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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-10 03:07 PM
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39.  There ya go again. Unbelievable. I get it .Stop playing the contest.
Race isn't more important than sexism. And this thread isn't about comparison.
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  -Don’t Pat Yourself on the Back Yet: The Plight of Women in the U.S. McCamy Taylor  Jun-13-10 11:34 PM   #0 
  - K&R!!  Kitty Herder   Jun-13-10 11:53 PM   #1 
  - Thank you for this. This is a remarkable piece !  saracat   Jun-14-10 12:45 AM   #2 
  - Wow, thank you so much for this. Now I am totally depressed. But I know  LiberalLoner   Jun-14-10 12:56 AM   #3 
  - KandR  Dystopian   Jun-14-10 01:30 AM   #4 
  - About Women and Health:  Betty Karlson   Jun-14-10 02:19 AM   #5 
  - K & R  canetoad   Jun-14-10 02:23 AM   #6 
  - K&R  Book Lover   Jun-14-10 02:36 AM   #7 
  - MRA? nt  awoke_in_2003   Jun-14-10 11:23 AM   #24 
  - MRA = Men's Rights Advocates  Caliman73   Jun-14-10 11:52 AM   #26 
     - That's correct (nm)  Book Lover   Jun-14-10 12:26 PM   #28 
     - no wonder I didn't get that...  awoke_in_2003   Jun-14-10 12:29 PM   #29 
  - they're heeeeeeere see #22 n/t  Scout   Jun-14-10 01:21 PM   #32 
     - Then perhaps you could rebut those points.  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-14-10 02:30 PM   #36 
     - Oh, I saw  Book Lover   Jun-14-10 08:59 PM   #62 
        - The best part of these threads  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:40 AM   #89 
  - You have failed to mention the provocation for Randi Rhode's vulgar remarks.  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 05:09 AM   #8 
  - The old "she asked for it" or "she made me do it"  cornermouse   Jun-14-10 06:27 AM   #10 
  - Well, Something Else There  iamjoy   Jun-14-10 08:01 AM   #14 
  - I disagree  Caliman73   Jun-14-10 12:16 PM   #27 
  - Agree that the term "whore" has become gender-neutral . . . in the main ...  defendandprotect   Jun-14-10 03:32 PM   #43 
  - "They started it!!!"  Cerridwen   Jun-14-10 08:37 AM   #17 
  - Nonsense.  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 01:34 PM   #33 
  - "in case you're unaware of it"...  Greyhound   Jun-14-10 03:54 PM   #48 
     - Actually it's a psych term that has no particular ideological origin nor political connotation  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 04:03 PM   #52 
  - Pitting sexism against racism and expecting anyone to make a "choice" is vile.  saracat   Jun-14-10 11:42 AM   #25 
  - Nobody's interested in the "oppression sweepstakes," just the truth. nt  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 01:52 PM   #34 
  - Then why enter the sweepstakes? Using opinions about another campaign to justify  saracat   Jun-14-10 02:53 PM   #37 
     - "Hillary Struggles Against Sexism But Regularly Plays Race Card"  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 03:01 PM   #38 
        - There ya go again. Unbelievable. I get it .Stop playing the contest.  saracat   Jun-14-10 03:07 PM   #39 
           - It's about accountability; you demand it but refuse to give it. Your outrage is selective. nt  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 03:14 PM   #40 
              - The topic is feminism.  saracat   Jun-14-10 03:27 PM   #41 
                 - It's a diatribe on sexism with Hillary as the victim and a blind eye to her race-baiting campaign.  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 03:38 PM   #45 
                    - Yawn. She is the SOS now, did you hear?  saracat   Jun-14-10 03:40 PM   #46 
                       - She is SOS because Pres. Obama is a gracious feminist. nt  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 03:43 PM   #47 
                          - Thanks for attempting to get back on topic.  saracat   Jun-14-10 03:54 PM   #49 
                             - LOL.  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 04:07 PM   #53 
  - Angela Davis "Women, Race and Class" should be required reading in school.  McCamy Taylor   Jun-14-10 04:24 PM   #55 
  - If racism was the provocation, Randi's remarks  GoddessOfGuinness   Jun-14-10 06:24 PM   #59 
     - It was; I was there. It was at a club here in SF on behalf of 960 Green.  AtomicKitten   Jun-14-10 10:33 PM   #68 
  - K. &. R.  cornermouse   Jun-14-10 06:25 AM   #9 
  - A very robust k & r to you McCamy! We have our work cut out for us!  CTyankee   Jun-14-10 07:06 AM   #11 
  - another big with the emotion and raising of girls. the ego. we are taught to coddle, protect the  seabeyond   Jun-14-10 07:40 AM   #12 
  - And may I also recommend...  planetc   Jun-14-10 07:48 AM   #13 
  - "Feminism is anti-dominionation of anyone by anyone else" ... Marilyn French  defendandprotect   Jun-14-10 03:34 PM   #44 
  - k&r  noamnety   Jun-14-10 08:11 AM   #15 
  - Kick, Recommend and BRAVA!!!!!!!  Cerridwen   Jun-14-10 08:27 AM   #16 
  - This is one of the best posts I have read on DU in a while.  Greybnk48   Jun-14-10 08:50 AM   #18 
  - K&R Thank you for this. Extremely well done. /nt  Spheric   Jun-14-10 10:26 AM   #19 
  - I don't have enough time to post on this excellent OP but have to K&R! nt  riderinthestorm   Jun-14-10 10:54 AM   #20 
  - k&r  LWolf   Jun-14-10 11:07 AM   #21 
  - Point by point  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-14-10 11:12 AM   #22 
