt Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2014 #180

Happy Birthday tomorrow. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #141

Thanks, dipsy! elleng Feb 2014 #165

Wait, WUT? rufus dog Feb 2014 #2

75 degrees. There seems to be no key for degrees. % is as close as it gets. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #4

Go to eHow, lots of good stuff edbermac Feb 2014 #8

Thanks. Cleita Feb 2014 #14

On Macs, there is a key that is called "Option" Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #21

Okay. thanks. Cleita Feb 2014 #26

Hit the SHIFT key, the ALT/OPTION key and */8 key simultaneously edbermac Feb 2014 #27

Alt 0176 will do it ° hobbit709 Feb 2014 #147

That didn't work for me until I went to the link and saw you had to have NUM LOCK on. Jim Lane Feb 2014 #182

I almost always use the numeric pad. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #183

Yes and please post pictures. edbermac Feb 2014 #5

I'm 74 and wear a bikini. Cleita Feb 2014 #10

Nothing wrong with a mature woman 1000words Feb 2014 #12

Well thank you. That's nice. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #20

Quit hitting on her. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #201

Quit harshing my perv! 1000words Feb 2014 #211

None of that is offensive. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #221

ROFL treestar Feb 2014 #18

I know. that's the point. Cleita Feb 2014 #19

Why bother then? treestar Feb 2014 #23

Oh, if only they were frightened. Cleita Feb 2014 #33

Wow. polly7 Feb 2014 #44

I could hardly do better than the men who see the 74 year old in the bikini treestar Feb 2014 #157

I wear whatever the hell I want. polly7 Feb 2014 #158

But how would you protest the men who would do that? treestar Feb 2014 #159

YOU did that. polly7 Feb 2014 #160

poor deflection treestar Feb 2014 #162

A man didn't insult her for what she would be seen as in a bikini. polly7 Feb 2014 #163

74, eh? It's is all starting to make sense. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #54

But, will your body type meet the approval pintobean Feb 2014 #189

Probably not mine although I do diet and work out. Cleita Feb 2014 #191

Oh ... just go to The Olive Garden and breast feed your pit bull 1000words Feb 2014 #9

Too old and shriveled to breast feed. Cleita Feb 2014 #11

She would have to be eating chicken while she did that! stevenleser Feb 2014 #215

Yep, all those posts saying no one can wear swimsuits. kcr Feb 2014 #13

Oh but they did because the models shouldn't wear swimsuits because Cleita Feb 2014 #17

Nope they didn't....you missed the point entirely.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #29

Really? You have proof that there was a wankfest Cleita Feb 2014 #35

Were you reading it? There seems to be some more females on this thread that thought so besides me.. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #36

I can imagine. Cleita Feb 2014 #37

NOBODY is talking about THOSE girls.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #39

Okay. I missed the point. I have to move on. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #40

Please do..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #41

Ah, yes. Another woman being attacked for failing to fall in line Orrex Feb 2014 #193

Sorry, did someone tell her to "fuck off"? No? She did say that to another woman here. redqueen Feb 2014 #202

Yes, because men can't help but participate in "wankfests" online. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #55

Well we witnessed it didn't we? Or are we not believing our lying eyes... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #56

Link to a "wankfest". Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #57

Right I have to prove anyone was actually jerking-off right? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #66

You made the assertion a big "wank fest" was going on. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #85

Here is actual footage, timestamped 15 seconds after the SI thread was posted!!!!! Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #122

Heh. I don't expect a reply from VR. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #164

If you're going to accuse men of being awful for participating in a "wankfest" mythology Feb 2014 #212

So the "urges" are or are not controllable? LanternWaste Feb 2014 #185

Not according to VanillaRhapsody. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #203

I find if you hand wash them kcr Feb 2014 #31

Nobody said anything of the sort n/t Scootaloo Feb 2014 #65

No one said that at all. Not even close. cui bono Feb 2014 #73

Straw man or straw swimsuit? treestar Feb 2014 #16

You're going to swim in the ocean? But there are..... R B Garr Feb 2014 #22

Yeah, they are there but we get warnings. Cleita Feb 2014 #32

Submarines are scary, I don't blame you Fumesucker Feb 2014 #70

lol, actually I've seen a couple youtube type videos of surfers with underwater cameras R B Garr Feb 2014 #91

