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Showing Original Post only (View all)"girls become women by getting older, boys become men by accomplishing something" [View all]
This ossified asshole said, in public no less, on The Daily Show Monday night, as an argument against women in the military.
I just now got around to watching the show.
Wow..it is like sexism was never a concept.
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"girls become women by getting older, boys become men by accomplishing something" [View all]
dixiegrrrrl
Jan 2013
OP
Gee it's not like us women have ever accomplished anything, only menfolk do that...
LiberalLoner
Jan 2013
#2
Old.white.dude. Who has written lots of shit from perspective of old white dudes ..see below
pkdu
Feb 2013
#31
he is admitting men have to DO something to actually grow up. age doesn't matter.
pansypoo53219
Jan 2013
#9
not really. takes a woman until about 40, regardless what she does. a man, at 18 i guess
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#11
bullshit. the perves that say, hits puberty free game, or bleed ready to breed, ONLY.
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#16
i know. my huby just looked at each other, jaw dropped. he really didnt say that...
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#25
What an ignorant statement! First, women are called girls throughout their lives.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#22