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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2014, 11:50 AM Aug 2014

Well, Jesus. I hope you're proud of yourself, DU [View all]

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I'm glad I was gone, because that would have been painful to watch in real time. If you think DU isn't impoverished by the past week, you're an idiot. And people wonder why we need anti-misogynistic rules on websites.

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Well, Jesus. I hope you're proud of yourself, DU [View all] Recursion Aug 2014 OP

K&R so true... n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #1

I missed something... liberalmuse Aug 2014 #2

We just lost several good posters to misogynistic bullshit Recursion Aug 2014 #3

I'm with you JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #4

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Welcome to DU. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #6

Fingers crossed (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #9

wow. Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #7

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They're not worried about "misogyny". They're worried about misogyny. Recursion Aug 2014 #18

I Give It Four More Minutes, Sir.... The Magistrate Aug 2014 #20

You gave it three minutes too many, sir (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #22

So I Did, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #27

Ketchup is here. Or at least "catsup". Recursion Aug 2014 #28

An Improvement Over The Seventies, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #34

Thank you, Mirt. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #19

Either you forgot to indicate "sarcasm" or you are making a poor attempt at stirring shit. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #13

Post #1 for that one. I'll give you three guesses. Recursion Aug 2014 #16

We should be polite to first time* posters who may not recognize the rhett o rick Aug 2014 #36

I forget who did it, but somebody straight-face pulled out "welcome back to DU" on a first post Recursion Aug 2014 #39

Well that was rude and should have been hidden. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #60

100 threads on rape culture liberalmuse Aug 2014 #17

That's a damn shame. liberalmuse Aug 2014 #8

Yeah, I thought so too Recursion Aug 2014 #11

I suspect most are shit-stirrers that have wandered over justiceischeap Aug 2014 #15

At first I thought it was a brilliant idea, because they were *there* and not *here* Recursion Aug 2014 #30

This place is emptier now without redqueen. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #10

Amen (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #12

Both her and bigtee contributed a lot to this site in the way of thought-provoking OPs that Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #21

Yup. Even when I disagreed I learned a lot from both of them. Recursion Aug 2014 #24

I also learned a lot and Yes, it is a damn shame. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #32

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Welcome back XemaSab Aug 2014 #55

Agreed derby378 Aug 2014 #59

Besides redqueen, who else left for reasons related to misogyny? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #23

It's true that the other "big" exit wasn't directly about misogyny Recursion Aug 2014 #26

I don't live at DU. earthside Aug 2014 #25

That's a space in misogyny bingo: XemaSab Aug 2014 #29

Hell, that's the center in misogyny bingo Recursion Aug 2014 #33

" ... be willing to take as good as one gives ... " Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #35

Misogyny Sweet Freedom Aug 2014 #38

I will miss them both. I wish more here would use the "ignore" function to insulate rhett o rick Aug 2014 #31

that insulation thing ... how is that working in the Real World? is there some sort of hazmat suit Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #37

huge issue with this position. obviously, lol. thank you for making your point. nt seabeyond Aug 2014 #40

Yeah Recursion Aug 2014 #43

amen. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #45

i cannot stay quiet. not as a democrat. a liberal. a woman. a mother. a part of society. seabeyond Aug 2014 #46

I'm glad you're still here (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #47

I hope my post didn't make you think you needed to say this. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #58

i hear ya. that is the balance. that is something to be aware of. staying quiet is NEVER the seabeyond Aug 2014 #62

The "ignore" feature should not be a requirement for feeling safe Recursion Aug 2014 #41

I've always felt that Sweet Freedom Aug 2014 #49

Since you're scolding all of DU whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #42

If somebody wants to throw some my way I'll listen (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #44

It's all your fault. nt Cali_Democrat Aug 2014 #48

Your scold felt rather broadbrush to me too. LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #50

Since redqueen explicitly said she wasn't going to specify her reasons, muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #51

This is not all about rq, nor bt. Recursion Aug 2014 #52

Without knowing who they were, or what happened, your "we're all to blame" seems impossible muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #57

Who? pintobean Aug 2014 #61

Lots of times people leave because they think this place is so awful, Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #53

Strong objections to misogyny are just as appropriate on DU MineralMan Aug 2014 #56

Oh please, like you are all innocent and better than anyone else. Rex Aug 2014 #63

LOCKING etherealtruth Aug 2014 #64