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Major Nikon

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3. The link didn't point to the OP

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 09:08 PM

Jan 2013

Just sayin'

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"Not all men rape--but all men benefit from the fact that some men do." [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 OP

What's your point? The OP made a good case that this is true. Do you dispute it? Scuba Jan 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #2

I'm ok with the "all" language, so yes, it means you. And me. Scuba Jan 2013 #5

The link didn't point to the OP Major Nikon Jan 2013 #3

The link he pointed to echoed the OP. Scuba Jan 2013 #4

The OP didn't suggest that all men benefit from rape Major Nikon Jan 2013 #7

Except for in the Title: "Not all men rape--but all men benefit from the fact that some men do." Scuba Jan 2013 #8

I read it, now I'm asking you Major Nikon Jan 2013 #9

As per the article, all men benefit because ... Scuba Jan 2013 #11

...or I may not have. Major Nikon Jan 2013 #14

Men have also been used as cannnon fodder down through history... Upton Jan 2013 #15

So if women are to threated to fully participate in society and "entry into school" Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #20

Sorry, but this thread is a direct response to the one to which I linked. Scuba Jan 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #24

If i were, say, a fundamentalist deeply invested in religious/cultural norms, that might apply. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Upton Jan 2013 #6

I've edited my OP ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #10

Took your suggestion.. Upton Jan 2013 #13

Men who rape have led to a culture of fear ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #12

The proper response to that statement is "so what?" Bonobo Jan 2013 #16

When my kids were real little we had a toy that was basically a box with a big red button Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #18

Well said! nt Bonobo Jan 2013 #19

I don't believe that categories are monolithic entitites. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #17

I just see it as a simplistic statement designed for people who seek simplistic answers Major Nikon Jan 2013 #22

The boyfriend is also being attacked by the defense lawyer ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #23

The reverse is true. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #26

Rhetorical nonsense. ElboRuum Jan 2013 #27

Ignorant and bigoted. Behind the Aegis Jan 2013 #28

I even think the assertion that "all men benefit from anti-female sexism", while situationally true Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #29

It may not be universal, but it makes more sense then the crap in the OP. Behind the Aegis Jan 2013 #30

And certainly, one can and should acknowledge the actual and historical reality of things like Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #32

"All men benefit from anti-female sexism" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #31

Kicking for current relevance. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #34

No human being benefits from the oppression of others. hifiguy Apr 2013 #35