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MissMillie

(38,553 posts)
Sat May 20, 2023, 08:12 AM May 2023

It's a mystery how and why women keep giving men grace [View all]

(written by a minister/lawyer)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/it-s-a-mystery-how-and-why-women-keep-giving-men-grace/ar-AA1br9ZH?ocid=hpmsn&pc=U483&cvid=744ba27bca054f66b6f3aa1bab862ae6&ei=16



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For centuries, men have used their physical prowess to impose their will on women, leaving them with little more than their wiles and their beauty to get by on. Yet … women continue to love us. Forgive us. Nurture and redeem us. I honestly don’t know how, much less why. Women’s capacity for love seems immense compared to most men’s puny pond of empathy and grace.

I sometimes fantasize about what it would be like if there were only two or three men on the Supreme Court. Only two dozen men in the entire U.S. Senate. And none in the White House. Or the Kremlin. Or the governor's mansion.


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Quickly, please--someone send this link to Josh Hawley
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Women have always been stronger than men in the real measure of strength: character Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #1
That is almost word for word of BigmanPigman May 2023 #8
This isn't true. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #15
Which part? And where you find it untrue, what do you think is the truth? Scrivener7 May 2023 #24
Women do not have inherently more character than men, Wingus Dingus May 2023 #38
What, then, explains the fact that men are responsible for the vast majority of Scrivener7 May 2023 #39
I don't think that's character--maybe we have different definitions of character though. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #40
What a crock. You might as well have said "Boys will be boys." Scrivener7 May 2023 #41
I don't have any violent or abusive men in my Wingus Dingus May 2023 #42
Mansplaining BS Brenda May 2023 #43
Well, I'm a lady so I'm not mansplaining. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #45
All of the men you have known in your life were decent and kind and upstanding Scrivener7 May 2023 #44
I think you aren't grasping what I'm saying. Or I'm not communicating it well. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #46
Tone Deaf. Brenda May 2023 #47
How is my relating my experience in life "tone deaf"? Wingus Dingus May 2023 #48
Instead of acknowledging the statistics of historic male behavior Brenda May 2023 #49
Your statistics just make me shrug. Wingus Dingus May 2023 #50
You think you convinced anybody? Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #26
It's a sweeping generality, but that has been my experience as well. Earth-shine May 2023 #18
Or the governor's mansion. Seinan Sensei May 2023 #2
And empty green, or Bobo, or..... getagrip_already May 2023 #3
The January 6 insurrection was 7 to 1 Male to Female whathehell May 2023 #12
I'm not defending men..... getagrip_already May 2023 #25
Great review of Hawley's book in the WAPO. Link below for no paywall. japple May 2023 #4
Thanks for posting! nuxvomica May 2023 #14
Nuxvomica, I never read something like this without going back to your Scrivener7 May 2023 #28
I'm actually thinking of writing a book about it nuxvomica May 2023 #30
I'd buy it. Scrivener7 May 2023 #31
It was an ad in Harper's magazine earlier this year nuxvomica May 2023 #32
Thank you! Scrivener7 May 2023 #34
This is an interesting looking program. Tell us how it goes. Scrivener7 May 2023 #35
"For centuries, men have used their physical prowess to impose their will on women...." Random Boomer May 2023 #5
Not necessarily. scarletlib May 2023 #36
When Nevada had a female majority legislature, they passed bills that actually helped families. CrispyQ May 2023 #6
You just made my day... MissMillie May 2023 #13
You are welcome! CrispyQ May 2023 #16
"I honestly don't know how, much less why." llmart May 2023 #7
"afraid of something else" MissMillie May 2023 #9
Yes, the fear llmart May 2023 #29
Thinking about women in deep red states.... Diamond_Dog May 2023 #10
If statistics suddenly reversed tomorrow and women became responsible for Scrivener7 May 2023 #11
Honestly... I don't think the author is saying there's something "wrong" with women MissMillie May 2023 #19
I agree. The author is not asking what is wrong with women. Obliquely, Scrivener7 May 2023 #21
I just re-read your post. I don't disagree AT ALL MissMillie May 2023 #20
Your OP is a great one. It does provoke thought. So thank YOU. Scrivener7 May 2023 #22
Men should be thankful that women only want equality OMGWTF May 2023 #17
☝️ Deuxcents May 2023 #37
Surprise and shock! On a planet infected by an unsustainable population of two legged pests,...... jaxexpat May 2023 #23
Gender fluidity, Family and some Focus ideas Ozzi May 2023 #27
K&R Blue Owl May 2023 #33
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