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History of Feminism

Smarmie Doofus

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1. I've wondered about this also.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 08:19 AM

Dec 2013

When the DU profiles included sex it was easy to see that the vast majority of male DUers had identifiably male screen id's.

It seems to me for females it was about 50/50.

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Do we have any idea of the male/female demographic at DU? I realize that [View all] CTyankee Dec 2013 OP

I've wondered about this also. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #1

I was wondering if a progressive Democratic website might have a much LARGER percentage CTyankee Dec 2013 #2

I too cinnabonbon Dec 2013 #3

It seems to me that progressive women, seeing that there is a place (such as HoF here at DU) CTyankee Dec 2013 #4

Really? It never occured to me that if I didn't select a gender neutral name I would be harassed, notadmblnd Dec 2013 #5

It's not an "approval" thing. It's more about assumptions and out and out bullying CTyankee Dec 2013 #6

It's more about cinnabonbon Dec 2013 #7

i was clueless also. didnt even consider. was not a part of my world. and today, i do not care. seabeyond Dec 2013 #14

I have no answer for you, obviously. Laelth Dec 2013 #8

well, I'm no academic or sociologist...it's just an embryonic thought process I am CTyankee Dec 2013 #9

Fair enough. Laelth Dec 2013 #10

Well, the # of cat threads might be a clue . . . ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #11

kinda like stereotyping arent you? the one cat thread person i know is man. i am woman, seabeyond Dec 2013 #15

lighten up seabeyond ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #16

And how many times are feminists accused of "not having a sense of humor"? CTyankee Dec 2013 #19

Someone did a poll in GD BainsBane Dec 2013 #12

Do you remember when that poll was posted ? In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #17

It was me. Agschmid Jan 2014 #20

I couldn't find it in my post. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #22

I would think the Admin might have access to that information. Back when polls were Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #13

That thread on men was fun while it lasted BainsBane Dec 2013 #18

Here... Agschmid Jan 2014 #21