When Good Guys Do Good Things.

[radicalliberal]

19. My intention was not to cause a disruption in this topic.

I have no problem with the basic purpose of this group. I do see a need for it. After all, I'm a man.

I was sympathetic to women before I even heard of the feminist movement. (Hey, as a boy in the 7th grade in the spring of 1964, I supported Margaret Chase Smith in the Republican presidential primaries -- although I was hooted at by my fellow classmates, most of whom supported Goldwater. I simply thought to myself, "Why shouldn't a woman serve as President?&quot But I am aware of the lunatic fringe of feminism. They should be opposed.

I hope I was not misconstrued. I was not making a statement against the majority of men. After all, I'm a -- yeah, I know, I've already said that! LOL I know there are men who could never be forced against their will to rape a woman, that such men would die first.

I've not read any of the replies to my "rape culture" posts above. I just don't see any point. Everyone's mind is already made up, including my own. The successful promotion of understanding is rare, indeed, in Internet forums. It's often just a bunch of yelling, which can be entertaining at times or depressing on other occasions. At least that's my opinion.

I wasn't trying to insult anyone or encourage another gender war or seek the preeminence -- as I'm just an eccentric outsider in this forum, anyway, as I am in most of the forums where I post. I was only expressing my own heartfelt conviction -- which, in the scheme of things, is worth little or nothing.

I probably will post again eventually, but now I'm not in the best frame of mind. At the same time I end up worrying about possibly hurting someone else's feelings (usually after losing my temper), I'm probably thin-skinned myself. Probably? I'm just fooling myself. LOL I'm quite depressed for several reasons, and I need to devote my full attention to a major health problem -- namely, a chronic sleep disorder I've not had the self-discipline to deal with until now. As one of my personal trainers told me, good sleep is essential in bodybuilding. Besides, I'm afraid there's even more at stake. If I slept well and was making faster progress in my bodybuilding program, perhaps I'd have a better frame of mind for posting in most forums.

Best wishes to everyone. Including you, Proud.