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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
10. She is ignorant. Feminism means equality.
Mon May 5, 2014, 05:31 PM
May 2014

She says she believes in equality yet denounces the feminist movement. "We have to have a fine balance"
Equality IS balance!

Mmmmmmm ... 1000words May 2014 #1
Time has definitely jumped the shark etherealtruth May 2014 #2
Well yes . . .but sometime in the 80s I would have said el_bryanto May 2014 #4
Very true .... etherealtruth May 2014 #7
Between this ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #65
Indeed. Having the same thoughts myself. nt Skidmore May 2014 #115
Those were my first thoughts etherealtruth May 2014 #117
Time was always propaganda. JackRiddler May 2014 #89
That horseshit title has appreared millions of times since 1968 eridani May 2014 #3
bahahaha. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #5
Someone doesn't know what "feminist" means, apparently. cyberswede May 2014 #6
This was my interpretation as well. n/t mattclearing May 2014 #95
ding ding ding randys1 May 2014 #129
Goddammit... Why do rags like Time publish someone who doesn't SHIT about a subject... Adrahil May 2014 #8
shes going to be Mary Jane Watson in Spiderman 3 big_dog May 2014 #11
So maybe they can have Kin fucking Kardashian.. Adrahil May 2014 #16
Kanyean Economics. Throd May 2014 #37
I see what you did there.... LOL NT Adrahil May 2014 #130
So fucking what? BainsBane May 2014 #80
She's still Dorian Gray May 2014 #121
Well, to be fair BainsBane May 2014 #189
I don't disagree with you on any of that Dorian Gray May 2014 #197
Fair point BainsBane May 2014 #198
No, she was going to be in Amazing Spider-Man 2, but her role was cut out of the movie Bjorn Against May 2014 #194
Just like with the Princeton kid's essay, this is one person's dumbass opinion. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #9
She is ignorant. Feminism means equality. Dawson Leery May 2014 #10
She's 22 and still has a lot to learn Auggie May 2014 #36
What an idiot. Luminous Animal May 2014 #12
Is it bad that I'm just going to rolly my eyes and not see any of her movies? nt ladyVet May 2014 #13
I don't think she's a bad person or nothing, but, TBH, she ultimately doesn't understand.......... AverageJoe90 May 2014 #14
Does TIME have a new feature, "Clueless People Speak Out?" Gormy Cuss May 2014 #15
That would be the history of TIME. JackRiddler May 2014 #90
Nope. That's not at all what feminism is about. JaneyVee May 2014 #17
When I was 23 years old, I was stupid too. Starry Messenger May 2014 #18
I was never THAT stupid Skittles May 2014 #38
What you said. Solly Mack May 2014 #49
Only 1/5th of Americans consider themselves a "feminist" davidn3600 May 2014 #19
That's because people like you lie about what feminism is. LeftyMom May 2014 #21
BOOM. exactly. bettyellen May 2014 #23
Right on. cyberswede May 2014 #30
I think that is a rude, abusive, cheapjack response. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #39
Well it's been half an hour and the post is still there, so apparently they didn't. LeftyMom May 2014 #54
I hope it at least got you to consider your posting style. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #61
Feel free to lecture somebody who is interested in your opinion. LeftyMom May 2014 #63
Thank you for your... AgingAmerican May 2014 #107
But it's the truth. Squinch May 2014 #66
Results of the alert on this post: Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #92
i'm glad you're against rude and abusive posts CreekDog May 2014 #110
Da Nile RobinA May 2014 #177
Or maybe because the people representing it The Straight Story May 2014 #137
Absolutely true. n/t TDale313 May 2014 #151
because people repeat asinine talking points about feminsts being sex negative and focus on a nutbag bettyellen May 2014 #22
Unfortunately, the radicals tend to define a group davidn3600 May 2014 #35
Because unnecessary shyness and hesitance around the "label" implies it's somehow a bad thing. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #85
Not necessarily davidn3600 May 2014 #97
That might be how they see it. But I still think explicitly distancing oneself from "that word" nomorenomore08 May 2014 #100
only if you are an idiot do one off radicals define groups that are not radical. bettyellen May 2014 #98
Hmmm... Just as radical nutbag christians define ALL of christianity and all Italians are mobsters? Luminous Animal May 2014 #163
Yes. Yes exactly. Squinch May 2014 #178
Someone needs to update the scoreboard.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #158
"they think of Valerie Solanas or Andrea Dworkin" Starry Messenger May 2014 #29
CORRECT Skittles May 2014 #40
...and feminists. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #41
There are plenty of feminists who have never heard of either Solanas or Dworkin cyberswede May 2014 #42
Some of us are old enough to remember them. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #58
Zing! 1000words May 2014 #60
Huh? cyberswede May 2014 #70
Derp. Starry Messenger May 2014 #44
