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Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2014, 03:45 PM Feb 2014

Magazine covers are more important than abortion rights. [View all]

10 Dangerous Anti-Abortion Bills That Are Already Gaining Traction This Year

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/02/18/3299871/terrible-abortion-bills/#

This was posted as a GD OP yesterday and sank like a stone. Meanwhile, we have umpteen gazillion posts about swimsuit models, objectification, white knights, and the like.

The state where I am registered to vote is one of the states where this nasty attack on women's reproductive rights is going on. I've contacted my state representatives. I hope the rest of you will take a break from the ongoing gender controversy du jour to do the same.

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Magazine covers are more important than abortion rights. [View all] Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 OP

Thank you. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #1

GD is drowning in inane threads like the ones you reference cali Feb 2014 #2

True shenmue Feb 2014 #3

I see that, as well. hamsterjill Feb 2014 #38

sustantive is not exactly "objective" in this case is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #28

90% of the time it's disagreement that drives a thread to a lot of posts Fumesucker Feb 2014 #4

"...nothing substantial to argue about." Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #13

spoken like someone who knows ALL about that small clique... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #30

I would not be a member of any clique that would have me Fumesucker Feb 2014 #97

right yeah....I so believe you.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #98

You can have the last word, it seems to be important to you Fumesucker Feb 2014 #100

so unlike you huh? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #101

Your thread-jack Feral Child Feb 2014 #105

MY thread jack.....wow.....YOU just threadjacked! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Feb 2014 #103

it's the same "gender controversy:" limiting women's subjectivity underlies both zazen Feb 2014 #5

I do realize the importance of the topic theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #8

You might....but some on DU obviously do NOT! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #31

I've been perusing for about an hour and have spent all but this minute, trashing threads. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #6

LOL...I feel like I'm in a shooting gallery, I've taken aim at the Trash button so many times deutsey Feb 2014 #12

I hate the trash button... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #71

Here's a tip. GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #74

I do it in reverse, I command click the trash button and all the refreshes open in the background Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #75

And yea there was much silliness abiding amongst the flock. GoneOffShore Feb 2014 #79

Yeah, and this thread's next in my sights deutsey Feb 2014 #93

Rage. Feral Child Feb 2014 #104

It's too bad that these new laws are so ubiquiotous that they seem almost normal. KitSileya Feb 2014 #7

The women denied abortion rights are grateful LittleBlue Feb 2014 #9

Yes and no one should care what is written in a magazine... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #32

Yeah because segregation laws are totally the LittleBlue Feb 2014 #34

and I am SURE at the time....some White people thought that lunch counter was a VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #40

I dunno, the objectification of women could be related treestar Feb 2014 #85

There is always something "more important than" sufrommich Feb 2014 #10

Okay then theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #11

But the Pizza Hut thread wasn't called out in the OP, was it... bettyellen Feb 2014 #15

Talk all you want about swimsuits or white knights. I'm not stopping you. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #17

You have no idea how hard I have worked for reproductive rights over the years bettyellen Feb 2014 #21

hahah, you don't give a shit about abortion rights, you just want to lecture women and put them in JI7 Feb 2014 #52

Scribble? That's nice. RBStevens Feb 2014 #78

So it's only feminists you're calling out? KitSileya Feb 2014 #108

Wow, have you nailed me wrong theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #18

Sorry, Handpuppet. My bad. I mean to respond to Betty Ellen. Posted in the wrong place. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #20

I think we got our wires crossed theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #26

Not you- the OP though. False argument as many bettyellen Feb 2014 #27

Grumpy has been working very hard... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #36

I trust you have good intentions bettyellen Feb 2014 #81

You are equating the objectification of women in sports to VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #33

You know that's not true. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #37

I don't KNOW any such thing...YOU made the comparison... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #39

Wow... theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #42

Yeah....WOW indeed! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #43

By the way, I am not one of the "other men" around here theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #51

Yeah...that's what they ALL say... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #53

See post #18 theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #54

Yes it was.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #56

Please don't call me a liar. I really don't appreciate it. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #57

if a shoe fits..... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #58

Yes you "mansplained" it very well to me.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #59

He's baiting you. RC Feb 2014 #63

Well, I'm a woman and I think leftynyc Feb 2014 #106

It is a SPORTS magazine...WOMEN participate in SPORTS as well as men... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #112

