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Hekate

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28. I remember those; I thought their spiritual orientation was great

Thu May 29, 2014, 03:01 PM

May 2014

Men need each other and boys need healthy role models. If a big drum-circle is involved, so much the better.

"Men's Rights" is a whole other nasty thing.

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"Men's Rights" cracks me up. [View all] WilliamPitt May 2014 OP

Kinda' like "Gun Rights". (nt) stone space May 2014 #1

we have so many gun rights, that we end up with too many gun wrongs. CreekDog May 2014 #100

Profoundly said... Wounded Bear May 2014 #137

Now there's a sound bite which should be on many lips nationally. nt Ligyron Jun 2014 #192

Really! elleng May 2014 #2

I have to agree with you whole heartedly. dballance May 2014 #3

Yeah, it's lame whatchamacallit May 2014 #4

Years ago I worked for a big, big company and sat on our 'diversity board.' onehandle May 2014 #5

Why would it be a problem? Did they call it the "straight white mens group"? 7962 May 2014 #19

They do newblewtoo May 2014 #22

I'm often told that I as a male am losing rights. LanternWaste May 2014 #6

Terrific response. You nail it as usual. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #16

You've lost the right to automatically get hired Damansarajaya May 2014 #53

I got misandried just the other day. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #7

Ok.. I had to laugh at that.... hlthe2b May 2014 #8

And of course, you know some dude somewhere is thinking the same thing in all seriousness... nomorenomore08 May 2014 #17

<chuckle> Damansarajaya May 2014 #54

It's your white male, wasting money on coffee, right that female barristas should flirt with you. hunter May 2014 #69

I paid good money for that flirt! Warren Stupidity May 2014 #73

That is because she was busy flirting with me... randys1 May 2014 #129

Damn alpha males Warren Stupidity May 2014 #144

I must live too far out in the boonies. panader0 May 2014 #9

they're losing their right to be sexist assholes, WilliamPitt Skittles May 2014 #10

Right up there with "white rights" etherealtruth May 2014 #11

Planet Earth isn't so bad. Good tacos, if you know where to look. nt el_bryanto May 2014 #12

You finally posted something I can rec. JTFrog May 2014 #13

Good planets are hard to find... KG May 2014 #14

Ah Steve Forbert HangOnKids May 2014 #18

yep..... dhill926 May 2014 #15

From the 1970's through the 1990's TM99 May 2014 #20

I remember those; I thought their spiritual orientation was great Hekate May 2014 #28

Indeed. TM99 May 2014 #42

Yes--a number were linked with the Radical Therapy movement eridani May 2014 #107

Radical Therapy TM99 May 2014 #111

"Human Rights" doesn't crack me up whatsoever. polly7 May 2014 #21

+ a metric shit ton. opiate69 May 2014 #24

I doubt it. polly7 May 2014 #26

You need new material that quip has passed its freshness date HangOnKids May 2014 #29

Oh.. bad me... must remember to be appropriately deferential. opiate69 May 2014 #38

No dear, maybe just a tad more current HangOnKids May 2014 #39

Oh, I suppose I could have made hay about his calling our Democratic President a... opiate69 May 2014 #70

Keep telling yourself that HangOnKids May 2014 #75

Lmao! RiffRandell May 2014 #113

Such a burden to be a man in this world WilliamPitt May 2014 #27

Tell it to those jumping off building in Greece because they can't polly7 May 2014 #30

"Men in crisis" WilliamPitt May 2014 #34

The problem is ............. any male IN CRISIS and having the courage to polly7 May 2014 #35

Never seen ANYONE male or female on DU in a crisis denied support EVER HangOnKids May 2014 #40

LOL! polly7 May 2014 #41

Now that you mention it the front of my house needs a coat as well HangOnKids May 2014 #43