Wear whatever you like, Doll. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #24

Thank you. I do. Cleita Feb 2014 #30

Huh? Bobbie Jo Feb 2014 #28

Nope. According to your warped interpretation to objectification, you will be a sex object. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #46

I'm a sex object. How awful. All the girls at the senior center are Cleita Feb 2014 #81

By your warped interpretation of objectification. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #87

FYI most people would rather not see an old person whether in a bikini or in Cleita Feb 2014 #88

What a weird life you must lead. In my sphere; family, friends, neighbors... Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #97

Good. I was getting worried about any old people who are Cleita Feb 2014 #98

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service ... 4:44 AM In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #123

Prime example of jury fail. The difference between "who the fuck are you" and "fuck you" is whether seaglass Feb 2014 #148

Your statement is true "whether a juror likes you or not." In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #150

Everyday sexism KitSileya Feb 2014 #103

I grew up along the beach and wearing swimsuits were a lot of my life. Cleita Feb 2014 #105

"You are only a sex object when you allow it to happen to you" KitSileya Feb 2014 #110

Only if you see it that way. Cleita Feb 2014 #112

I live in reality, where the things I described has happened to me. KitSileya Feb 2014 #114

I'm sorry all that happened to you and you are justified in feeling Cleita Feb 2014 #115

The magazine isn't the cause, it's the symptom, and a reinforcement. KitSileya Feb 2014 #120

Just to illuminate those lucky enough to be ignorant... KitSileya Feb 2014 #117

Because it's all about you isn't it? JTFrog Feb 2014 #116

Boy, you have no idea what misogyny I put up with in my life. Cleita Feb 2014 #118

Don't tell me you "fought for them" just to tell them to shut the fuck up when they are taking JTFrog Feb 2014 #124

+100000000000000 redqueen Feb 2014 #207

..... notadmblnd Feb 2014 #204

OK so here you admit it happens gollygee Feb 2014 #119

And what is really telling is that she is getting away JTFrog Feb 2014 #125

So should we all wear burkas so they don't get out of line? News flash, they get out of line anyway Cleita Feb 2014 #126

Of course we shouldn't wear burkas gollygee Feb 2014 #128

I don't know what you are complaining about then. Cleita Feb 2014 #129

And telling them that we felt it was inappropriate isn't confronting them? KitSileya Feb 2014 #133

OK, what, in your mind, constitutes confronting them as opposed to whining? eShirl Feb 2014 #143

Point out what they are doing isn't right and then expect to get a bunch of Cleita Feb 2014 #170

I see that we still cannot get across our meaning. KitSileya Feb 2014 #130

That's because your meaning has no meaning other than being mean. Cleita Feb 2014 #135

Wow. NT KitSileya Feb 2014 #138

GD isn't a boys' club gollygee Feb 2014 #139

"GD should not be a hostile environment." eShirl Feb 2014 #144

She won't be happy til we're all back of the bus and shit. JTFrog Feb 2014 #146

I don't find it hostile, but if you do then maybe you shouldn't be here. Cleita Feb 2014 #168

Creating an environment where women are expected to deal or leave gollygee Feb 2014 #176

You are just a perpetual victim, aren't you? Cleita Feb 2014 #177

I have thankfully never been a victim gollygee Feb 2014 #178

In real life silly, not on a message board. Cleita Feb 2014 #179

The concept of "hostile environment" is well established gollygee Feb 2014 #181

And: "I'm a sex object. How awful. All the girls at the senior center are going to be so jealous" redqueen Feb 2014 #188

Yep. n/t JTFrog Feb 2014 #194

"You are only a sex object when you allow it to happen to you" is possibly the most ignorant Squinch Feb 2014 #198

If it isn't the most ignorant Aerows Feb 2014 #213

Yep. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #108

You OBVIOUSLY don't understand the difference between MannyGoldstein Feb 2014 #50

Yes, I'd rather not wear one at all, but the lifeguards have issues about that. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #52

... TDale313 Feb 2014 #58

Hell yes you can. I will be upset but go on and do it anyway. Autumn Feb 2014 #59

Actually wish we could trade. Cleita Feb 2014 #60

This drought has been horrible and I am very grateful for Autumn Feb 2014 #61

WHAT is going to be 75%?? SheilaT Feb 2014 #62

75 degrees. Sorry, I will change it to degrees when I'm at a computer that has the Cleita Feb 2014 #63

