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Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:32 AM Dec 2013

This will probably do me in, but

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Hassin Bin Sober (a host of the General Discussion forum).

let me say thanks to DU!

Back in 2001 when I signed on, you were really, really important to my political wellbeing. Times change.

Today, there is no Bush/Cheney...it's been replaced by a few women/conservative authoritarians who speak for all women at DU. I believe they are a bunch of pseudo-feminists. Some are trolls, for sure...others have been burned by men...but, this is an anonymous board and, if you believe everyone is what they say - I feel bad for you. You are being played. Posters who can say "fuck you" and say stupid shit win the argument while guys, like me, say ...bullshit, that's not the way we think about women" are pariah's - OK, good luck . Throw us off the deck...but, when we're gone, they coming after you! Cuz, you'll never meet the definition of perfect male acquiescence - you always will be the problem. They'll win when there is no one posting at DU anymore. Bank it, as Will Pitt would say...and Will and Trumad will be the last male DUer's to exit the site - how sad - They were ballsy at one time. Anyway, my thinking is about calling bullshit to bullshit arguments - that is descendant and the HoF (and these supposed "feminists&quot are in control. Watch and remember. careful what you say, DU...there are a dozen "feminists" that now control the conversation. Enjoy! I will miss posting under OAITW, but, who knows?, like many sockpuppets in HoF, I may yet resurrect myself. And for the record, seabeyond is a mother like I'm a sterile old woman. See ya!

36,701 posts...not a bad record!

