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History of Feminism

BlueJazz

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5. I enjoyed that. When I was very young, I remember watching a Star-Trek episode that...

Reply to KitSileya (Original post)

Tue Aug 5, 2014, 02:40 PM

Aug 2014

... portrayed a society where the male/female roles were reversed.
It was of my first feeling/experiences of thinking "I get something here but not sure why"

10-12 years later, I think/hope I "got" it.

One other thing. I'm over 6' tall. I wonder if tall men have a harder time understanding how it feels to be ...ah...
5' 2' and only weigh 125-150, and frequently feel threatened ?? I suppose it's more character than anything else.

Just a thought.

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Robot hugs: Advice to men on street harassment. [View all] KitSileya Aug 2014 OP

The whole strip is appearing twice. Demit Aug 2014 #1

Done! Thanks for the heads-up. n/t KitSileya Aug 2014 #3

Men who claim that they have never seen male/female oppression are blind intaglio Aug 2014 #2

Thanks for this, redqueen Aug 2014 #4

I enjoyed that. When I was very young, I remember watching a Star-Trek episode that... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #5

You can reach an 8' ceiling. Picture having to strain to reach the second shelf in the kitchen. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #6

You know, I can. I mean, I wasn't always tall. You would think that some men would put their.. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #7

Most of my friends have been women so I hear it all. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #9

Not as extreme, but passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #8

"I've learned to let it go" = consigning our daughters to second-class treatment. redqueen Aug 2014 #10

I would not allow this in real life, happening to a real person passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #11

While it's enturely up to you F4lconF16 Aug 2014 #12

thank you for being a man who stands up to other men passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #13

Yes, I didn't mean to imply F4lconF16 Aug 2014 #14