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In reply to the discussion: Are you a misogynist? Taking the test. [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)One, the term "ally" doesn't really apply - I'm a dude, dude.
Second, nothing is stopping you from discussing feminist issues on DU - you just can't post in HOF. That still leaves a lot of DU on which you can post about feminist issues. Instead of doing so, you have complained about your ban from HOF, insisted that the notion of rape culture is a "hof invention", complain that men "aren't allowed to discuss feminism" in response to an attempted hide on a HOF thread... And of course, saying you'd send $20 to Ethiopia if Alyssa Milano "flashed her fake boobs."
Third, I make an effort to not be friends with people who say shit like that. I consider such people to be assholes, and it's good practice to avoid friendships with assholes.
Fourth, I have no pretense of being a saint of some sort. But I'm pretty sure I'm nowhere near "as bad" as someone who thinks Redqueen believed all who disagreed with her are rapists.
Atman, you are not a victim. You are not oppressed, you are not denied freedoms or rights. You're a guy who thinks that claiming to have done work for NARAL and NOW on the internet covers for your pretty obvious disgust towards women and feminism, who has been banned from one group on DU for being a jerk in that group, and now froths in rage constantly about that ban.
My suggestion? Take some logs, take some rope, and build a fucking bridge to get over it.