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This will probably do me in, but (Original Post) Old and In the Way Dec 2013 OP
You think that "may" do you in? el_bryanto Dec 2013 #1
in the name of "calling bullshit to bullshit arguments" fishwax Dec 2013 #2
What a terrible thing to say about someone. ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #3
OK, seabeyond is the most insightful, caring person on DU. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #68
I apologize to HoF....deeply. nt Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #69
Do you dine at Cracker Barrel quite often? lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #76
Awesome! You totally destroyed me with that riposte! Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #132
oiy Whisp Dec 2013 #4
The first message I got from another member Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #5
feel better about yourself now mercuryblues Dec 2013 #6
Sure, no problemo....that's what DU is all about...say what you feel. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Dec 2013 #7
Who told you the door belongs to you? demwing Dec 2013 #32
My door! MINE NuclearDem Dec 2013 #35
I just think we can all agree demwing Dec 2013 #42
Your door? ReallY? tell me how you really feel, instead of playing bullshit...'kay? Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #74
Before this post gets hidden I would like to say you had me right up until you insulted a specific liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #8
Don't worry, a jury actually voted to leave that. kcr Dec 2013 #31
Really, why's that? Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #67
No. But because you called an individual member out. Very rudely. Matariki Dec 2013 #73
Really, you've been here long enough to have the number of posts you do kcr Dec 2013 #77
You clearly don't want dialog BainsBane Dec 2013 #134
Because you disagree I assume! Nt Logical Dec 2013 #116
Uh huh! That's the only reason! kcr Dec 2013 #120
Sorry, that particular poster can say males are good lucking and guys "slut shame" Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #78
Yeeesh alcibiades_mystery Dec 2013 #9
Really sad you feel that way. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #79
"seabeyond is a mother like I'm a sterile old woman" Number23 Dec 2013 #10
That's some seriously disturbing shit right there. JTFrog Dec 2013 #81
Oh well...when you're part of the pack, you'll never get bit. nt Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #82
Don't let the excessive seabeyonding around here scare you off. CFLDem Dec 2013 #11
My time is short... Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #83
Heck at this rate you're probably right. CFLDem Dec 2013 #86
IBTL and IBTTS/MIRT nt stevenleser Dec 2013 #12
Thanks Steve! Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #88
Thanks. I'd prefer you self delete the OP and not be booted. stevenleser Dec 2013 #101
Then why alert before telling him to self delete? Nt Logical Dec 2013 #118
Nope - not a chance Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #121
Go home, you're drunk. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #13
Been drunker. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #89
The problem is you. closeupready Dec 2013 #14
That's it! We've figured it out!DU can now close. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #91
Thanks for the detailed analysis! nt Logical Dec 2013 #126
.. PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #15
Thanks...up Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #92
Your post got the response I felt it deserved. PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #96
Meh, I've been told worse by more informed people. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #123
Posting in the thread before the hide. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #16
huh, apparently not....best to watch though. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #94
Interestingly, I see this place as allowing a lot of pretty obvious sexism to stand Matariki Dec 2013 #17
Gee, I have a daughter that's trying to make it in this world. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #63
No one is stopping women here from saying anything they want to say davidn3600 Dec 2013 #105
You clearly do not understand Matariki Dec 2013 #115
no comment, except that quinnox Dec 2013 #18
Quinnox, if you get that you are a very smart person! Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #97
Thanks! Let's just say I was on the same wavelength as you regarding this recently quinnox Dec 2013 #109
What?!? chervilant Dec 2013 #19
Want to see the control? Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #21
seemingly a topic that DUers care about hfojvt Dec 2013 #93
I think he's upset over a certain type of feminists that are here davidn3600 Dec 2013 #34
Here's a hanky for your outrage....let me flap it in your general direction. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #100
Best thing I can think A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2013 #20
Not really....but I am so really sick of where DU is going. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #28
I know youre not my enemy, but A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2013 #36
I'm not happy - I've been here longer than 95% of the posters. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #48
are you aware of the Ignore function? Skittles Dec 2013 #54
Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #64
I use the "kick ass" function Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #104
that certainly is not the way it came across Skittles Dec 2013 #136
Believe me, your problem here goes WAAAAAAAY beyond politics. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2013 #62
Oh well, I let my psychiatrist know your prognosis Dr. Schwazengger. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #108
May this thread look different tomorrow through your hangover A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2013 #112
You aren't affected by "women's issues" personally so you dismiss them as unimportant. Matariki Dec 2013 #70
Give me a fucking brake (as seabeyond would say) Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #111
No but the point is to make you one. zeemike Dec 2013 #65
I am so tired of this. LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #22
+1000000000000000 NuclearDem Dec 2013 #25
Thank you. Habibi Dec 2013 #72
this Matariki Dec 2013 #80
I'm trying to figure out which word to add to my keyword filter. There's an explosion of this. freshwest Dec 2013 #119
Obviously, you folks need more of seabeyond and less of me! Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Dec 2013 #24
"ok i'm back" pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #27
No, he never said he was leaving demwing Dec 2013 #38
Beware HoF! A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2013 #26
Hof and Puff and Blow the World Down! Whisp Dec 2013 #45
Here is some hof for you PowerToThePeople Dec 2013 #30
Ignore works great. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #33
I see way more complaining about HOF then I do HOF kcr Dec 2013 #44
The stronger the History of Feminism gets, the weaker DU becomes. Really? Matariki Dec 2013 #84
The stronger HOF gets... MattBaggins Dec 2013 #85
I still remember welcoming you to DU. Kurovski Dec 2013 #29
Well, you survived a jury... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2013 #37
Juror #6... Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #40
OK, fair enough on your points. But, unless, you are a long timer with a new name, you don't have Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #58
I'm sure a lot of it is trolling. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #66
The system works! CFLDem Dec 2013 #43
This is proof that too many DUers don't understand what it means to be on a jury. cui bono Dec 2013 #53
I imagine the admins will be on this one. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2013 #56
For fucks sake, do you understand how juries work? nt Logical Dec 2013 #122
LOL Skittles Dec 2013 #39
Hope it does! This is some paranoid drivel, to be kind about it. Sad for you. bettyellen Dec 2013 #41
agree... jimlup Dec 2013 #46
WTF does this even mean? JaneyVee Dec 2013 #47
Can we revive the Sasquatch sex and vaginal knitting threads? K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #49
Sasquatch...and sex... I do believe this is the first time I have ever seen those terms next to each quinnox Dec 2013 #52
Here'ya go... Boffed By Bigfoot K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #59
Oh damn, wow. I'm speechless! quinnox Dec 2013 #60
But he would have an enormous schwanzstucker. K.O. Stradivarius Dec 2013 #75
Im more into Yeti on woman porn NoOneMan Dec 2013 #129
I find the posters you refer to as quite amusing Riftaxe Dec 2013 #50
Dibs on your Avatar if you don't mind. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #51
Ignore and trash are your friend. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #55
I've noticed that there's a certain (and alarming) intolerance permeating DU BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #57
A Merry Christmas to all. progressoid Dec 2013 #61
fuck those trolls, bud d_b Dec 2013 #87
Oh man. Now you've done it... quinnox Dec 2013 #90
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #95
*Winces* quinnox Dec 2013 #99
or this d_b Dec 2013 #102
Touché! quinnox Dec 2013 #107
and this d_b Dec 2013 #106
I had to search for that on youtube to see if it was real Skittles Dec 2013 #138
Fight the war on men by buying cryptozoological porn off Amazon NoOneMan Dec 2013 #133
don't forget the Frankfurters! eeee! MisterP Dec 2013 #98
that reads like some wingnut posts angry over Duck Dynasty being "persecuted" JI7 Dec 2013 #103
If we had a REAL Terms of Service DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #110
What the hell does "HoF" stand for? n/t ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #113
History of Feminism rrneck Dec 2013 #127
Thank you. I wish people would stop assuming that everyone knows what their ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #130
What is all this carrying on about - on Christmas Eve?! No Vested Interest Dec 2013 #114
I like seabeyond. ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #117
Me, too. We have also disagreed about stuff, but she rocks. closeupready Dec 2013 #140
How sad for you that your are so easily threatened. BainsBane Dec 2013 #124
look, a meta thread. and callout/attack on me. and the host sit on it. seabeyond Dec 2013 #125
The OP's acknowledged that he's been drinking, seabeyond. pnwmom Dec 2013 #128
Its a patriarchy conspiracy! NoOneMan Dec 2013 #131
Wow, you are really skating on thin ice here. closeupready Dec 2013 #139
It's not the only divisive post in this thread or forum. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #141
Really, now the hosts are conspiring against you? Is that your claim? Nt Logical Dec 2013 #135
I don't understand this weird thread. It seems unfair... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #137

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
1. You think that "may" do you in?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:34 AM
Dec 2013

Actually I like Seabeyond although we disagree on the issues often enough.

Bryant

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
2. in the name of "calling bullshit to bullshit arguments"
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:38 AM
Dec 2013

I'm going to have to say that much of this OP is rather silly.


ismnotwasm

(41,989 posts)
3. What a terrible thing to say about someone.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:38 AM
Dec 2013

Apologize to Seabeyond. That is completely untrue and unnecessary.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
68. OK, seabeyond is the most insightful, caring person on DU.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:51 AM
Dec 2013

Feel better?

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
69. I apologize to HoF....deeply. nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:52 AM
Dec 2013

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)
76. Do you dine at Cracker Barrel quite often?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:59 AM
Dec 2013




Nice 180 there.


Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
132. Awesome! You totally destroyed me with that riposte!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:01 AM
Dec 2013

Anything else of import you want to say or should I put you down with "I read DU this week and this is the best thing I could come up with"?

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
4. oiy
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:39 AM
Dec 2013
 

Blanket Statements

(556 posts)
5. The first message I got from another member
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:40 AM
Dec 2013

Shared some of your sentiments

mercuryblues

(14,532 posts)
6. feel better about yourself now
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:40 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
71. Sure, no problemo....that's what DU is all about...say what you feel.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:54 AM
Dec 2013

Try it...start a post about something you believe in and see how it goes.

Response to Old and In the Way (Original post)

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
32. Who told you the door belongs to you?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:05 AM
Dec 2013

that's awfully presumptive of you.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
35. My door! MINE
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:08 AM
Dec 2013
 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
42. I just think we can all agree
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:16 AM
Dec 2013

that none of want ass prints on ANY of our doors, regardless of to whom they (the doors or the asses) belong.

Hell I get touchy about finger prints...

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
74. Your door? ReallY? tell me how you really feel, instead of playing bullshit...'kay?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:58 AM
Dec 2013

I can have a conversation with almost anymore here, but silly one liners, not so much. Tell me why I'm wrong and I'll tell you why you are wrong.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
8. Before this post gets hidden I would like to say you had me right up until you insulted a specific
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:46 AM
Dec 2013

poster. I agree with what you were saying, and I disagree with seabeyond so strongly that I have her on ignore, but to insult her in your OP like that is uncalled for.

kcr

(15,317 posts)
31. Don't worry, a jury actually voted to leave that.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:04 AM
Dec 2013

Shame on them.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
67. Really, why's that?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:50 AM
Dec 2013

Should this thread have been banned because I said what I feel? I'd be happy to have a dialogue with you, if you are so inclined.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
73. No. But because you called an individual member out. Very rudely.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:58 AM
Dec 2013

That used to be unacceptable around here.

You've been here a long time - don't you think the changes might have anything to do with the DU3 rules? Or is it all just the wimmens making DU suck?

kcr

(15,317 posts)
77. Really, you've been here long enough to have the number of posts you do
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:59 AM
Dec 2013

and can't guess? But then again, anyone who thinks this: "And for the record, seabeyond is a mother like I'm a sterile old woman. See ya!" is okay maybe really doesn't have a clue. But I doubt that. I think you knew full well what you were doing. But the posters at HOF is the problem. They're so awful.

BainsBane

(53,035 posts)
134. You clearly don't want dialog
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:03 AM
Dec 2013

Since you express an incredible level of anger that some women disagree with you. It must be upsetting to feel so outmatched and unable to deal with debate without the level of vitriol you express in this OP. What is this about? Because you're upset some women about a video clip showing that some women in India don't want to be harassed, assaulted, and raped? The nerve of them, and the nerve of women and men here to care about those lives.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
116. Because you disagree I assume! Nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:46 AM
Dec 2013

kcr

(15,317 posts)
120. Uh huh! That's the only reason!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:48 AM
Dec 2013

There's no other reason there could possibly be with that pristine post!

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
78. Sorry, that particular poster can say males are good lucking and guys "slut shame"
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:02 AM
Dec 2013

but we can't debate that person. Not that it's easy...unless you speak word salad. Seriously, seabeyond is a riddle, inside of a box, inside of an eginma. If you get that he/she makes perfect sense.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
9. Yeeesh
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:47 AM
Dec 2013


Your ridiculous martyr complex is showing.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
79. Really sad you feel that way.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:04 AM
Dec 2013

Actually, I've always thought of you as one of the more insightful posters at DU.

Number23

(24,544 posts)
10. "seabeyond is a mother like I'm a sterile old woman"
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:48 AM
Dec 2013

Wow.

Those HOF gals sure got to you, huh?

 

JTFrog

(14,274 posts)
81. That's some seriously disturbing shit right there.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:04 AM
Dec 2013

I can't believe anything can still shock me here, but there you have it.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
82. Oh well...when you're part of the pack, you'll never get bit. nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:05 AM
Dec 2013
 

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)
11. Don't let the excessive seabeyonding around here scare you off.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:48 AM
Dec 2013

Just do what I do and look at it as an opportunity for some fun banter.

But I can commiserate with the grinding predictability of it all.

Good luck with your future endeavors!

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
83. My time is short...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:06 AM
Dec 2013

your time is probably shorter.

 

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)
86. Heck at this rate you're probably right.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:09 AM
Dec 2013
 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
12. IBTL and IBTTS/MIRT nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:49 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
88. Thanks Steve!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:11 AM
Dec 2013

Appreciate the comment. Never got one before, but I want you to know - before I'm torched -that you are one of the DUer's that I always respected and had had something to say...thanks for going into the lion's den...few people here have your guts to do it live! Best!

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
101. Thanks. I'd prefer you self delete the OP and not be booted.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:24 AM
Dec 2013

Any chance?

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
118. Then why alert before telling him to self delete? Nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:48 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
121. Nope - not a chance
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:50 AM
Dec 2013

as a wise man once told me "it is what it is" . But I appreciate your comment, with thanks.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
13. Go home, you're drunk. n/t
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:49 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
89. Been drunker.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:11 AM
Dec 2013

Been soberer, too.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
14. The problem is you.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:51 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
91. That's it! We've figured it out!DU can now close.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:13 AM
Dec 2013

Thanks for the awesome reply. I'll bet you keep 'em laughing on Youtube.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
126. Thanks for the detailed analysis! nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:55 AM
Dec 2013
 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
15. ..
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:52 AM
Dec 2013


fail

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
92. Thanks...up
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:15 AM
Dec 2013

Cuz, it's always easy to make a one word comment instead of really engaging with my post. Brilliant!

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
96. Your post got the response I felt it deserved.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:18 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
123. Meh, I've been told worse by more informed people.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:52 AM
Dec 2013

Don't lose sleep over it.

 

Vashta Nerada

(3,922 posts)
16. Posting in the thread before the hide.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:53 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
94. huh, apparently not....best to watch though.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:16 AM
Dec 2013

I'm gonna respond to everyone on this thread, because they took the time to say something thoughtful! merry Christmas!

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
17. Interestingly, I see this place as allowing a lot of pretty obvious sexism to stand
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:54 AM
Dec 2013

And a lot of folks who seem unable or unwilling to hear what women say about their experiences as women but want to 'mansplain' feminism and female experience to them instead.

Seems to be quite an opposite DU from the one you're on.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
63. Gee, I have a daughter that's trying to make it in this world.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:47 AM
Dec 2013

She's 26. Why do you think I'd be doing anything to impede her progress?

Of course I could be lying to you....but, then again, there are a lot of people that could be spreading bullshit. The problem you have , is figuring out, who, on an an anonymous posting board, is telling the truth. Good luck with that.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
105. No one is stopping women here from saying anything they want to say
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:25 AM
Dec 2013

But chances are that when you become hypocritical, people are going to call you out on that.

Look at the fight on here the last couple days of feminists complaining that men stare at women. Yet these feminists completely ignore the fact that most women stare at men!

You telling me that when a heterosexual woman sees a very well-built and attractive man walk past her that she doesn't give another glance and have naughty thoughts? Give me a fucking break.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
115. You clearly do not understand
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:46 AM
Dec 2013

what women are talking about in those threads. If you actually listened, instead of knee-jerk name calling, you *might* understand.

Those threads have nothing to do with *looking* at people you think are attractive.

Is it really this difficult to understand what staring is? Staring is rude. I've had guys stare at me non-stop from a block away and then turn and stare some more after I passed. It sucks. It makes women very angry. It has nothing to do with looking at attractive people. It's hostile, or feels that way to me. And it is very often accompanied by cat calling, unwelcome comments, and outright hostility or threats if ignored. If you are unable to understand the difference between that and a glance or a friendly hello to someone (without any further exceptions from the person) then there is little hope for any discussion with you.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
18. no comment, except that
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:55 AM
Dec 2013

I do tend to take what people say on the internet with a huge grain of salt, I think you have a point in that part. Do some people lie about stuff regarding themselves on the internet? Oh hell yea.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
97. Quinnox, if you get that you are a very smart person!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:19 AM
Dec 2013

Merry Christmas!

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
109. Thanks! Let's just say I was on the same wavelength as you regarding this recently
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:30 AM
Dec 2013

You kind of said what I was thinking regarding this particular issue. I will leave it at that!


And Merry Christmas to you too!

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
19. What?!?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:55 AM
Dec 2013

(Do you need a little cheese with your whine?)

" ...there are a dozen "feminists" that now control the conversation."


Really? You've made it a point to call out seabeyond; why stop there? Who are the other "feminists" on DU who are so powerful that they "control the conversation"? Why not name them all? And, while you're at it, please provide proof of this alleged "control."
 

Vashta Nerada

(3,922 posts)
21. Want to see the control?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:57 AM
Dec 2013

Did you look at GD today? What is the topic du jour about?

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
93. seemingly a topic that DUers care about
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:15 AM
Dec 2013

one way or the other

certainly no worse a topic than yesterday's topic du jour which reduced us to GD-Duck Dynasty.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
34. I think he's upset over a certain type of feminists that are here
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:06 AM
Dec 2013

A certain number of them that dont like to answer valid questions or participate in valid debates but instead twist your words so it makes the argument all about themselves.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
100. Here's a hanky for your outrage....let me flap it in your general direction.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:23 AM
Dec 2013

Feel better? Hey, keep flogging that dolphin about female outrage...there are some DUer's here that still react.


Hey. I'm Joe McCarthy....I've got a list, but I can't prove it - Know what I mean?

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
20. Best thing I can think
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:56 AM
Dec 2013

is that lotsa booze is involved.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
28. Not really....but I am so really sick of where DU is going.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:03 AM
Dec 2013

You can elect to dismiss me, but I'm not your enemy.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
36. I know youre not my enemy, but
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:08 AM
Dec 2013

you do not sound happy, and online stuff should
simply not make somebody as unhappy as you sound.
Peace, Old.

P.S. And by the way, I'm sure sea is not only a mother but a great mother. Please consider an apology.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
48. I'm not happy - I've been here longer than 95% of the posters.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:28 AM
Dec 2013

My point is, 20 people are tying this board in knots. You have no idea whether they are serious feminists or are people working for the RNC...but we need to have 20 posts a day telling us how rotten the male posters are here? Do you believe this horseshit? Seriously...5 years ago, was this an issue? Or, is a certain number of supposed feminists poisoning DU because, lets face it, Republicans are enacting legislation that is anti-woman? What do you need to tell you what this is all about? I understand the RNC gameplan...do you?

Here's a pro-tip...there's a 'feminist' that swears like a sailor that thinks her kid's buddies are good looking...and that's in a thread that was designed to tell males that you can't look at women and appreciate their beauty. Figure that one out.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
54. are you aware of the Ignore function?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:37 AM
Dec 2013

use it

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,033 posts)
64. Agreed
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:48 AM
Dec 2013

I happen to have the poster he called out on ignore.

That said I've been on this board for about as long as Old and In the Way and hope he stays.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
104. I use the "kick ass" function
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:25 AM
Dec 2013

it works very, very well.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
136. that certainly is not the way it came across
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:05 AM
Dec 2013

not at ALL

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
62. Believe me, your problem here goes WAAAAAAAY beyond politics.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:47 AM
Dec 2013

To your serious detriment, you have neglected the task of knowing yourself.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
108. Oh well, I let my psychiatrist know your prognosis Dr. Schwazengger.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:27 AM
Dec 2013

Thankfully, that didn't cost me anything.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
112. May this thread look different tomorrow through your hangover
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:33 AM
Dec 2013

than it does now through your drunk.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
70. You aren't affected by "women's issues" personally so you dismiss them as unimportant.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:54 AM
Dec 2013

I see that as a problem.

I also see a small group of men stirring shit here all the time - posting stuff that is obvious flame bait. I don't see you calling them out.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
111. Give me a fucking brake (as seabeyond would say)
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:32 AM
Dec 2013

Hey, I could give a shit what a few anonymous "feminists" say here. I'll let my IRL record speak for itself. But maybe you'd prefer that DU really speaks for the world you live in? PM me if you need further IRL information.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
65. No but the point is to make you one.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:48 AM
Dec 2013

and that is what this is about...making us the enemy by putting us in categories that are forbiden...
It has gone on for years now...and really it has not worked as well as some wanted it to.

