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In reply to the discussion: Imagine you're in a mirror world and... [View all]Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)15. I'd suggest saltpeter instead, but its a myth.
And I actually never used the term 'flirt', as that is not actually what the discussion was about. Flirtation is not really at all the same as "hey baby nice tits wanna fuck". Flirtation is not an overt proposition.
Flirting or coquetry is a sexual activity involving verbal or written communication as well as body language by one person to another, suggesting an interest in a deeper relationship with the other person. In most cultures, it is socially disapproved for a person to make explicitly sexual advances, but indirect or suggestive advances (i.e., flirting) may at times be considered acceptable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirting
That discussion was interesting in that it evidenced a vast lack of empathy for women in this group, basically near-zero appreciation for what the experience of being female in our society might be like, despite the vast amount of literature and other media that explains what the female perspective is, all of which seems to be rejected out of hand here as some sort of dworkinite rad fem idiocy. I thought the mens group was better than that. I was wrong.
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From the guy who thinks men not flirt women they have not been formally introduced to.
Bonobo
Oct 2012
#7
If we are talking about the same discussion, i think your memory is faulty.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2012
#19
it went way past that example but lets re-examine flirtation with strangers
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2012
#24
Well, I meant it when I said I'm a good driver, and careful. So it's been years since I've even been
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2012
#14
Given the choice between that and being a gay black man, I'd choose the former.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2012
#34
No, on a societal level, it certainly is not a privilege. However, on an individual level
Bonobo
Oct 2012
#36
It's simply a variation of doing a favor for someone because they are nice
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2012
#38
Are you saying women don't wear tight clothing or brush their body parts up against men
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#40
I'd say yes on all points. Including the bleak implications of that observation.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2012
#41