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History of Feminism

BainsBane

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1. Some are better at it than others

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 04:54 PM

Jun 2014

I lack an adequate filter between my brain and mouth, but I have been working on it. Still, my non-censored self doesn't use the words at the center of this recent kerfuffle.

I think this whole incident is yet another example of privilege and entitlement. They feel entitled to use words than insult women, LGBT, and people of color. Yet if anyone mentions age, malcontents, or white men, and all hell breaks loose.

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Please explain this to me about self censorship because I do not [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 OP

Some are better at it than others BainsBane Jun 2014 #1

We all have our moments. Some more than others, I understand that Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #2

Bingo wryter2000 Jun 2014 #3

Your last paragraph is the problem in a nutshell. MadrasT Jun 2014 #4

We have some real contortionists around here Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #7

I think the idea of self-censorship is irrelevant. What is horrible about what TRP said... Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #5

I think you are onto something with that. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #6

This OP is because I do not understand the OP Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #8

It doesn't make sense because it's a load of crap. redqueen Jun 2014 #9

Yeah-- I just wondered out there and tried to point that out. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #10

Did you really go in the thread? Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #12

I don't know which thread ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #13

That is the one. It has 21 Recs last I looked. I wonder if it is kids out of school for the summer - Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #14

It's incredibly illogical. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #15

This is the thing about words for me = I hope I can explain this Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #16

That is one of the dumbest subject lines to ever hit this place Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #11