Ah but you withheld vital information, therefore (Reply #54)

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Sun Jan 15, 2012, 05:24 PM

Rex (65,616 posts)

54. Ah but you withheld vital information, therefore

your 'experiment' is not valid. The contamination was by your own hand in trying to hide key facts. And now everyone knows that.

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153 replies	Author	Time	Post
Does THIS Seem at all Sexist to Anyone? [View all]	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	OP
Definite gender bias	Scootaloo	Jan 2012	#1
because you kept telling me who and what i was instead of asking. because the reason i	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#2
and if you were being honest here, you would include the subthread, that would show how foolish	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#4
one more point. tell us honestly. that other scenario you let run? was made up. to create	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#7
First things first: You have my apologies.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#24
What are you talking about?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#5
here we go again. nt	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#9
Are you the person "The Doctor" described in the OP?	Quantess	Jan 2012	#14
yes. though he interprets to fit his agenda. and refuses to put the subthread in	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#17
Oh, and you might be glad to know...	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#25
The first one I thought	Cherchez la Femme	Jan 2012	#125
and i am hoping we are done with it. it is really getting old.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#126
Not directly, I've had that exchange with several people.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#22
Well, it kinda plays into stereotyping, certainly.	Ikonoklast	Jan 2012	#3
as quoted, I don't think it suggests the pictures were the cause of the gender determination n/t	fishwax	Jan 2012	#6
NOW it makes sense.	Cerridwen	Jan 2012	#8
Which is what, precisely?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#10
I am not sure how one determines the sex of others based	Rex	Jan 2012	#11
Sometimes we can get carried away with our comments. Maybe she meant nothing by it. She just made	southernyankeebelle	Jan 2012	#12
I think that's more about preconceptions...	rbnyc	Jan 2012	#13
" A certain character or content " is your assumption of what	orpupilofnature57	Jan 2012	#15
No, it sounds made up to me.	Starry Messenger	Jan 2012	#16
I do think there is an agenda here. nt	justiceischeap	Jan 2012	#20
Yes, it's called 'curiosity'.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#28
Not made up, but that is irrelevant.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#26
Some of us find these vendettas tiresome.	Starry Messenger	Jan 2012	#29
So when it was a man saying something, it was an honest question,	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#33
you left out context and reality in your little scenario cause you were curious. does it matter if	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#34
There is no 'context' beyond the contents of the OP.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#92
fishwax posted the December thread that prompted you to create this confection.	Starry Messenger	Jan 2012	#37
I sought the quote, I found the subthread deleted, and I chided her.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#70
I rarely know the gender of a poster unless I'm told	Warpy	Jan 2012	#18
especially when you have no information because the Op doesnt put a link	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#23
ah ha -- it was this one, I assume ...	fishwax	Jan 2012	#30
exactly. thank you fishwax for providing a link. nt	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#35
i see much of it was deleted. it was going back and forth of him telling me who i am	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#38
WTF	Rex	Jan 2012	#43
and here i sit. but really, it isnt about me. and i am merely being overwrought. i should take	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#46
I will.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#51
Yes you must be distressed, should I bring over the fainting couch?	Rex	Jan 2012	#57
lol. eating my wings hubby cooked.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#61
Okay let me know...	Rex	Jan 2012	#67
Read the whole thread.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#47
Ah but you withheld vital information, therefore	Rex	Jan 2012	#54
Tell me of any social 'experiment' where 'vital information' is not withheld?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#65
Wrong, you have no idea how to hold a real experiment	Rex	Jan 2012	#69
Wow, you really have no clue how experiments are run, do you? This question will prove it:	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#73
That is nice, but you withheld information 'we' needed to know.	Rex	Jan 2012	#75
That's strike one.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#85
LOL!	Rex	Jan 2012	#114
Strike two.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#140
I have the screen shots.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#44
i remember you dogmatic insistence that you KNEW why i posted the remark, regardless of asking	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#48
You think you know more than you do.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#53
you didnt put all of that post in that quote. you would ask.... then you would answer	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#55
Oh, so now I DID ask, but that "Doesn't count".	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#76
you ask, you answer in the same post. you do not need me to participate in conversation	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#78
I love watching people make all kinds of excuses for avoiding questions, challenges,	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#141
This isn't about seabeyond.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#40
and yet it's a direct quote from her	fishwax	Jan 2012	#58
Of course you don't.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#64
that is what I thought before knowing the quote was from seabeyond	fishwax	Jan 2012	#68
The Doctor got caught messing up his/her own 'experiment' to have fixed results.	Rex	Jan 2012	#77
How so?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#82
Thank you for putting it so succinctly! I ditto this ...	Ship of Fools	Jan 2012	#134
You know the old saying about "assume"	justiceischeap	Jan 2012	#19
Not really sexist.	cthulu2016	Jan 2012	#21
It's a stereotype.	Zalatix	Jan 2012	#27
I think I posted damn near the same thing to ashling.	HopeHoops	Jan 2012	#31
We all do it.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#36
Shit - that reminded me of a line from "Toys" with Robin Williams.	HopeHoops	Jan 2012	#50
THIS is sexist: "Is it God’s highest desire, that is, his biblically expressed will,…to have a woman	Texas Lawyer	Jan 2012	#32
Gender stereotyping is sexist....	Spazito	Jan 2012	#39
The assumption that men are not interested in nature photography is absurd, but not really hurtful.	ZombieHorde	Jan 2012	#41
and if the poster had thought months prior the person had identified their gender	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#42
That additional information would suggest a misunderstanding. nt	ZombieHorde	Jan 2012	#45
yes. nt	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#49
Right, but this isn't about you.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#59
It is, but give her some slack for cultural conditioning.	Cleita	Jan 2012	#52
People make faulty assumptions all the time	MrScorpio	Jan 2012	#56
In the threads where I have been perceived as a woman, I never took offense.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#62
Since you asked my opinion, I'll say yes	Quantess	Jan 2012	#60
Hmmm. Is this innappropriate?	hunter	Jan 2012	#63
now, this is funny. i was playing and sing to the song while cleaning the kitchen	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#66
So this thread is an 'experiment' and not a 'discussion'.	Rex	Jan 2012	#71
No, it's not an 'experiment'.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#83
I think it depends on whether or not the gender assumption has a negative connotation attached to it	left coaster	Jan 2012	#72
Yeah. That's fair.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#80
Not sexist, just unthinking	tawadi	Jan 2012	#74
Can I flag this entire thread...	aaaaaa5a	Jan 2012	#79
So a poster comes in, insists it was about her, and that makes it 'flame bait'?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#84
Um... you started an ENTIRE NEW THREAD	aaaaaa5a	Jan 2012	#117
So you're telepathetic? I'm impressed you know why everyone does everything.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#142
Nature scenes are not manly?	Life Long Dem	Jan 2012	#81
I was asked to comment but	Shankapotomus	Jan 2012	#86
then i would suggest the Op not use me as an example. ask the question in a different manner	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#88
That's impossible. You have decided that anything like this I post is about you.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#98
i didnt read your post... just for a heads up. it is not impossible. you can come up	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#99
Responding to posts you haven't read	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#109
same as above, for heads up. i am answering the title. anything you post will get a reaction	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#111
Post removed	Post removed	Jan 2012	#127
I'm not impressed with ignorance.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#143
I blame myself... mostly.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#89
Gender bias yes- sexist might be pushing it	Dragonbreathp9d	Jan 2012	#87
That's perfectly reasonable.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#90
As an addendum -	Dragonbreathp9d	Jan 2012	#91
Thats possible.	Life Long Dem	Jan 2012	#96
Seeing as you have stated you have been conducting a "social "experiment""...	Spazito	Jan 2012	#93
invitation? really?	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#94
Ahhh, so it seems one of my questions may be answered...	Spazito	Jan 2012	#95
good point. i dont know. i purposely did not respond in the other thread.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#97
If you didn't respond in the other thread then I can see why you would not have...	Spazito	Jan 2012	#102
exactly. i see your point. nt	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#104
I sent an invitation to each person who responded directly to the OP.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#106
are you suggesting i sent someone in to your other thread? lol. oh, you.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#107
Thanks for your answers...	Spazito	Jan 2012	#113
First, and this is an important distinction:	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#138
You sent out invitations to people who responded on another thread....	tpsbmam	Jan 2012	#118
wow.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#121
Let's have some examples of this 'evading' and 'avoiding'.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#139
I'm still waiting for those examples.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#151
An invitation???	obamanut2012	Jan 2012	#110
Yep	Dorian Gray	Jan 2012	#136
No agenda beyond curiosity.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#144
When I read the second OP	Dorian Gray	Jan 2012	#152
Yet the first one seemed perfectly legitimate to you?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#153
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.	LadyHawkAZ	Jan 2012	#100
increase in the number of people blocking me.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#103
Lol! Someone did.	LadyHawkAZ	Jan 2012	#105
ahhhm. you are so bad.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#108
Didn't you get that memo?	LadyHawkAZ	Jan 2012	#119
rude angry feminazi, a bleeding heart soshulist librul	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#120
See, this is why we must get rid of the USPS	LadyHawkAZ	Jan 2012	#122
lol. nt	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#124
Agreed. We can't fight mysogyny with misandry.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#112
especially seeing how evolutionary psychology is bunk. nt	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#115
No, it's a field of study.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#145
evolutionary biologists dont get near evolutionary psychology with a ten foot pole.	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#147
That's because they are not psychologists.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#148
that is because they know it is garbage. but really, lets address the dishonesty	seabeyond	Jan 2012	#149
What the heck are you talking about?	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#150
I don't think it's an evolutionary artifact	LadyHawkAZ	Jan 2012	#116
I understand your perspective, but actually, it really is evolutionary.	The Doctor.	Jan 2012	#146
No, you haven't provided enough information to make that determination.	joshcryer	Jan 2012	#101
Yes. It is sexist.	McCamy Taylor	Jan 2012	#123
No	peasant one	Jan 2012	#128
yes	SwampG8r	Jan 2012	#129
No. It seems more like making a mountain out of a molehill. n/t	Lil Missy	Jan 2012	#130
IMO, this was sexist, and a generalization based upon gender.	NYC_SKP	Jan 2012	#131
Seems sexist to me, but only mildly.	MilesColtrane	Jan 2012	#132
Yes, as sexist is defined in adjective form.	Zorra	Jan 2012	#133
Women can and have been propergators of sexism. Maybe not so much as men; but there are moments.	vaberella	Jan 2012	#135
This seems a bit different from the intelligence topic.	JNelson6563	Jan 2012	#137

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