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History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: A plea to ignore the flame bait [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,652 posts)33. I think it's up to the individual
        Posters like both BB's and Redqueen and Sea take certain topics on and do a great job. I'll only do it if they come here, or if I think they have something say, but not the ability or perhaps the desire--to adequately express themselves or occasionally when the assholism quotient is so high I feel obligated. There are a few I will guarantee are icky MRA trolls 
Not every topic starts out as flame bait, and I accept that, but there's trigger words like porn, prostitution, etc. that it's impossible to have a decent debate over.
There's one little cheerleader I find exceptionally appalling, and there is just no way for me to ever be pleasant to that person. So I never engage them.
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        i did ignore the flamefest of the OP.  BUT, i am not going ot be quiet when a poster says sexual
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
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        yes.  many alerts were flying on that thread.  i got pms...  i alerted on none, yet,
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
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        but again.  they thru up the picture from 40's.  3 or 4 others came in and made the point.  it is
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
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        is pretty in the face obvious. dontcha think? i do. i think it was all well spelled out thruout. nt
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #31
      
        
        it would be very ineresting to see some demograhics and information compiled from
        Tuesday Afternoon
        Dec 2013
        #15
      
        
        yes, but the site administrators appear to be comfortable with those standards
        BainsBane
        Dec 2013
        #27
      
        
        a second welcome.  and yes.  that one effect my thinking process.  i saw a psa yesterday and
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #32
      
        
        WE talk about the problems with it.  they cannot answer that.  will not answer.  because then it is
        seabeyond
        Dec 2013
        #44
      
        
        I see what you mean, but it's hard to let some of these statements pass.  Would it be
        Squinch
        Dec 2013
        #30
      
        
        There are more than one that I can't stand. We do have an MRA fundamentalist kaffee klatsch here.
        Squinch
        Dec 2013
        #35