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In reply to the discussion: I'm done, too. [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)152. Sigh
I'll add you to the list of remarkable DUers (mostly women, mostly POC, mostly members of the REAL Democratic base) that won't step foot in this place now.
And I'll laugh at the folks upthread so clueless and out of touch that they think your leaving is because of the "Turd Way/DLC takeover" of this web site. Jesus Christ.
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Thanks. I appreciate your reply. As I kept reading down the thread, that started to seep in.
merrily
Aug 2014
#266
The guys who draw the comics aren't volunteers, are they? Someone is paying for the art
Gormy Cuss
Aug 2014
#97
I actually bought the first half dozen issues or so when they first came out.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Aug 2014
#115
Actually he does quite well, for a man who draws using only his nose and upper lip
Scootaloo
Aug 2014
#117
you had to mention Rob Liefeld. i now nee to go drink some bleach. gee thanks...
dionysus
Aug 2014
#143
now i need to poke my eyes out! you owe me a braille monitor and keyboad dude.
dionysus
Aug 2014
#145
she creates a lot of dots to follow that simplifies the whole process for many. i agree.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#363
yet, using comments like perpetual outrage is and passive aggressive insults is an
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#282
actually, the people that are in the know, because of following conversation....
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#298
"Dopey me.". ya. hence the constant clarification. pointing out, with the hope a poster will listen
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#344
Yeah, I rec'd it. So did 18 other DUers. And I am proud to share that rec with La Lioness,
hifiguy
Aug 2014
#448
I agree seabeyond and I don't mean to belittle the things that women endure either.
merrily
Aug 2014
#277
exactly. how we like to dismiss a black youths experience of being followed in a store,
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#285
which is all redq was saying. the battle fuggin assumed. she was told she needed
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#293
this is when i started walking away. i was kicked off myself. i read the thread
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#304
If you do not see that extra portion, you are wrong. And maybe willfully so. nt
merrily
Aug 2014
#567
Until I know you better, I am going to drop this particular discussion with you.
merrily
Aug 2014
#570
redq can thoroughly run circles around this issue, she is so well informed. the men
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#248
you are a man. in the feminst circle, one of the things we would bring to your awareness that as a
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#276
oh. like the 10th time i was kicked off. this one? a poster has a sarcastic tag in his sig
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#265
see. here is the thing. once again, you are defining my emotional state. let me ask
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#278
firstly, i do not go on the presumption these men are ignorant, having listened to them for a decade
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#286
and... why shouldnt i get angry with a man that tells me i need to get laid? why am i not allowed.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#280
it is not a goodbye thread to me. it is a reflective thread, allowed by her OP.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#325
I hope you are right in both cases. I appreciate both of them and their input and contributions
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#328
ya, that. exactly. thank you for participating and being my example. perfectly
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#353
fug the tone... lmfugginao. lol. i hear ya sistah.... actually, if one listens well,
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#373
isnt it constantly condescending telling women we must watch our tone and the subject we address
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#398
you are not telling but suggest... women. no. it is not human beings. it feels to me that what
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#405
My point is simply that you can more effectively message with certain changes to how you message.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#407
Actually, No ... to me, You do Not Come off that way. However, others on here do and
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#400
your sincerity with no agenda is so very clear. all one would have to do is read my position,
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#417
now eric. for clarity. this is what i am talking about. Ms and i are talking about a whole lot
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#419
I dislike discerning 'feelings' from people's posts. Since, though, you have invited me to
msanthrope
Aug 2014
#420
you discerned, incorrectly. i prefer to stick to not discerning, especially as i hate it so....
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#422
Well...you cannot have it both ways. You cannot invite people to discern, and then tell them they
msanthrope
Aug 2014
#425
yes, Ms. i can say, i really really can say, that you are not correct how you discerned. one would
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#427
Why not just say how you feel if you think it important to the discussion, rather than asking people
msanthrope
Aug 2014
#428
you made a guess. i stated you were wrong. that should e enough. but, it is not. not for you.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#430
Let's not be coy here, SB. If what you feel is important to the conversation, why not just state
msanthrope
Aug 2014
#432
no coy Ms. as a matter of fact, the complete opposite. you are holding onto something tight,
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#433
P.S. The drawing of Spiderwoman's buttocks may be a reason to stop buying comics, not
merrily
Aug 2014
#236
it isnt about a stupid ass (ya) drawing on a cover meant to be controversial for $. nt
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#249
way to mess the point dude. lol. of course not. and it has been proven. and yet, pr firms,
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#340
The jury system should be done away with. If it is a threat the admins should take it down.
EEO
Aug 2014
#82
I'm pretty sure that John and Abigail Adams would not allow people to spew racism in their house.
Nye Bevan
Aug 2014
#119
The Alien and Sedition Acts did not last long, and Federalists were not liberals, but
merrily
Aug 2014
#250
And? No one, including the board owner, seems to want to see DU looking like You Tube comments.
merrily
Aug 2014
#245
we have sunk very low if that is our measure of discourse here ... that we compare ourselves
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#296
I don't think that we have sunk that low. That is why I asked why You Tube is even relevant to bring
merrily
Aug 2014
#301
I agree with you but, evidently someone else thought YouTube was relevant in comparison to DU3
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#307
Well I think she is leaving because of the rampant Misogyny women face here every day.
trumad
Aug 2014
#18
Nine out of ten you're aware of, or nine out of ten with unbiased sources to validate the premise?