Gastrointestinal problems? Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #59
But not your average American. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #69
I never heard of them until I heard people complain about how horrible they were gollygee May 2014 #135
Ditto for the dreaded MRA types. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #187
Dark corners of the net... like Salon, Boston Magazine, the SPLC... redqueen May 2014 #190
Like I said, I never heard of those MRA types except here. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #193
You don't care about the danger they pose to women - I get it. redqueen May 2014 #203
You should join some of the ciswomen's-only spaces on Facebook LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #101
I don't think I will. Starry Messenger May 2014 #114
They are hate groups LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #116
"No because I love men..." Brickbat May 2014 #20
and men can be feminists. Shailene is young with a lot of dumb ideas. anneboleyn May 2014 #53
she sounds really stupid , JI7 May 2014 #24
...because I'm in a magazine that still has a feature about what female actors wear. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #25
...because I'm in an industry that tosses women aside before they turn 30. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #26
...because my manager/studio head told me I'm not a feminist. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #27
..because it won't help the box office of my latest film. McCamy Taylor May 2014 #28
....because feminists can't, you know, use words like "neat" and "neat" and "really neat." McCamy Taylor May 2014 #31
If she believes in equal pay for equal work, she's a feminist. SheilaT May 2014 #32
That's not being a feminist. woolldog May 2014 #142
It should be normal, and maybe the younger generation thinks it's normal, SheilaT May 2014 #147
I thought that was sisterhood was what WhiteTara May 2014 #33
In the end, she is trying to be a positive role model for other young women 1000words May 2014 #34
Well, if she wants to be a positive role model... cyberswede May 2014 #43
Do you think being a feminist means never saying anything mean about any woman ever? redqueen May 2014 #46
she is promoting 1000 words.... lol. of course he embraces her messages and feels the need to seabeyond May 2014 #55
If she is trying to be a positive role model for other young women, she is failing miserably. Squinch May 2014 #67
dismissing idiots is a good thing Kali May 2014 #84
And then they wonder why so many people do not identify with the word. A young woman sabrina 1 May 2014 #93
Madam ... 1000words May 2014 #94
"[I'm not a feminist because] I like men...." wickerwoman May 2014 #104
So the way to inform someone who is ignorant of a topic to tell them to 'shut up and be quiet'. sabrina 1 May 2014 #128
No, but the sentiment is the same. wickerwoman May 2014 #159
+1 Luminous Animal May 2014 #165
I really don't like the stupid +1 thingy Kali May 2014 #186
I also want to talk with her about her idiot ideas of the health benefits of eating clay and Luminous Animal May 2014 #175
Feminists tend to call out idiocy whether it is a man or a woman spewing it bettyellen May 2014 #102
Feminists RobinA May 2014 #199
Well, maybe I'm just a prejudiced old white guy, but whenever I hear a woman say struggle4progress May 2014 #45
She is young and ignorant. redqueen May 2014 #47
Yes. 1000words May 2014 #48
I really can't understand why people wouldn't want to stand up for equal treatment, struggle4progress May 2014 #51
So your response is to treat them unequally? 1000words May 2014 #56
This makes no sense. Squinch May 2014 #68
Treat who unequally? People who demonstrate ignorance? cyberswede May 2014 #71
Re-examine what was written: 1000words May 2014 #72
That's not treating someone unequally... cyberswede May 2014 #73
And it's unfortunate you do so. 1000words May 2014 #74
Yes, I grieve over that on long winter evenings. cyberswede May 2014 #75
Ah ... the smilie. 1000words May 2014 #77
Well...you know what a picture's worth cyberswede May 2014 #79
Bah ha ha ha ha. Clever you. Nt seabeyond May 2014 #81
Nice. nt msanthrope May 2014 #134
Oh, so when you said you had a bunch of feminists on ignore BainsBane May 2014 #83
Here. Sissyk May 2014 #86
This place has a real issue with bogus alerts. And it's obvious what direction they're coming from. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #148
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #157
As opposed to your credibility...? LanternWaste May 2014 #166
this is not to you - it is for the post you are replying to Kali May 2014 #191
Who sent that alert? cyberswede May 2014 #169
I don't know, and I think that's a problem for DU. I think alerts should have names attached. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #192
Well, the admins can see all alerters and jurors. cyberswede May 2014 #195
I had no particular poster in mind. More like a certain self-righteous faction. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #200
