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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

(41,965 posts)

4. "Warrior culture"

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 03:32 PM

Dec 2012

Oh for Gods sake. My SIL talks about "the loss of" warrior culture. I told him it was lost with the minute any weapon was used for war with long range. Say a bow and arrow, it just got worse---from arbalests to smart bombs.

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Jada Pinkett-Smith: “The War On Men Through The Degradation Of Woman” [View all] seabeyond Dec 2012 OP

Lost me at "war on men" MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #1

perhaps a better title -- Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #2

Or men's war on themselves . . . n/t mzteris Dec 2012 #3

"Warrior culture" ismnotwasm Dec 2012 #4

I can't get past the gender stereotyping. MadrasT Dec 2012 #5

ya... well, it is more a spiritual type emotional seabeyond Dec 2012 #6

To me it feels like she is holding up women MadrasT Dec 2012 #7

Well I take this to mean that in the popularized current version of the patriarchy Tumbulu Dec 2012 #12

OK well I could sure agree with *that*. n/t MadrasT Dec 2012 #15

Really, any flavor of feminist thought MadrasT Dec 2012 #8

better than has never done it for me either. i hate the "mysterious" "woman on pedestal" crap. seabeyond Dec 2012 #9

I'm not often looking at popular music video's, etc Tumbulu Dec 2012 #10

meh... lol seabeyond Dec 2012 #14

Try not to be blind dart_dart Feb 2015 #16

I am still really tired and depressed. MadrasT Dec 2012 #11

hey, woman.... i have been tired and depressed for oh, seabeyond Dec 2012 #13