I say take a break, and don't let them get to you...they are a minority even though they attack in groups.

LumosMaxima

(585 posts)
22. I am so tired of this.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:59 AM
Dec 2013

This is just one more example of how women's issues are frequently trivialized and even actively opposed, even by men on the left. You need to do some serious soul-searching and figure out why women trying to end the abuses to which they are subjected every single day of their lives provokes you so much. I don't know if you're just completely clueless about what we deal with, or if you're too attached to your male privilege to care, but you have a problem. Maybe you'd find people who share your views of women in a more conservative-leaning forum.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
25. +1000000000000000
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:02 AM
Dec 2013

Exactly what I've been trying to say all day. Without the swearing.

Habibi

(3,598 posts)
72. Thank you.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:57 AM
Dec 2013

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
80. this
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:04 AM
Dec 2013

It seems so obvious. It's so aggravating to see such obvious misogyny allowed and left in place. I blame the jury system in part. I felt like these issues were often addressed better when DU had moderators. On the bright side, reading these threads do hearten me to see there are plenty of progressive men that really get it - and are willing to speak up.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
119. I'm trying to figure out which word to add to my keyword filter. There's an explosion of this.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:48 AM
Dec 2013

Ignore and Trash Thread is a good way to avoid aggravation. People disagree, why talk about people and not politics or issues, why trash other DUers?

Don't like the HoF?

Traxh the Group.

Don't like Seabeyond?

Put her on Ignore.

What's really being pushed in these threads?

As to the holiday, I'm not sure what group to visit to even see a person be happy about anything.

This is very weird stuff going on today.

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
23. Obviously, you folks need more of seabeyond and less of me!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:00 AM
Dec 2013

No problemo. I will continue to watch how DU devolves from what it was 10 years ago. Let me say this...the stronger "HoF" gets, the weaker DU becomes. Some of you, not the posters that torch me on this thread - will understand this.

Response to Old and In the Way (Reply #23)

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
27. "ok i'm back"
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:03 AM
Dec 2013
 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
38. No, he never said he was leaving
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:10 AM
Dec 2013

didn't you read the post?

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
26. Beware HoF!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:03 AM
Dec 2013

It's not just DU in trouble! Unless somebody does something soon it is going to take over the worrrrrlllllldddddd!

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
45. Hof and Puff and Blow the World Down!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:23 AM
Dec 2013

lol. this is too funny if it wasn't so sad.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
30. Here is some hof for you
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:04 AM
Dec 2013
 

Vashta Nerada

(3,922 posts)
33. Ignore works great.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:06 AM
Dec 2013

It'll keep you sane.

Those who are loud will be yelling at themselves if everyone ignores them.

kcr

(15,317 posts)
44. I see way more complaining about HOF then I do HOF
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:21 AM
Dec 2013

So, goodbye!

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
84. The stronger the History of Feminism gets, the weaker DU becomes. Really?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:07 AM
Dec 2013

I wasn't even aware of that forum until today, but I'm going to join this amazing power elite pronto. It's like the Illuminati of DU.

MattBaggins

(7,904 posts)
85. The stronger HOF gets...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:07 AM
Dec 2013

the nerve of those uppity women...

sarcasm

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
29. I still remember welcoming you to DU.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:04 AM
Dec 2013

I liked Your name--it made me laugh, and I said so.

we are aware of past HOF trolls and know they don't always vanish...but I'm hoping to still see you around.

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)
37. Well, you survived a jury...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:08 AM
Dec 2013

what comes next, who knows:

At Mon Dec 23, 2013, 11:37 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

This will probably do me in, but
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024221456

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

so many wrongs. Calling out and insulting a DUer and just being a pity seeker.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Dec 24, 2013, 12:03 AM, and the Jury voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: There's some truth to what OAITW has posted, but it's too personal and callouts are (supposedly) a rule violation. I'd ask that HOF v. MRA be kept out of GD. And that GD become MUCH less Meta.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Leave it alone. I am sick of the man-hating that is permitted on DU nowadays. I have blocked a number of the must vocal cadre of aggressive anti-man feministists that post, but new ones continue to pop up...this post is spot on. Leave it.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I'm going to go against the grain and vote to leave this post. I am doing that because when I see a long term member of DU so totally frustrated and angered by a group of posters who have a lot of others riled up too, something is REALLY FUCKING WRONG. Shame on you, Old and In The Way. I am as far from being on your side as anyone. You get no sympathy from me at all, and if you choose to leave, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Now to the group who angered him so (not Seabeyond, specifically), stop it. This post was not out of the blue. This post was provoked. So, shame on you, too. You're part of the reason we can't have nice things.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.
 