The little high circle that is the degree sign SheilaT Feb 2014 #64

I just edited out the sign. People can guess what the number means. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #67

Oh FFS. cui bono Feb 2014 #68

Actually, I'm pretty aware of stupidity, which is what this OP Cleita Feb 2014 #69

You are unaware, you've made that perfectly clear. cui bono Feb 2014 #71

You're far too old to pretend to misunderstand women to get headpats from men. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #72

Dignity? Cleita Feb 2014 #75

You don't need anyone here's permission:) Great post. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #74

Manny? Is that you? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #76

I am surprised that, at age 74, you do not understand the grammatical distinction between Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #78

That's very rude. Cleita Feb 2014 #80

Just surprised, at your age,you didn't know. My daughter at age 24 knows and appreciates utilizing Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #92

I do know, but sometimes I like to do vernacular in the way Cleita Feb 2014 #93

Ain't and isn't are equivalent. May and can are not. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #99

Is this a test? Cleita Feb 2014 #100

Nah. Just me advocating the nuance of may. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #104

Look. I write stuff and I understand the need to edit every word when Cleita Feb 2014 #106

How do you know you have won an argument? Soundman Feb 2014 #156

I support the right of people to make their own damn decisions about their own bodies. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #79

So do I. But simple principles aren't always adequate to a complex world. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #217

No, they're not. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #219

Absolutely. Individual rights/freedoms are just as important as broader human rights nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #220

No, you may not wear your swimsuit tomorrow... Adsos Letter Feb 2014 #83

... Cleita Feb 2014 #84

You don't have to ask. bravenak Feb 2014 #94

Thank you. Cleita Feb 2014 #96

It's very telling about the ugly responses you're getting in this thread. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #101

Thank you. Cleita Feb 2014 #102

You could always try on one of these... MADem Feb 2014 #107

Looks that would be more your style. Cleita Feb 2014 #109

Well, I thought you were looking for something that met with the censors' approval. MADem Feb 2014 #113

I do believe the phrase is pictures! Riftaxe Feb 2014 #111

Yes, don't forget to apply sunscreen. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #121

Of course. JTFrog Feb 2014 #127

Actually, maybe I'll go to Pirates Cove. Cleita Feb 2014 #131

You should take the suit along anyway. JTFrog Feb 2014 #134

Drift wood is better. Cleita Feb 2014 #136

You are sincerely a piece of work. JTFrog Feb 2014 #142

For 74 she has a lot of growing up to do. MattBaggins Feb 2014 #155

It was 72 here last Sunday madokie Feb 2014 #132

Aww. Cleita Feb 2014 #137

I note the lack of "not this shit again" posts sufrommich Feb 2014 #145

If you truly don't know the difference Evergreen Emerald Feb 2014 #149

Swim naked for all I care. ananda Feb 2014 #151

Apparently we can not since you had to post BS MattBaggins Feb 2014 #153

You can do whatever you would like liberal N proud Feb 2014 #154

Well if you live your life according to what people say on a public forum Rex Feb 2014 #161

I hate you!!!! Beacool Feb 2014 #166

Hope you get nicer weather soon and that we get rain. Cleita Feb 2014 #192

Oh, you're in CA. Beacool Feb 2014 #216

LOL Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #169

Right, no one wants to tell anyone what to do. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #190

HAHA! pretty much! Or this laundry_queen Feb 2014 #197

Hahahah!! Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #205

These nifty Islamic swimsuits help you keep your modesty LittleBlue Feb 2014 #172

Well, why don't you send that to Sports Illustrated. Evidently that is what would be Cleita Feb 2014 #173

That might be an acceptable compromise LittleBlue Feb 2014 #174

Please show me where one duer NCTraveler Feb 2014 #195

So much straw flung around recently... We need a strawman clean-up crew or something... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #218

Enjoy. Just don't rub frozen Easterners' noses in your sunshiny day! Hekate Feb 2014 #196

I had to look up Arroyo Grande, California yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #210

No swim suits until Memorial Day! idendoit Feb 2014 #214

Nobody cares what you decide to wear, Cleita. MineralMan Feb 2014 #222

^^Yes, she knows quite well^^^ hlthe2b Feb 2014 #223