LanternWaste
Aug 2014
#36
Without doubt, your post is one of the most racist, Misandric, and rude posts I've ever seen here
Saboburns
Aug 2014
#176
with white men and the dozen sock accounts they set up to agree with themselves
CreekDog
Aug 2014
#139
I am sure we have all defended a troll, sock, or zombie at one time or another...
Kali
Aug 2014
#441
i didnt reply to you. did i? and i got a hide for saying bullshit. it does not meet
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#364
So if I was derisive to any woman who called herself a feminist, that belies the claim.
HERVEPA
Aug 2014
#399
I almost never use that word. I'm skeptical, but will apologize if you show me.
HERVEPA
Aug 2014
#459
that about says it. clearly. dots close together. making a clear path. excellent. nt
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#468
Best to you. Your voice is powerful even if we don't always see things the same way
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#46
true. though I do remember when the mods regularly pizza'd WOMEN who replied
BlancheSplanchnik
Aug 2014
#95
Yeah. Asking someone to support their claims with tangible evidence is "making demands."
joeglow3
Aug 2014
#387
Cool. They I will start to make claims and tell everyone it is their responsibility to educate...
joeglow3
Aug 2014
#395
Yet, you are allowed to make an argument that there isn't much of it on DU.
boston bean
Aug 2014
#394
That was perhaps, the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Although, after reflection,
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#192
that does not work for me redq. i was ready to walk myself, until i read the same ole....
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#184
nawh ... Live Dangerously, Like I do. Life on the Edge is a Life Worth living
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#193
When people enter threads to show their rude contempt for the person leaving
BainsBane
Aug 2014
#198
I wish we could pin this post at the top of GD. It should be reuqired reading by all new posters.
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2014
#289
I agree. And here is an example of a right wing way of thinking on an issue:
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#473
RWers also say they support school vouchers so families can have a choice...
cyberswede
Aug 2014
#474
The point is, to say that anyone who doesn't lose their shit over porn, swimsuits, and
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#475
how many timmmmmmmes have you told us we are rw fundamentalists. not to mention all the other names
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#478
Seriously? Even this, you are gonna step in and answer for warren. Though there is no way you have
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#482
I noticed Wazza had already answered, but I don't mind pointing out the obvious...
Violet_Crumble
Aug 2014
#483
Everything, ALL the time, best of pals, can even finish each other's sentences.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#487
June 30, 2012, i said that all the anti-porn "science" comes from the right.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#509
Ive explained to you why the use of quotes in that post doesnt mean what you think it does.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#523
Since we're digging into the archives, sea was posting "science" by Judith Reisman
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#526
Sheeeeit, lmao, that is about the only thing he does post and you read each and every one?
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#486
You've yet to come up with a single link to where he's called you a RWer...
Violet_Crumble
Aug 2014
#490
No, the post yr replying to wasn't funny. The one I did before it was...
Violet_Crumble
Aug 2014
#494
ah, again. so. you decided what i think funny, too. sorry, that has me laughing.... too
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#495
Nah, just telling you which one was and wasn't. Is there a problem with that?
Violet_Crumble
Aug 2014
#496
do i think there are issues with porn? ya. you want to tie it to ricky boy, me to ricky boy....
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#510
The point is, it's ludicrous to assert that people who dont have problems with adult material,
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#512
proud asked if i aligned myself with santorum. then asked again. that is what i addressed.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#515
And the santorum quote came up originally as exhibit A. In the argument that
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#517
what is insane is you continued misrepresentation of any given argument and why most do not bother.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#527
So it wasnt the spiderwoman butt thread that led to this current kerfluffle?
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#530
no. it was not. nor is the si issue what you present, though you have been corrected a number of
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#532
bummer, only one juror whose intent was to get me kicked off. alerter, certainly misrepresented.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#535
If you consider a whole bunch of incoherent bargle about how i like to "spit in peoples'
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#547
ya. i pretty much know who it is. on par. have had this exact type of alert in the past. nt
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#545
All the best to you. I hope you keep fighting the good fight in whatever arena suits you.
riqster
Aug 2014
#233
I don't aways agree with your premises, but I have Learned a Lot from your posts and posititions
adirondacker
Aug 2014
#261
Trying to find fairness and equality in the nurture and nature realm of reality is a daunting task.
adirondacker
Aug 2014
#287
Evidently, she's important enough for a man like yourself to take the time to respond.
Sheldon Cooper
Aug 2014
#312
i do not know. seeing the names that are good with redq leaving, and their comments
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#331
lol. ya... i am with the smilie.... i am confused. hope all is well with you.
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#372
Honestly, I have no idea what the reason is, nor do I particularly care. nt
msanthrope
Aug 2014
#426
except you have been told it is not "just about a comic cover". you choose to define her walking
seabeyond
Aug 2014
#431
rq I will miss your voice but I completely understand why you would find DU intolerable.
seaglass
Aug 2014
#451
I'm glad. Not sure what the angry responses were about, but can't please everyone n/t
Violet_Crumble
Sep 2014
#579