Feminism Thread

[Ksandra]

And a significant number of feminists are condemning her. Read the thread.

Have to definitely agree with this. I see a lot flipping their shit over this. I think you'd have to have some comprhensive research to try and prove if there are more feminists defending than condemning, but who has time for that kind of shit.

[Mazmaz]

who has time for that kind of shit.

People who are obsessed about identifying feminists as a monolithic group. You know, all these dudes in here.

[Rhinox]

So. What you're saying is a minority of a group is embarrassing the whole.


And you don't want to be painted in the same light as said group? Who can blame you. I'd be so embrassed if Feminists are labeled child abuser sympathizers too.

If only there was something we can draw parallels from. Give me a second I'll think of something.

[archibaldcrane]

I remember my 3 year old sister and myself at 5 taking baths together and "exploring" each other's genitals with our feet.

What I learned is don't let kids bathe together when they're old enough to form permanent memories, cause noone wants to remember that shit.

Am I really going to get off scot-free in this thread for being a "child abuser"? C'mon boys, get at me.

[Rhinox]

Nah. you're a cis white male.

[Rhinox]

Although if you were rubbing one out while in bed with your 15 year old sister sleeping next to you I don't think your God given privilege would be enough to save you.

[archibaldcrane]

I FEEL MY PRIVILEGE SURGING THROUGH MY VEINS, I'M DRUNK WITH CIS WHITE MALE POWER

[Koul]

So. What you're saying is a minority of a group is embarrassing the whole.


And you don't want to be painted in the same light as said group? Who can blame you. I'd be so embrassed if Feminists are labeled child abuser sympathizers too.

If only there was something we can draw parallels from. Give me a second I'll think of something.

cough

[Ksandra]

Am I really going to get off scot-free in this thread for being a "child abuser"? C'mon boys, get at me.

I think the difference is, you admit that was shit you didn't want to remember. She made it sound like she was all kinds of exciting reliving it and compared it to a pedophile.

If you had said, "when my sister was three, like a pedophile I explored her genitals with my foot. She giggled at this touchy game and returned the favor." I think reactions would take a different turn, don't you?

[Koul]

I think the difference is, you admit that was shit you didn't want to remember. She made it sound like she was all kinds of exciting reliving it and compared it to a pedophile.

If you had said, "when my sister was three, like a pedophile I explored her genitals with my foot. She giggled at this touchy game and returned the favor." I think reactions would take a different turn, don't you?

I think she just needed filler for her memoir. I don't think a 26 year old has a whole lot to really talk as far as their whole life is concerned. At 27 I could probably write maaabye two pages worth of shit about myself. Lena has only been famous for about 2 years...? Yeah, I'd chalk it up to filler

Perspective: Tina Feys book has 272 pages, Lena Dunham 288. (btw Bossypants is an excellent book)

[hey]

Am I really going to get off scot-free in this thread for being a "child abuser"? C'mon boys, get at me.

You were 5. Yes, you can get off scot-free for everything you did at the age of 5.

[Mazmaz]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrel...ing-dudes?bffb

[Rhinox]

So we've gone from harassment to gender attack lol.


Can't wait for the next buzzfeed article that isn't 31 cats that restore your faith in humanity to call it verbal murder rape.


For the record I gender attack random dudes all the time. Can be anything from a nod to a "sup".

[Charismatic]

lol, I think its different here in TX or something.
We 'do' say hello to each other in the streets when we pass each other. Man or woman. Its actually pretty rude not to at least give a wave or nod or something. Many people will speak though.

That hashtag just seems silly to me since its sarcastic encouragement to do things that we... actually already do.
(And yes, people do compliment me when I'm wearing a suit that looks particularly nice. And when I used to get cool designs when I'd get bolted down people would approach me and ask about my hair and when I was fro'd out you'd have all sorts of women wanting to run their hands through my hair).
This whole thing just seems silly.

[Qalbert]

it's almost like different people and different areas can sometimes have different standards for interacting with strangers and maybe instead of acting like it's absurd that someone has a different perspective you should have the basic decency to try to respect their boundaries instead of telling them their boundaries are stupid, whoa crazy

[Lyall]

it's almost like different people and different areas can sometimes have different standards for interacting with strangers and maybe instead of acting like it's absurd that someone has a different perspective you should have the basic decency to try to respect their boundaries instead of telling them their boundaries are stupid, whoa crazy

Unacceptable. Uniformity is the only way. Your culture ends where my feelings begin.

[Charismatic]

it's almost like different people and different areas can sometimes have different standards for interacting with strangers and maybe instead of acting like it's absurd that someone has a different perspective you should have the basic decency to try to respect their boundaries instead of telling them their boundaries are stupid, whoa crazy

I don't know if you realize how stupid this post is.
You can't know what someone's boundaries are when they 'don't' tell you. Keep in mind that we're talking about saying hello to peeps in the street walking in areas where this kind of behavior is apparently normal (since its trying to show what the chick's supposed every day life is like) and then expecting that dudes shoulda known better.

The whoa crazy point that I kept repeating over the last few pages of the argument when it came up before was that people are different and you never know how someone's going to feel (which you're trying to act like I don't already know, dipshit) and that its kinda difficult to make this assumption before you actually open your damn mouth to speak to them (unless they show some REALLY obvious signs of disinterest like having headphones on or whatnot).

[Qalbert]

and if you don't KNOW what someone's boundaries are, then err on the side of NOT CROSSING them. it's not hard bruh.

[Charismatic]

and if you don't KNOW what someone's boundaries are, then err on the side of NOT CROSSING them. it's not hard bruh.

So, don't talk to anyone?
Nah. I'll pass on that line of thinking.

[Qalbert]

you may be fine with randos coming up and commenting on your appearance or touching your hair. plenty of people would find that creepy and uncomfortable as hell. so maybe instead of going "oh that's silly" you realize the world doesn't fucking revolve around you and just because you find something fine doesn't mean other people do so quit being so fucking dismissive.