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In reply to the discussion: Rad fem links [View all]Dash87
(3,220 posts)51. Probably none. Who would want to be associated with such hateful transphobic people?
I've seen some loony shit from both groups (radfems and MRA) to the point that I hope it was some bored troll trying to get at people. For example, that article that proposed locking little boys up in cages or something like that - there's no way that shit can be serious.
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how do they know the gender of the person plugging the search terms into google?
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#7
I suppose we should be thankful that the internet and free blogging platforms
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#9
that it just a whole barrowload of crazy right there. i hope to hell no one is dumb enough
loli phabay
Oct 2013
#63
"Our scientists predict in 5 years we will achieve total victory over the orgasm"
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#64
lol or invites them to their beds, it would be like sleeping with a black widow
loli phabay
Oct 2013
#65
There is some truly jaw-dropping stuff out there. As insane in its own way as the worst MRA's.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#27
Interestingly enough those that use MRA as a pejorative are often the ones doing the linking
Major Nikon
Oct 2013
#28
Hate, bitterness. From my perspective, having learned a lot about mental health issues...
Denninmi
Oct 2013
#30
Yeah, the stuff in the OP is clearly over-the-top and delusional. No argument there.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#35
Perhaps, but MRAs lack the veneer of legitimacy that academia gives these people.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#36
I basically agree with you here, and I wasn't referring to anyone on DU.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#42
Probably none. Who would want to be associated with such hateful transphobic people?
Dash87
Oct 2013
#51
Actually, it was the entire "Radfem 2012" that got booted, from Conway Hall in London.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#61
I appreciate that you hang out in a lot of different groups, and try to be fair & even handed.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#40
I agree that a lot of the accusations around here have been ridiculous, and unjust.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#41
I've done a few terms on MIRT, and I do think some of those MRA individuals have shown up here.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#43
Both the hardline MRA's and the extremist radfems are essentially the fringe of the fringe.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#48
Yeah, sort of like the most extreme fundamentalist Christians. Whether or not they're "shut-ins"
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#47