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Silencing tactics [View all] redqueen Jan 2013 OP
My least favorite gollygee Jan 2013 #1
I'd say the first one you mentioned reminds me more of the 'more important issues' tactic... redqueen Jan 2013 #2
Oh I see gollygee Jan 2013 #3
Yep. It is SO common. redqueen Jan 2013 #4
my father in law was the first to give me.... women have it worse. told him, irrelevant, i am seabeyond Jan 2013 #13
Also famously used by Richard Dawkins... redqueen Jan 2013 #21
You're a "man basher"... always perks me up when I see that one. boston bean Jan 2013 #5
Oh yes, thank you! redqueen Jan 2013 #7
hate sex, prude, frigid, anti sex, jealous, ugly, hag... nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #14
UGH! Makes me nuts! You always know you're dealing with a brick wall when you hear this. Squinch Jan 2013 #29
They used to tell us there were more important issues, like the Vietnam War LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #6
Yes, there is always a more imporrant issue... redqueen Jan 2013 #9
How about these. Helen Reddy Jan 2013 #8
Yes, very common... redqueen Jan 2013 #10
"But what about the men?!!? Who will think of the men?!??" Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 #11
further than that. hey you feminists... someone is being mean to men, if you were really seabeyond Jan 2013 #15
Hah, yeah... redqueen Jan 2013 #22
you talk to me too mean/b/like a man, not like a man, not feminine enough, more with sugar than.... seabeyond Jan 2013 #12
Ah, yes... the ever popular 'tone' argument. redqueen Jan 2013 #23
And the related: "You are being shrill." Squinch Jan 2013 #30
Oh yes, that's very popular. redqueen Jan 2013 #31
God almighty. Forgot that one. Makes my blood boil. nt Nay Jan 2013 #35
men cant help it. biological/dna. the monkeys did it/evo psych, are you anti science? nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #16
"You're too sensitive." Hate that one. But "what about the menz?" REALLY pisses me off. Nay Jan 2013 #17
which takes me to... it is a joke, liten up. seabeyond Jan 2013 #18
"If you've been on the planet longer than 15 years and haven't figured some of this out ... redqueen Jan 2013 #24
Great list. I think you covered every point. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #19
You know what? I think one simple response to men who say some of these things is "IT'S NOT Nay Jan 2013 #20
You can scream it till you're blue in the face... redqueen Jan 2013 #26
Exactly! redqueen Jan 2013 #25
I find the "could be worse" argument especially obnoxious. Deep13 Jan 2013 #27
It is especially egregious from liberals... redqueen Jan 2013 #28
Right. Our standards should be a little higher than that! Deep13 Jan 2013 #33
That's a good list ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #32
The geek feminism wiki has a nice list of silencing tactics He loved Big Brother Jan 2013 #34
That's a wonderful list! Thank you. nt Nay Jan 2013 #36
I will be reviewing that over the weekend. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #37
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