Vashta Nerada

(3,922 posts)
40. Juror #6...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:14 AM
Dec 2013

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)
58. OK, fair enough on your points. But, unless, you are a long timer with a new name, you don't have
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:41 AM
Dec 2013

as much time here as I do. But that's really inconsequential and I appreciate your honest words. My bigger point here is, in the past 3 years we have an increasing number of male vs. female threads. I've always been a strong supporter of women and I've always supported the concept that equal rights is a sexless idea. Where have I gone wrong?

If the other side (those that have a legislative history of hurting the rights of women)...then why are these pro-women supporters suddenly flooding this board with anti-men posts? Maybe because they aren't all women and maybe they want to drive a wedge on an influential liberal/progressive board? Think about it.

 

Vashta Nerada

(3,922 posts)
66. I'm sure a lot of it is trolling.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:50 AM
Dec 2013

I'm not sure you were responding to the right poster, though.

But look how divisive today's topic du jour has been. It's Christmastime, ffs. We're supposed to have peace on earth and all that. Instead, it's one side vs another, with insults and poo flinging. There needs to be a conversation going on, not one side flinging poo at another. Some understanding needs to happen, not accusatory posts. We should be better than that.

 

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)
43. The system works!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:20 AM
Dec 2013

My favorite part was when juror #6 called out our favorite HoFer by explicitly not calling them out.

Cool story brah!

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
53. This is proof that too many DUers don't understand what it means to be on a jury.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:35 AM
Dec 2013

The system is broken.

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)
56. I imagine the admins will be on this one.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:38 AM
Dec 2013

Perhaps a time-out. Or the ol' heave-ho. Who knows.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
122. For fucks sake, do you understand how juries work? nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:52 AM
Dec 2013

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
39. LOL
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:12 AM
Dec 2013

this is supreme drama queen behavior

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
41. Hope it does! This is some paranoid drivel, to be kind about it. Sad for you.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:14 AM
Dec 2013

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
46. agree...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:27 AM
Dec 2013

Yeah I generally just avoid such threads and move on these days. Sigh... If I add what I actually think ... well I'm sure you can fill in the rest.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
47. WTF does this even mean?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:27 AM
Dec 2013
 

K.O. Stradivarius

(115 posts)
49. Can we revive the Sasquatch sex and vaginal knitting threads?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:32 AM
Dec 2013

At least those were more relevant, interesting, timely and dare I say... arousing.

For those that you describe, I pity what their social and love life must be like... even more so, the living hell the people they interact with in real life have to endure.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
52. Sasquatch...and sex... I do believe this is the first time I have ever seen those terms next to each
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:33 AM
Dec 2013

other in a sentence.

 

K.O. Stradivarius

(115 posts)
59. Here'ya go... Boffed By Bigfoot
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:43 AM
Dec 2013
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4208610

I guess I was a bit premature wishing to revive a thread that is still current and active, but my sentiments
of it being more timely, interesting and relevant, rather than the current spate of feminist activism and foot stomping on DU remains the same.
 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
60. Oh damn, wow. I'm speechless!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:44 AM
Dec 2013

Bigfoot sex fantasies are a new craze?

 

K.O. Stradivarius

(115 posts)
75. But he would have an enormous schwanzstucker.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:58 AM
Dec 2013

Keep in mind, this is erotica written by woman for woman.

I could maybe understand the attraction, but even if I didn't... who am I to condemn or criticize the sexual preferences, peculiarities or interests of others.

 

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)
129. Im more into Yeti on woman porn
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:58 AM
Dec 2013

And to the OP, exploding is just what they want. You are taking their bullshit seriously. Laugh it off. If you don't think they are real feminists and just trolls (I won't argue that), then its time to make a joke of it. Unless of course, you really don't care about the site being ruined

Riftaxe

(2,693 posts)
50. I find the posters you refer to as quite amusing
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:32 AM
Dec 2013

Many of them think women are something special which is laughable in itself, sure individual women like men can be special. It is ridiculous to assume all women (or men for that matter) are. People who remove His from History care not a whit about the 'man' in dehumanization...yes they are indeed amusing.

aikoaiko

(34,172 posts)
51. Dibs on your Avatar if you don't mind.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:33 AM
Dec 2013

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
55. Ignore and trash are your friend.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:37 AM
Dec 2013

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
57. I've noticed that there's a certain (and alarming) intolerance permeating DU
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:39 AM
Dec 2013

these days . . . actually, after the 2008 elections when DU splintered and the infestation began.

Libertarians disguising as Liberals (maybe because they actually believe they're the "true Liberals" when nothing can be further from the truth) and right-wing concern-trolls discovered DU and descended upon this place like buzzards on a gut-wagon, and they apparently believe that they and they alone can post anything they like with impunity.