Cool. I love painting. Don't forget the sun-screen! nt. polly7 May 2014 #45

Big bowl for you HangOnKids May 2014 #47

I don't care for crow, which is why I leave that for you. polly7 May 2014 #58

you lost that argument, big time Skittles May 2014 #106

+1 R B Garr May 2014 #168

you will of course supply the link to a male DUer in crisis and being ridiculed for it, yes? LanternWaste May 2014 #44

You bet!! do your own homework. polly7 May 2014 #46

I imagine avoidance is much more self-validating than simply admitting there are none... LanternWaste May 2014 #48

Don't pester her she is coming to paint my house HangOnKids May 2014 #49

Damn you, Tom Sawyer and your trickeries!!! LanternWaste May 2014 #52

Holy Fuck My Trickeries HangOnKids May 2014 #56

LOL. polly7 May 2014 #55

You paint with your feet? HangOnKids May 2014 #57

Are you reading this in Swedish or some language you don't understand? polly7 May 2014 #59

Dear Polly I am thinking quite clearly HangOnKids May 2014 #60

Sorry, I post my opinion. If someone doesn't agree ....... that's polly7 May 2014 #64

Ta Ta My Dear HangOnKids May 2014 #65

Yeah, yeah, yeah .... see ya. polly7 May 2014 #66

bork bork bork WilliamPitt May 2014 #61

My little niece does that. She's 3. polly7 May 2014 #63

IN CRISIS, can you give me an example of a crisis they would be in that would be mocked? randys1 May 2014 #77

In crisis ...... suddenly out of a job, polly7 May 2014 #87

You are out in some field of dreams or something bloom May 2014 #134

LMAO! polly7 May 2014 #145

So give us a link. thucythucy May 2014 #158

You've got no links Tsiyu Jun 2014 #190

Never happened to a man in genuine crises here. bettyellen May 2014 #94

None of that has anything to do with the Men's Right Movement. BainsBane May 2014 #83

I know EXACTLY what Men's Rights Groups believe in and yap about. polly7 May 2014 #84

There is no such logic--or humanity-- in dismissing suffering by men BainsBane May 2014 #85

WTF are you yammering about, pats on the head? That was your friends, not me. polly7 May 2014 #88

My question to you was BainsBane May 2014 #92

WHAT are you talking about? polly7 May 2014 #102

I hadn't seen the other comments either BainsBane May 2014 #103

When did I 'insert sock reference?' polly7 May 2014 #104

When did you insert a sock reference? BainsBane May 2014 #127

Btw, did you ever apologize for that sock? Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #136

That was a TOS violation. pintobean May 2014 #140

Not only that.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #159

What makes you think I owe you anything? BainsBane May 2014 #141

Lol! So you didn't apologize for the sock. Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #142

Not admitting it? BainsBane Jun 2014 #202

This is rich coming from you.. one_voice May 2014 #152

Ahhh ........ I was talking about today. polly7 May 2014 #143

What? one_voice May 2014 #150

I didn't see the rape threats until after the fact.... one_voice May 2014 #91

Precisely BainsBane May 2014 #93

I'm sorry did you miss this part of my comment: one_voice May 2014 #97

So you admit you faslely accused me BainsBane May 2014 #101

You're a piece of work. You know that. one_voice May 2014 #123

Wow. pintobean May 2014 #125

You and many others in HoF are some of the worst people I've ever come across. seabeyond May 2014 #163

A question for you.. Violet_Crumble May 2014 #165

totally ignore.... the worst people ever. i would say amazing violet, but it is seabeyond May 2014 #166

I'll take yr refusal to answer that simple question as you not thinking it's sexist... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #167

don't make up something out of the blue. that is dishonest. the issue. 170 post. me? 1 post. you...? seabeyond May 2014 #171

But I didn't make anything up... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #172

VC, congratulations!!! pacalo Jun 2014 #184

Hiya pac! Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #188

I wanted you to win a new car pacalo Jun 2014 #189

You know, I'm tired of your call-outs. polly7 May 2014 #174

I was wondering where I've gone to... Violet_Crumble May 2014 #175

ah. well, you see. like i explain to you often. when reading your posts to me, as soon seabeyond Jun 2014 #196

