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iverglas

(38,549 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2012, 06:44 PM Jan 2012

what's with all the hysterical pearl-clutching? [View all]

seabeyond, you ... female person, you!

If a bunch of men at DU want to rate women on their 1 to 10 scales, that's ... words keep failing me ... free speech, right?

And if a lesbian enters a beauty contest, why, that's progress!

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what's with all the hysterical pearl-clutching? [View all] iverglas Jan 2012 OP

the system, how it is set up, allows the sexism and we were told a couple days ago seabeyond Jan 2012 #1

DU has never been terribly good at introspection. laconicsax Jan 2012 #3

isnt it amazing. i didnt realize it would be this many. then again, indicative of society, rape seabeyond Jan 2012 #14

Oh so glad I did not see that MuseRider Jan 2012 #2

you can still watch it unfold iverglas Jan 2012 #4

a thread saying all women whores and men agree (economic transaction),poster off on girls at grocery seabeyond Jan 2012 #5

actually, I was on a jury at that one too ;) iverglas Jan 2012 #6

when the fact that from being of time women could not work, seabeyond Jan 2012 #8

no, but that is the point iverglas Jan 2012 #9

only to have the men on du conclude.... all women are whores, one way or another. seabeyond Jan 2012 #12

To be fair, women have never really been welcome on DU. laconicsax Jan 2012 #7

I posted this there iverglas Jan 2012 #10

Wow, redqueen Jan 2012 #11

I posted my thoughts on that thread, but I will probably only get some ignores for it. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #13

The thread creator locked the thread. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #15

i am starting to get it. a lot of info came out over the last 24 hours. lol. seabeyond Jan 2012 #16

Odd that he chose to lock it redqueen Jan 2012 #17

I've had a busy weekend JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #18

ah i remember the time we had a hard on thread. or multiple hard on threads. so tired of the seabeyond Jan 2012 #19

ah iverglas Jan 2012 #21

Hah, yes. redqueen Jan 2012 #22

heh heh iverglas Jan 2012 #20

apples and oranges. you are right. seabeyond Jan 2012 #23

Naah JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #24

Wow, what a train wreck. Shining Jack Jan 2012 #25

And the thing is JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #26

is anybody thinking iverglas Jan 2012 #27

can I iverglas Jan 2012 #28