  - Men are victims of men. Women are the victims of...men. Just as we raise our daughters to have low  McCamy Taylor   Jun-14-10 04:31 PM   #56 
  - I don't dispute that patriarchal attitudes hurt.  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-14-10 05:18 PM   #58 
  - "The only kind of violence with which we should be concerned..."  redqueen   Jun-15-10 09:40 AM   #75 
     - The person to whom I was replying  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 09:59 AM   #78 
        - I don't see how that implies that the victim is less important.  redqueen   Jun-15-10 10:03 AM   #79 
           - Had the OP been about perpetrators  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:13 AM   #81 
              - The OP is about women.  redqueen   Jun-15-10 10:15 AM   #83 
                 - Is "no, that's misleading" a threadjack?  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:23 AM   #85 
                    - What exactly in the OP was inaccurate?  redqueen   Jun-15-10 10:28 AM   #86 
                       - For one:  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:35 AM   #88 
                          - So it's not inaccurate, you just wanted to add a disclaimer.  redqueen   Jun-15-10 10:42 AM   #90 
                             - I concede your point. I said "inaccurate" when I should have said "deliberately misleading". n/t  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:45 AM   #91 
                                - It's not misleading. It's factual.  redqueen   Jun-15-10 10:46 AM   #92 
                                   - So if I post an OP about "the plight of men in the US"  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:48 AM   #93 
                                      - if you had a thread on problems men are having, i would consider, and interact  seabeyond   Jun-16-10 07:56 AM   #100 
                                         - Including calling bullshit if you thought it was justified.  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-16-10 10:49 AM   #101 
  - Hypothetical: If a woman raises her son to be a bully, and he beats me up, am I "oppressing myself"  Romulox   Jun-15-10 09:49 AM   #76 
  - The insurance issue would've been more persuasive if they had discussed car insurance. nt  Romulox   Jun-15-10 09:50 AM   #77 
  - Yes. But persuasive of the opposite point. n/t  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:05 AM   #80 
     - Right. But any good writing acknowledges and deals with concessions.  Romulox   Jun-15-10 11:38 AM   #94 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-15-10 04:23 PM   #97 
  - K&R  me b zola   Jun-14-10 11:18 AM   #23 
  - Actually, women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce:  Lorien   Jun-14-10 01:06 PM   #30 
  - at 60% of the pay.  Nikki Stone1   Jun-14-10 09:33 PM   #64 
  - Bravo!  JustAnotherGen   Jun-14-10 01:13 PM   #31 
  - 700k to 2 million less a year?  Alcibiades   Jun-14-10 10:11 PM   #65 
  - BIGGEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!  Greyhound   Jun-14-10 01:59 PM   #35 
  - K&R --  defendandprotect   Jun-14-10 03:27 PM   #42 
  - K&R  Odin2005   Jun-14-10 03:55 PM   #50 
  - Thank you for the post...  Juneboarder   Jun-14-10 03:59 PM   #51 
  - gotta run, no time to comment, but... K&R. THANKS Mcamy Taylor.  BlancheSplanchnik   Jun-14-10 04:20 PM   #54 
  - Now I feel depressed..........  Darth_Kitten   Jun-14-10 05:16 PM   #57 
  - BINGO!  cleverusername   Jun-14-10 08:14 PM   #60 
  - kick. nicely put together  Liberal_in_LA   Jun-14-10 08:16 PM   #61 
  - And the lawyers who could challenge those who commit violence against  JDPriestly   Jun-14-10 09:04 PM   #63 
  - You Lie!  Alcibiades   Jun-14-10 10:24 PM   #66 
  - The Atlantic is trying to sell copy. I'm trying to tell the truth.  McCamy Taylor   Jun-14-10 10:31 PM   #67 
  - It's a bizarre read  Alcibiades   Jun-14-10 10:41 PM   #70 
  - "more cause for celebration than despair". what men really dont get... more than  seabeyond   Jun-14-10 10:35 PM   #69 
  - Don't forget working people in general  Alcibiades   Jun-14-10 11:18 PM   #71 
  - Somewhat hyperbolic, but still a good read. Thanks. n/t  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 09:36 AM   #73 
     - lol @ "somewhat" (nt)  redqueen   Jun-15-10 09:40 AM   #74 
        - *shrug* The point of writing is to engage the reader. n/t  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:15 AM   #82 
           - Obviously. Sensationalism rules, rational thought be damned. (nt)  redqueen   Jun-15-10 10:21 AM   #84 
              - Heh. Funny.  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-15-10 10:28 AM   #87 
  - K&R  Beacool   Jun-15-10 12:09 AM   #72 
  - More please.  Greyhound   Jun-15-10 01:27 PM   #95 
  - Try Feminism 101  cleverusername   Jun-15-10 03:14 PM   #96 
  - "By 15, girls are twice as likely to become depressed than boys."  redqueen   Jun-16-10 07:41 AM   #98 
  - In your opinion, why are teen boys 4x as likely to commit suicide?  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-16-10 10:56 AM   #102 
     - It's 3x. Probably because they're not allowed to feel emotions because it's too feminine to do so.  redqueen   Jun-16-10 11:01 AM   #103 
        - It's 3.93 times. By most math, that rounds to "four".  lumberjack_jeff   Jun-16-10 12:32 PM   #104 
  - kicking  AsahinaKimi   Jun-16-10 07:52 AM   #99 
 

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