Opinions that don't conform to their myopic view of things tend to be shouted down via angry, ad hominem posts and alerts, while on the other hand, they have zero problem excoriating you for said opinion,not seeing how hypocritical they are. They are not open to debate. They have a opinion and by golly, they're gonna ram it down your gullet or you get alerted!

It's sad, yes, OAITW, but I hope you don't leave on account of them. They are loud but few, and I won't be surprised that they have many sock-puppets to help vote down posts they don't like, which are usually positive posts about this Democratic president, the Democratic Party this site is supposed to support, and anything that supports a strong government - something Democrats are supposed to support, understanding that Gov't does have an important role to play in our society.

Oh, and I'm happy to read that they failed in hiding your post.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)
61. A Merry Christmas to all.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 01:46 AM
Dec 2013

And to all, a good night!

 

d_b

(7,463 posts)
87. fuck those trolls, bud
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:10 AM
Dec 2013

if you leave, they win. the best way to fight back is to head down to the local super market and stare at some hot chick's ass.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
90. Oh man. Now you've done it...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:12 AM
Dec 2013

Response to quinnox (Reply #90)

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
99. *Winces*
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:22 AM
Dec 2013

What a scary thought! Kind of like this -




 

d_b

(7,463 posts)
102. or this
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:25 AM
Dec 2013
 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
107. Touché!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:26 AM
Dec 2013
 

d_b

(7,463 posts)
106. and this
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:26 AM
Dec 2013

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
138. I had to search for that on youtube to see if it was real
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:14 AM
Dec 2013




 

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)
133. Fight the war on men by buying cryptozoological porn off Amazon
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:01 AM
Dec 2013

JI7

(89,252 posts)
103. that reads like some wingnut posts angry over Duck Dynasty being "persecuted"
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:25 AM
Dec 2013

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)
110. If we had a REAL Terms of Service
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:31 AM
Dec 2013

This would have been hidden as an attack on someone personal..That last line should have gotten a suspension, if not a full blown Pizza. Bragging about being a sockpuppet? Of course, Juries do not alert on this stuff now, do they?

Look, Seabeyond and I have engaged on our chess matches in our day, but let me add myself to the chorus and say she has been one of the more civil, intelligent people here on DU. Asfar as your "conservative" argument, I can say she is NO conservative, and I mean that in the best way.

From what you seem to give off, you are one of the people that is mad that your privilege and power is questioned, if so, you are part of the problem, because unless we ALL question our palce in this messed up scheme of things, we are nothing but puppets.

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
113. What the hell does "HoF" stand for? n/t
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:38 AM
Dec 2013
 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
130. Thank you. I wish people would stop assuming that everyone knows what their
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:00 AM
Dec 2013

acronyms stand for.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)
114. What is all this carrying on about - on Christmas Eve?!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:43 AM
Dec 2013

I'm a relative newbie and have seen all this hullabaloo today.
Knock it off, please.
I can't spend my time and energy reading and speculating on such nonsense.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
117. I like seabeyond.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:48 AM
Dec 2013

She's punk rock. We don't always agree, but that doesn't matter. I don't think there is anyone on DU that I always agree with. That is one that that makes DU so much fun for me.

I hate sports, so I don't read or post in the sports section. If you don't like what is written in HoF, then just don't read it. Pretty simple in my mind.

Peace.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
140. Me, too. We have also disagreed about stuff, but she rocks.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:17 AM
Dec 2013

I half want to start a Seabeyond Appreciation Thread, but I don't think they are allowed.

BainsBane

(53,035 posts)
124. How sad for you that your are so easily threatened.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:52 AM
Dec 2013

Because some women dare to disagree with you in public. How traumatic for you.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
125. look, a meta thread. and callout/attack on me. and the host sit on it.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:53 AM
Dec 2013

nah... nothing to see here folks.

fair and balanced.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
128. The OP's acknowledged that he's been drinking, seabeyond.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 02:56 AM
Dec 2013

What I don't understand are the juries that are letting him get away with this.

I hope you won't let this bother you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4221887

 

NoOneMan

(4,795 posts)
131. Its a patriarchy conspiracy!
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:00 AM
Dec 2013
 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
139. Wow, you are really skating on thin ice here.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:16 AM
Dec 2013

Or maybe you are trying to be divisive.

 

Vashta Nerada

(3,922 posts)
141. It's not the only divisive post in this thread or forum.
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:19 AM
Dec 2013

A lot of divisiveness on Christmas fucking Eve.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
135. Really, now the hosts are conspiring against you? Is that your claim? Nt
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:04 AM
Dec 2013

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
137. I don't understand this weird thread. It seems unfair...
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 03:12 AM
Dec 2013
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