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History of Feminism

redqueen

(115,177 posts)

14. Yeah

Reply to mercuryblues (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 01:13 PM

Dec 2013

It's ... yeah.

This is why so many feminists are really against the label 'male feminist'. Because this kind of stuff is so common, even among our allies.

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John “The Other” Hembling on MRAs spamming Occidental College with false rape reports: [View all] ismnotwasm Dec 2013 OP

Ladies, do not DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #1

all of us women have men in our lives. rest assured don, we are very well aware that this is too seabeyond Dec 2013 #2

Oh we don't ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #3

The vast majority of women are very aware that most men aren't consciously intent on oppressing us. redqueen Dec 2013 #4

Don, no offense but xulamaude Dec 2013 #6

and then there is this piece of reality. blunt, sweet and even said with a "no offense" sincerely. seabeyond Dec 2013 #7

the intention was not DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #8

i know what you were saying don. i get what X is saying. seabeyond Dec 2013 #9

Don't worry about it ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #10

the trap mercuryblues Dec 2013 #11

the females are automatically pushed to defend that they of course understand this. seabeyond Dec 2013 #12

This is something that really bothers me - xulamaude Dec 2013 #13

lol. ya, this. and quit being a sexist. neutral, ass. lol. seabeyond Dec 2013 #15

I need to get out of here too. redqueen Dec 2013 #16

ya. inspire others. lol. have a blast and get 'er done. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #18

Hey, it's in your nature to shop! xulamaude Dec 2013 #17

lordy, that is the one. hate to shop, i hate to spend money. but but but, you are a woman seabeyond Dec 2013 #19

no offense meant DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #20

i getcha. and even as woman, i have often had these lessons learned. i do not get what is seabeyond Dec 2013 #21

I knew that mercuryblues Dec 2013 #22

Yeah redqueen Dec 2013 #14

So it was the MRA group on Reddit that started this... interestingly some people in the GD thread redqueen Dec 2013 #5