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In reply to the discussion: If I Admit That 'Hating Men' Is a Thing, Will You Stop Turning It Into a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)113. so, this is how many posts? you are well aware you are in hof,  STILL the insults. ya. get over it
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                        If I Admit That 'Hating Men' Is a Thing, Will You Stop Turning It Into a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? [View all]
							boston bean
							Dec 2013
							OP
                        
        
        Welp...  you called it...  I really didn't think it would get this much attention.  Certainly struck
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #51
      
        
        Well, up to this point, I was genuinely curious as to what the purpose of your response was.
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #11
      
        
        you fail in communication leaving question to what you aer saying.  then you throw a rant when what
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #12
      
        
        Just as an aside, you should check the group, because the rules for posting differ by group.
        spooky3
        Dec 2013
        #14
      
        
        oh, the "tone" complaint coupled with "possibly sarcastic" broadbrushing- why not go for a trifecta?
        bettyellen
        Dec 2013
        #131
      
        
        I have a fantastic progressive friend going through a custody dispute right now
        TekGryphon
        Dec 2013
        #21
      
        
        you have a friend, going thru a divorce, and obviously on his side, feeling his pain, with no actual
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #35
      
        
        historically rules of divorce were there to perpetute he system men preferred- dumping the kids on
        bettyellen
        Dec 2013
        #132
      
        
        you can go into the mens forum, join a thread about how to cheat a wife out of her share of the $
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #31
      
        
        why would you do this?  it is a serious subject.  grabbing your popcorn, waiting for entertainment
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #17
      
        
        Sea I don't see anything nefarious with his posting.  I think maybe it is being misinterpreted.  He
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #18
      
        
        lol.  i do not know either.  hence, allowing the poster to clarify.  that is the right thing to do,
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #22
      
        
        If you really want a fruitful discussion about feminism I am not sure this is the best way to do it.
        yellowcanine
        Dec 2013
        #23
      
        
        So, once again: instead of men actually listening to us, and thinking about what we're saying,
        Sheldon Cooper
        Dec 2013
        #26
      
        
        "Listening" goes both ways.  Does disagreement necessarily mean I did not listen?
        yellowcanine
        Dec 2013
        #50
      
        
        this post is NOT addressing you.  obviously.  the problem, is men like you do not live in this world
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #29
      
        
        Ok I do not understand this response - I implied that there IS a need for society to take a
        yellowcanine
        Dec 2013
        #43
      
        
        "I think most men on THIS site agree with that."  6.  at this point, not including you because
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #45
      
        
        my tone? was not right?  i tried.  man i tippy toed, i asked questions, i compliment, i embraced you
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #53
      
        
        you ask.  that is good.  so i will answer.  women consistently, continually hear we would be more
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #47
      
        
        btw...  you will take note how this whole issue is talking about this issue with you, and not
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #49
      
        
        with respect, the sad truth is that you are more the exception, not the rule
        geek tragedy
        Dec 2013
        #54
      
        
        well fuck.  k.  basics.  you dismissed everything i said and became accusatory and defensive.  a man
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #66
      
        
        this is a discussion board, what are they supposed to do then, just STFU? nt
        geek tragedy
        Dec 2013
        #67
      
        
        This facile understanding of what feminism is about has been fostered by many well-meaning women.
        redqueen
        Dec 2013
        #182
      
        
        exactly redq.  i say, that is the easy stuff.  womens right.  feminism is the hard stuff.
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #184
      
        
        i hear ya.  it is silly and immature for men to immerse themselves in this mentality.
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #30
      
        
        a lot if this stuff is just over my head. if i am hated by virtue being born
        geckosfeet
        Dec 2013
        #33
      
        
        so...  you did walk in merely to disrupt in your cryptic post.  bat signal go out?  i see RC here
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #36
      
        
        my posts to you = hate?  really?  calling you out for purposely being disruptive and disrespectful
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #176
      
        
        good way to illustrate why some individuals are dismissed as fools and losers, thank you.
        bettyellen
        Dec 2013
        #133
      
        
        Thanks to you as well for demonstrating the need for articles such as the OP.
        redqueen
        Dec 2013
        #174
      
        
        as usual i stopped reading with your offensive first sentence. you do not belong in this group. your
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #37
      
        
        i do not care where the Op was.  you are adult enough, and capable enough to simply look
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #42
      
        
        boston...  as a member of this group, and probably the first time ever, i ask you consider banning
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #38
      
        
        thank you geek.  he is very consistent with these insults to us, while pretending not. nt
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #61
      
        
        yes.  he defines feminism and the ones that do not follow his definition have emotional damage.
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #87
      
        
        Yeah, feminists should be deferential to men.  They seem to have not gotten that memo. nt
        geek tragedy
        Dec 2013
        #91
      
        
        yet... you have to continually, always, consistently throw in your jabs toward hof.  and why oh why,
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #106
      
        
        You want us to stop recommending threads and have others who haven't ever made a single post in here
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #107
      
        
        so, this is how many posts? you are well aware you are in hof,  STILL the insults. ya. get over it
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #113
      
        
        You are ignoring that you are posting in this group, and insulting the hell out of us.
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #114
      
        
        Like I know, you are always quick to blame but never any self introspection.
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #116
      
        
        scary.  reading BB's post above, i just caught a glance and thought rc was telling bb to be .....
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #119
      
        
        In his mind, he was a briliant ray of positivity....  does he even read what he wrote??
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #121
      
        
        i am telling ya.  i haev had two years experience with this dazzling brilliance. and that is exactly
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #124
      
        
        Yeah, but he has an interest in psychology, and has read books.  Therefore, he feels he
        Squinch
        Dec 2013
        #127
      
        
        or like you said.  take responsibility.  you insult.  dude.  that would be negative.  all the time,
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #118
      
        
        personally attacking a group of people is not "opinion".  it is stepping in and personally attacking
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #110
      
        
        your one crappy realtionship has nothing to do with the OP.  If you actully read it, you would not
        bettyellen
        Dec 2013
        #134
      
        
        it only took all day for someone to alert?  of course it stays.  insulting feminists is the in thing
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #138
      
        
        It not about you or the group. its about DU. I post all leave it juries on which I serve.
        aikoaiko
        Dec 2013
        #143
      
        
        this is what amazes me.  rape, abuse, murder, oppression, submission, subjugated, degraded
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #62
      
        
        all with expectation of bringing in income while doing all housework, caring of children, feeding
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #64
      
        
        Oy, so you start with a gender stereotype and then blame women for the stereotype being
        geek tragedy
        Dec 2013
        #69
      
        
        Jesus wept. for real.  tragc.  just leave the man alone.  and assume ALL responsibilities running
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #70
      
        
        apparently lighting the furnace is an example of gender oppression.  who knew? 
        geek tragedy
        Dec 2013
        #72
      
        
        btw...  i lit the pilot last saturday in game room so a bunch of teenage boys could stay warm.
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #73
      
        
        did you do that on bended knee and a tray of refreshments in your other hand?
        boston bean
        Dec 2013
        #88
      
        
        nah.  these boys love me.  follow me around going on and on and on.  they just do not see me
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #90
      
        
        I used to get annoyed by the phrase "What about the menz?" because it seemed overly
        nomorenomore08
        Dec 2013
        #139
      
        
        "Why People Being Shitty to You Is Not the Same as You Being Systematically Disenfranchised "  Yep.
        bettyellen
        Dec 2013
        #129