I see you are morphing that comment again. I see you dropped the B-word slur R B Garr May 2014 #169

There's as much morphing as there was an attempt from you to answer the question I asked seabeyond.. Violet_Crumble May 2014 #170

Your own post said you weren't going to bother reading my answer to you. R B Garr May 2014 #182

Where are you reading that in the posts I linked to? Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #186

So when did you decide to drop the B-word slur from your "outrage"? R B Garr Jun 2014 #193

I'll ask again. Where are you reading that in the posts I linked to? Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #195

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Jun 2014 #200

i compared feminists, me, hof to pavlov dogs the other day. it was appropriate. seabeyond Jun 2014 #203

Oh, I thought it was that infernal comment about pats on the head. BainsBane Jun 2014 #205

we are told we are the worst people ever. worst people ever. seabeyond Jun 2014 #206

Oh dear. I feel like I need to explain my comment. one_voice Jun 2014 #218

Yes, I was talking about that comment... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #219

Question... pacalo Jun 2014 #183

Thank you! polly7 May 2014 #164

Well stated maddezmom May 2014 #181

Nailed it. pacalo Jun 2014 #185

LOL... one_voice May 2014 #138

+100000000000000000 nt. polly7 May 2014 #146

There you go again, making shit up. RiffRandell May 2014 #112

Once again you falsely accuse me BainsBane May 2014 #115

... redqueen May 2014 #116

... smackdown? more like opiate69 May 2014 #120

So now *not commenting* on something is an insult. Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #118

Maybe you could read a post BainsBane May 2014 #119

Maybe I could comment how I choose Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #121

She's been trying to pintobean May 2014 #122

It's pretty ludicrous Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #126

Some people, you just can't apologize enough to. opiate69 May 2014 #132

She'll continue to do so. RiffRandell May 2014 #148

It's such a lame tactic. pintobean May 2014 #149

Well, for some of us ...... and I'm finding out there are many, polly7 May 2014 #153

When will you ever learn? RiffRandell May 2014 #147

Well said, 'cohort'. polly7 May 2014 #154

I 'bring it up all the time'?! polly7 May 2014 #155

But yesterday when opiate called me a "fucking idiot" and someone applauded, redqueen May 2014 #130

I wasn't clear. I was calling the author of that op-ed a fucking idiot. Not you. Sorry. opiate69 May 2014 #133

Oh so then you only called me a "sub intellectual grandstander", then? redqueen May 2014 #135

As does yours. RiffRandell May 2014 #139

Just because you keep saying it doesn't make it so. NuclearDem May 2014 #96

I say it because I believe it. polly7 May 2014 #105

You are just being willfully obtuse. smirkymonkey May 2014 #176

+10,000 smirkymonkey May 2014 #178

Golly, Polly. chervilant Jun 2014 #224

because human rights violations are a real thing, and men's rights La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #198

"Men's Lefts" are even funnier. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #23

Agreed, Rec'ed, and glad someone said it! benld74 May 2014 #25

Agreed. The term "mens' rights" is stupid. Laelth May 2014 #31

How do you think people should react to the angst these men have because they've lost power redqueen May 2014 #50

LOL! Thanks, William! How about "Billionaires' Rights"? DesertDiamond May 2014 #32

The only place I consider the term "Men's Rights" relevant is with respect to child custody scheming daemons May 2014 #33

That regularly gets blasted and lumped in with men's rights groups joeglow3 May 2014 #90

it's like "why isn't there a white history month"?nt m-lekktor May 2014 #36

I'll bet you'd find some RWers who are asking that...! LOL hlthe2b May 2014 #76

This. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #37

Yup, me too. Damansarajaya May 2014 #51

Men's Right to rule the world since the dawn of time! Rex May 2014 #62

Thats because all men are piece of shit used-car salesmen right? krawhitham May 2014 #67

bork bork bork WilliamPitt May 2014 #68

anytime krawhitham May 2014 #72

Thanks again. WilliamPitt May 2014 #74

I hear ya, brother. Iggo May 2014 #71

I'm always cracked up at the DU hyperventilation of the week. Gore1FL May 2014 #78

