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CrispyQ

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Thu Jan 8, 2015, 12:04 PM

Jan 2015

We have the right, as a society, to define standards & say, no, we don't want that as our standard. Yes, it can be available, but limited, not widely distributed & out there for public consumption, as something to base our culture on. But the everything-for-profit model has taken 'freedom of speech' to the edge & now we live in a cesspool. I don't see anything changing until we change this predatory capitalistic model. You made a comment once, about how your oldest boy has a hard time finding young women who are not indoctrinated in the 'everything for a man' world view. It's so entrenched, even among our own sex, it will be a battle.

Just because you can say or do something, does that mean you should?

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here is the thing. we have become such an ugly people, saying whatever offensive thing we want, [View all] seabeyond Jan 2015 OP

Are you referring to DU or society in general. DU is governed by terms still_one Jan 2015 #1

du isnt "governed" by shit. it is governed by the same society seabeyond Jan 2015 #2

This: ^^^ CrispyQ Jan 2015 #7

I think so too. shenmue Jan 2015 #26

seems I have to keep reminding myself that people have the right to be as stupid Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #3

and then, get a hide. lol. nt seabeyond Jan 2015 #4

I call those Badges of Honor ... lol Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #5

In theory, we should have the same Freedom of Speech to call out the racism and sexism TDale313 Jan 2015 #6

no. du does not have to be a cesspool. that is in the business plan/control of the owners. nt seabeyond Jan 2015 #8

Exactly right. TDale313 Jan 2015 #9

The general lack of civility and downright ugliness on DU brer cat Jan 2015 #10

off topic = my cat is in my lap and is mesmerized by the gif in your sigline Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #11

I was mad at my cat for being noisy so I put cat fights on. ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #13

lol ... you gave her ideas Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #18

Good kitty. brer cat Jan 2015 #15

oh. very nice. Welcome to forever home lucky cat. Pictures will be required, you know. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #19

Here you go. brer cat Jan 2015 #24

ah, thanks! off to look, now - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #25

you hijacked my thread and changed it to a cat thread. lmFao. only on the nets. seabeyond Jan 2015 #20

lol ... believe it or not - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #21

i know. that was what was awesome about this cat. not stupid. is trainable, lol seabeyond Jan 2015 #23

That +300 thread really bugged me ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #12

Amen to all you said. brer cat Jan 2015 #14

Heh! ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #16

It's like talking to Dittoheads, very much so. freshwest Jan 2015 #17

that pouty bottom lip is stuck out so far we can walk on it. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #22

The "uglieness on DU" thing is overstated. cheapdate Jan 2015 #27

You do not have the constitutional right to not be offended bluestateguy Jan 2015 #28

wow. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #41

go to iran? that is so rw seabeyond Jan 2015 #43

Gotta love JTFrog Jan 2015 #53

The best strategy, in this case, is to consider the source siligut Jan 2015 #54

That's kind of harsh, don't you think? KamaAina Jan 2015 #59

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #29

Take your ineffective penis someplace else. arcane1 Jan 2015 #30

Preserved: Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #31

Thanks, I'll need that if my post gets alerted :) arcane1 Jan 2015 #32

thank you DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #34

you and i are basically disagreeing on this. you know what i told someone the other day? seabeyond Jan 2015 #46

in this case DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #57

wow. a real keeper there. seabeyond Jan 2015 #45

Please tell me this person was tombstoned immediately after that post whathehell Jan 2015 #52

Good work, thank you. T'was a true cretin, that one. siligut Jan 2015 #55

Don't you have a Hitler rally to get to? BainsBane Jan 2015 #33

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i know two posters on DI, who sent a good time on DU, that would say seabeyond Jan 2015 #44

Only two? BainsBane Jan 2015 #50

ya. i was saying again, above and had to revise a little. seabeyond Jan 2015 #51

the issue is abuse DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #36

this is where conversation in feminism always goes. regardless of the number of times feminists seabeyond Jan 2015 #47

and i do not resort to the ugly, challenging it either. but i do have the right, and a personal expe DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #58

ya. i know you do not either, lol. nt seabeyond Jan 2015 #61

one thing to clarify DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #60

to learn how to diffuse rather than to escalate a situation takes some diplomatic skill Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #38

We do it all the time at work ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #39

yes, but, it is not the norm to learn how to do this and, even then I need a place where I can Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #40

Heh! ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #42

we do this all the time, in our lives, when we choose to not purposely be offensive. seabeyond Jan 2015 #49

I understand ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #56

meeting a man yesterday. my nieces new BF. mid twenties. military. seabeyond Jan 2015 #48