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bettyellen

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38. well why bring up "stupid shit" to activists? what was your point exactly?
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 12:31 PM
Jan 2013

I'm attempting to understand why you thought it was important enough to post about. Is stupid shit more important to discuss than the work women do to achieve equality? Is it both "stupid shit" and relevant?

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 OP
Just because... Isoldeblue Jan 2013 #1
a 12 year old who's bitter about "hot girls" being able to date whoever they like, LOL. Utter CRAP. bettyellen Jan 2013 #2
I see him as a young man zeemike Jan 2013 #5
and I see him as a sad example of how early male entitlement starts.... bettyellen Jan 2013 #7
Well it does take nerve to speak up when it is intimidating zeemike Jan 2013 #9
wow, you think one woman "turning you off" is significant enough to change how views on human rights bettyellen Jan 2013 #10
No THIS is what turns me off about feminism zeemike Jan 2013 #14
asking feminists to "sweeten up" their message to appeal to you is pathetic. making human rights bettyellen Jan 2013 #17
Well more evidence of just what I am talking about, zeemike Jan 2013 #18
ha ha radicals. actually we claim feminism not because we are "most angry" about it, but because bettyellen Jan 2013 #25
Well the NAACP don't need any advice zeemike Jan 2013 #30
exactly "focused his effort to the rights issue not the interpersonal ones" - and you and the OP bettyellen Jan 2013 #32
I would seriously like to explain it to you zeemike Jan 2013 #33
never said you had a personal hatred of women. sorry- you are imagining things.... bettyellen Jan 2013 #34
No you did not say it. zeemike Jan 2013 #35
you leap frog a personal incident to blame feminism, it's silly. bettyellen Jan 2013 #36
To talk about something is not holding a grudge. zeemike Jan 2013 #37
well why bring up "stupid shit" to activists? what was your point exactly? bettyellen Jan 2013 #38
Well just what work are you talking about? zeemike Jan 2013 #39
I'm saying your feelings about one personal incident are not significant when discussing the scope bettyellen Jan 2013 #40
Well not everyone is annoyed and angry about stupid things. zeemike Jan 2013 #41
it's annoying that you guys think it's the ONLY part of feminism worth discussing. that you focus bettyellen Jan 2013 #43
Well it has not been one stupid thing years ago. zeemike Jan 2013 #46
Guilty of hating when total strangers (mostly men) issue orders to smile. I only talked back bettyellen Jan 2013 #49
Fuck this shit....you keep repeating the same charges over and over again zeemike Jan 2013 #51
who is crushed? WTF dude. Calm down. bettyellen Jan 2013 #53
You only think I am angry zeemike Jan 2013 #57
you're still licking your wounds from that experience, and embarrassingly enough doing it in public! bettyellen Jan 2013 #58
I said goodbye didn't I zeemike Jan 2013 #59
you enjoy being a hater over "stupid shit" just have at it. bettyellen Jan 2013 #60
Well bulling and intimidation is not stupid shit in my book zeemike Jan 2013 #61
Agreed AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 #22
you are not even informed. you clearly do not even know what you are talking about. seabeyond Jan 2013 #65
Yet you... AProgressiveThinker Feb 2013 #66
+10 n/t whathehell Jan 2013 #13
I wasn't bitter about it AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 #21
sorry about the age thing. bettyellen Jan 2013 #28
Well to inform you. zeemike Jan 2013 #3
I hope people on this thread are going to be kind. 20score Jan 2013 #4
but he needs to be reading up, instead of spewing nonsense and stereotypes. bettyellen Jan 2013 #6
maybe you should try discussing it with him iamthebandfanman Jan 2013 #11
the OP here is not the kid in the video, it posts videos from a bunch of HS age kids bettyellen Jan 2013 #12
You're spinning my words around AProgressiveThinker Jan 2013 #23
took the words out of my mouth? bettyellen Jan 2013 #26
I suggest reading Mary Wollstonecraft delrem Jan 2013 #8
Mary Wollstonecraft is my favorite feminist fasttense Jan 2013 #15
yes, the mocking voice and focus on "hot girls have it easy" were pretty big mistakes. bettyellen Jan 2013 #29
With all due respect, Shankapotomus Jan 2013 #16
This is the kind of stuff you see from a guy who has guys for friends. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #19
I was surprised there were no complaints about "friend zoning".... bettyellen Jan 2013 #27
He's claiming women alread enjoy a superior position in society... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #42
oh yeah, the stuff about assault was weird- and totally inaccurate. bettyellen Jan 2013 #44
"Women" to him are obviously a theory.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #45
and I guess the teen years is when you get obsessed with gender roles and interaction bettyellen Jan 2013 #47
Nor is he willing to discuss that he may be wrong about the goals.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #48
yeah, totally mum on reproductive issues too. bettyellen Jan 2013 #50
He still hasn't clicked that what impresses guys doesn't impress women... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #52
oh god, some guys never figure that out. sad. bettyellen Jan 2013 #54
Many decide they don't NEED to figure it out.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #56
and money is seen as the other way (aside from being a handsome jock) to obtain a female bettyellen Jan 2013 #62
"Feminist" is not a dirty word. gtar100 Jan 2013 #20
Kids. Iggo Jan 2013 #24
This is the kind of stuff we used to talk about in certain literature classes in high school. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #31
When the percent of women who are raped in this country drops down to the percent of men... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #55
sorry kid. i am all for kids thinking. tis my favorite. we do a lot of it in our house. but, seabeyond Jan 2013 #63
I have to admit, I couldn't stop watching this particular car crash.... bettyellen Jan 2013 #64
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