Let's get this straight: you think that, in order to be open minded and progressive, one needs to Squinch May 2014 #123
Yes, apparently we should not comment when we hear RW sexist drivel here... bettyellen May 2014 #152
AND, don't forget this one: We must be open to what Republicans tell us. Squinch May 2014 #155
I love how they gasp in shock when people comment on RW bullshit, LOL.... bettyellen May 2014 #156
It's largely thanks to the efforts of 19th and 20th-century feminists that we've moved away *at all* nomorenomore08 May 2014 #87
Unfortunately the brand has been tarnished by radfems LittleBlue May 2014 #50
ya. cause fox, limbaugh and littleblue says so???? rollin eyes. really, just call us feminazis. seabeyond May 2014 #57
Because polls say so LittleBlue May 2014 #62
Post removed Post removed May 2014 #64
Certainly some people work hard to see the majority of the population remain subordinate BainsBane May 2014 #78
Someone will be taking a short time out. 1000words May 2014 #91
So what ever happened to . . . BainsBane May 2014 #96
I thought about alerting LittleBlue May 2014 #99
Oh, the alerts are flying ... 1000words May 2014 #103
Indeed. Bobbie Jo May 2014 #125
LOL! sheshe2 May 2014 #108
Well, how interesting... chervilant May 2014 #141
They're loud and hateful and nasty LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #88
Yes, I believe that LittleBlue May 2014 #105
A lot of the younger generation who say the same thing she did LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #109
You denounced all isms BainsBane May 2014 #111
What one speaks out against speaks volumes BainsBane May 2014 #106
Um...forgive me but I don't see any men here telling Shailene to keep her mouth shut davidn3600 May 2014 #112
The attack was against me personally, not the actress LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #113
I didn't tell her to keep her mouth shut BainsBane May 2014 #118
Idiots equate it with man hating LeftOfWest May 2014 #120
THIS redqueen May 2014 #132
delete redqueen May 2014 #132
Only by people intentionally creating anti-feminist propaganda gollygee May 2014 #136
Just WHO has made the word "feminist" so toxic?!? chervilant May 2014 #140
"the term "radfems" is a condescending, disrespectful slam" opiate69 May 2014 #146
It is when it's bandied about directed at DU feminists. cyberswede May 2014 #170
If it quacks like a duckie.... opiate69 May 2014 #171
And calling someone a duck isn't an insult... cyberswede May 2014 #173
I'll try to remember that... opiate69 May 2014 #176
The word "liberal" is meant as a prejoritive when used by the right wing Luminous Animal May 2014 #182
Maybe for you. Me? I wear the title proudly. Regardless of who tries to hang me with it. opiate69 May 2014 #184
I didn't say that I take it as an insult. I said it is meant as an insult. Luminous Animal May 2014 #185
Do any DUers proudly call themselves MRAs? cyberswede May 2014 #188
Calling names BainsBane May 2014 #202
Yawn... chervilant May 2014 #179
Awww... opiate69 May 2014 #180
Gosh... chervilant May 2014 #181
Stalking? Heavens no. opiate69 May 2014 #183
That is certainly how you use it BainsBane May 2014 #201
two choices in your Ops. hypersexualize women or diss femininists.... nt seabeyond May 2014 #52
Pfffft. Shailene is full of shit on this one. alp227 May 2014 #76
You're last line is true. Dawson Leery May 2014 #164
Pffft what does she know? Ash_F May 2014 #82
She is an ignorant childish idiot. LeftOfWest May 2014 #119
Another topic with feminism at its core, another topic filled with a lot of hate. Blue_Adept May 2014 #122
And my two daughters are proud feminists PassingFair May 2014 #150
Gosh. Big dog, the poster who gave us boobs in space, is trying to show us the evils of feminism. Squinch May 2014 #124
LOL gollygee May 2014 #138
Boom! Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #143
Interesting! Have to wonder how hating on democratic priciples and liberal ideas bettyellen May 2014 #167
But she has the wrong idea of Feminism get the red out May 2014 #126
Who? CBGLuthier May 2014 #127
Does it matter how she feels about feminists? It's a label. chrisa May 2014 #131
When you mercuryblues May 2014 #139
Who the hell is Shailene Woodley? GoCubsGo May 2014 #144
Same here.. I have NO idea who she is, or why I should care what she thinks SoCalDem May 2014 #145
How? Aside from challenging people on an individual basis, how can we do that? nt raccoon May 2014 #149
Me either. I am tempted to respond with, "There is a lady named Gloria Squinch May 2014 #172
What an idiot. Endgames May 2014 #153
Next Up 4Q2u2 May 2014 #154
She's a poor woman's Jennifer Lawrence ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #160
She's entitled to her opinion, naive and ill-informed as it is. hamsterjill May 2014 #161
This is what a feminist looks like loyalsister May 2014 #162
Isn't Shailene Woodley...like, twelve? jmowreader May 2014 #168
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #174
who are you Shailene and should I care Iris May 2014 #196
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