Kick! bravenak May 2014 #79

Hey Will... I Don't Know What It Is... Chivalry... Women And Children First... Generational... WillyT May 2014 #80

People who advocate "Men's rights" are truly hypocrites. antiGOPin294 May 2014 #81

Welcome to DU! smirkymonkey May 2014 #177

Yeah, it needs to be "Equal Rights" to have any meaning. Jester Messiah May 2014 #82

Disrupting serious conversations about rights with petty grievnces about not getting dates and bettyellen May 2014 #124

Dismissing others' concerns as "petty" simply because you don't share them... Jester Messiah May 2014 #160

If a person is using the "parking ticket" thing to dismiss that inequality bettyellen May 2014 #180

Men's Rights is about kicking women. It's not about supporting men. LeftyMom May 2014 #86

Personally, I find the concept of Rights to be a good thing. Shandris May 2014 #89

the OP is against MRA groups, not individual's rights. Hope that helps your confusion! bettyellen May 2014 #95

It seemed to be less MRA groups and more of a retort-thread. Shandris May 2014 #98

the "human rights" thread was the retort, hours later, to this one.... bettyellen May 2014 #99

Simple they need to hate someone to hate to feel whistler162 May 2014 #109

Thats your opinion! whistler162 May 2014 #108

Gay rights, women's rights and other minority rights are just that Lyric May 2014 #110

It is so sad that this has to be explained here. Over and over. nt redqueen May 2014 #114

It is. TDale313 May 2014 #128

Very invested in derailing and disruption too. nt redqueen May 2014 #131

This is such a good post. KitSileya May 2014 #173

+10,000 smirkymonkey May 2014 #179

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #117

Like Whites' Rights or Ruling Class Rights. nt valerief May 2014 #151

Whatever levity I got from the mens' rights movement, I lost over at Discussionist.com Paladin May 2014 #156

Some of us have been trying to raise awareness of these dangerous hate groups for years. redqueen May 2014 #157

Male circumcisiion is a hot topic Harmony Blue May 2014 #161

Genital mutilation is practiced on both sexes. JackRiddler May 2014 #162

Male circumcision is legal in the U.S. Harmony Blue Jun 2014 #191

It shouldn't be. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #217

Men are more the problem on DU than what we've been seeing 24-7 ad nauseum from some feminists? pacalo Jun 2014 #187

Oops. Iggo Jun 2014 #197

do you even know the meaning of the word feminist? Skittles Jun 2014 #201

I adore you, Skittles. pacalo Jun 2014 #207

I don't agree Skittles Jun 2014 #208

Those who are up to here with their monotony find them pathetic. pacalo Jun 2014 #209

here is someone who gets it Skittles Jun 2014 #210

Skittles... pacalo Jun 2014 #212

if you can't handle it use IGNORE Skittles Jun 2014 #213

That was taken care of months ago, thank you! pacalo Jun 2014 #214

Yeh, kind of like "1% rights". Zorra Jun 2014 #194

straight rights and white rights are also pretty funny. while we are at it. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #199

Lioness- what do you call it when people pretend they are unaware of any larger context? Like here, bettyellen Jun 2014 #204

lying? ignoring inconvenient details? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #211

HA. I thought you'd have a great academic term for it, since you know... people have great respect bettyellen Jun 2014 #215

Men never want to talk about their Wrongs, though. Where are the valerief Jun 2014 #216

This message was self-deleted by its author In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #220

Why? n/t seaglass Jun 2014 #221

May I ask why you would do that, ITW? Sissyk Jun 2014 #222

Cracked has an interesting post about 5 uncomfortable truths about MRA IronLionZion Jun 2014 #223