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History of Feminism

sufrommich

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20. Yeah, it's pretty interesting. I

Reply to redqueen (Reply #18)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:42 AM

Jun 2012

admit to knowing zilch about geek culture, it's not my thing, but it's interesting to watch the growing disgust and pushback from women in that culture.

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Geeks, you have a problem [View all] redqueen Jun 2012 OP

By going around do you mean that Geek Culture is a FB group dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #1

Maybe I am misunderstanding you, polmaven Jun 2012 #2

No dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #3

I see... polmaven Jun 2012 #7

i dont. i am still totally clueless. lol. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #8

Huh? redqueen Jun 2012 #4

You had said dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #11

That is part of the excerpt. nt redqueen Jun 2012 #13

thanks for the explanation. i think seabeyond Jun 2012 #15

It would help if you would explain what that sufrommich Jun 2012 #9

I agree. polmaven Jun 2012 #10

I don't know, I'm completely flummoxed sufrommich Jun 2012 #14

except seabeyond Jun 2012 #17

It didn't dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #12

OK. I think what confused everybody was sufrommich Jun 2012 #16

Yes but more from the point of re-posted successively dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #19

I don't think you offended anyone, just sufrommich Jun 2012 #21

The pushback does seem to be growing among women sufrommich Jun 2012 #5

i am having to sit in this and do some thinking seabeyond Jun 2012 #6

I like that blog. redqueen Jun 2012 #18

Yeah, it's pretty interesting. I sufrommich Jun 2012 #20

i dont think it is just the women either. i think there are a lot of men woken up, with the extreme seabeyond Jun 2012 #22

Ha, a lot? I like the sound of that... redqueen Jun 2012 #23

the woman making the video really got a lot of people to self reflect and be made aware seabeyond Jun 2012 #24

For me, 'geek' has come to mean 'misogynist with marketable tech skills.' BlueIris Jun 2012 #25

Hahahahaha... it does seem to keep blowing up... redqueen Jun 2012 #26

permission denied to see the vidoe. YOU are not talking nice enough to ME seabeyond Jun 2012 #27

Kane nailed it here: MadrasT Jun 2012 #29

It is what we deal with every damn day on DU. seabeyond Jun 2012 #30

+1 .nt sufrommich Jun 2012 #32

More like any place feminist concerns aren't framed with the recommended daily allowance of coddling redqueen Jun 2012 #36

OK that was great. MadrasT Jun 2012 #28

I'm so glad someone looped him in... redqueen Jun 2012 #34

Her:"please take it down,it's fucking gross" sufrommich Jun 2012 #31

LOL, yes... tone... that's a new one! redqueen Jun 2012 #33

I notice he also finds it necessary to mention sufrommich Jun 2012 #35

Yeah, that was extra sleazy. redqueen Jun 2012 #37