No and who cares? leftynyc Feb 2014 #114

apparently I am not the ONLY one...so its NOT just MY problem is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #115

Another yawn leftynyc Feb 2014 #118

and YOUR Opinion is not so important either is it? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #113

Yawn - Only as important as leftynyc Feb 2014 #116

Its not my "routine" I am just posting on a forum....you got a problem with that? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #117

LOL - I'm perfectly calm leftynyc Feb 2014 #119

^^^^ this^^^^ VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #41

How much further do you want leftynyc Feb 2014 #107

+1 billion treestar Feb 2014 #84

thanks for the "mansplaining." What we we do without you to think for us? CTyankee Feb 2014 #14

Thanks for the gender-based insult. Got anything about the abortion fight? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #16

Well, let's see now. CTyankee Feb 2014 #19

Jeeze, I logged so many hours doing clinic defense I never want bettyellen Feb 2014 #24

We had one attempted clinic invasion back in the early 90s. We contacted CTyankee Feb 2014 #35

I salute both of you for your efforts on women's reproductive rights. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #72

Give orders to someone who gives a shit what you think. bettyellen Feb 2014 #82

You know, you didn't live it. I get teared up when I think about those wonderful CTyankee Feb 2014 #83

oh, but he kicked a few threads yesterday! so today, he gets to manage the feminists here and order bettyellen Feb 2014 #86

the "stepping on the rake award" goes to . . . nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #25

what I face here is pipsqueaky compared to the real battlegrounds. It's too bad CTyankee Feb 2014 #47

+1. I'm starting to find those ridiculous picayune threads pretty trollish & El_Johns Feb 2014 #22

That's the point. You will see the same people every day spamming over and over, with Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #29

Feminists calling out thinly veiled objectification of women, sexism, misogyny RBStevens Feb 2014 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #94

Moron is such a nice way of putting it, Thug RBStevens Feb 2014 #95

You know what? You're absolutely right. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #96

areas of universal agreement don't produce a lot of discussion, geek tragedy Feb 2014 #23

Funny. I seem to remember DU'ers agreeing a lot about bush The Straight Story Feb 2014 #44

and there are really long threads about how cats are cute JI7 Feb 2014 #46

Yeah, I sure do love me some cats The Straight Story Feb 2014 #48

Notice that the MRA types MattBaggins Feb 2014 #70

I think that was a different time. AZCat Feb 2014 #92

this is why Most women voted for Terry Mcauliffe, but why did most men vote for the republican ? JI7 Feb 2014 #45

why aren't you volunteering at a soup kitchen instead of posting on DU , there are homeless out JI7 Feb 2014 #49

do you say this in threads about sports games, award shows etc ? JI7 Feb 2014 #50

k&r RainDog Feb 2014 #55

It would seem that way, wouldn't it? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #60

Not really my place to say what others should prioritize... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #61

You know what, I'm done here. JTFrog Feb 2014 #62

I think it is the lack of respect given to women and women's issues etherealtruth Feb 2014 #64

Remember this comes on the heels of Sand_Wind warnings if we talked about the olympics... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #65

Millions of families are right now as I type this facing the financial crisis of their lives Vinnie From Indy Feb 2014 #66

Sadly, I agree Fumesucker Feb 2014 #99

Obviously we are more interested in those topics treestar Feb 2014 #67

Are you serious? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #68

Thank you. Sad to say, sometimes the obvious needs to be stated! beerandjesus Feb 2014 #69

Where should we apply to post our stories? jeff47 Feb 2014 #73

Thank you for telling us what we're allowed to post about! gollygee Feb 2014 #76

Gender controversy is fine in my opinion. A lot can be learned from vigorous Autumn Feb 2014 #77

your state is threatening women's reproductive freedom and you make two phone calls? WHOA. bettyellen Feb 2014 #87

I thought we here at DU were already... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #88

I'm beginning to think it's less RW infiltrators, but rather four run-of-the-mill predators LanternWaste Feb 2014 #90

I guess that is possible, but the reason I tend to think it's right wingnuts, is because... Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #91

I must have dreamed the 300+ thread about Marlise Munoz KitSileya Feb 2014 #109

You're right. But the ones doing that are not libs. Let me explain Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #110

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc LanternWaste Feb 2014 #89

Thank you libodem Feb 2014 #102