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cthulu2016

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4. "encourage"... as in tend more toward than away? Sure.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:54 PM

Feb 2013

I wouldn't take a young boy to a strip joint, certainly.

But the poll is a big waste of time because as phrased, encouragement is a 51%-49% sort of thing.

Watching the superbowl also encourages a person to see women as property. As do beer ads, dresses with bows, probably lipstick...

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Does taking a younger male to see strippers encourage him to see woman as property? [View all] el_bryanto Feb 2013 OP

might depend on if the strippers were male or female eh? nt msongs Feb 2013 #1

That's a good point, actually. el_bryanto Feb 2013 #2

Did he get a receipt? Orrex Feb 2013 #3

"encourage"... as in tend more toward than away? Sure. cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #4

I don't know if its the same thing - the Medium is the Message el_bryanto Feb 2013 #5

I don't understand the whole 'view someone as property' thing... octothorpe Feb 2013 #10

Plenty of people historically have thought of woman as property el_bryanto Feb 2013 #15

More likely it will lead to impure thoughts and possible repetitive motion injuries. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #6

To be fair... Orrex Feb 2013 #7

True NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #9

I truly doubt it Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #8

I wish I could rec a reply. LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #11

well said NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #12

I really don't know. I think it depends on what you think walkin' in. Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #13

Sexual objects ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #14