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In reply to the discussion: Something making you feel bad isn't the same as Misogyny [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)3. The observation that a woman is overweight
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But focusing excessively women's appearance, and not men's, *is* rooted in misogyny
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#14
I don't find your argument unreasonable. It just seems unnecessary in some ways, to me at least.
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#16
Which still is, and always was, a worthy ideal. Denigrating men as a gender because they have
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#22
Seems to follow the general decline in violent crime. So it makes sense, yeah. n/t
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#31
Not to get on your case or anything, but I don't see a great deal wrong with the OP there.
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#34
True. And yet none of us are immune to cultural biases which affect, among many other things, our
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#36
So... the 53% voting bloc don't have electoral clout because some of them vote wrong?
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2013
#37
I never said they didn't have clout. Women voters have been crucial to the Dem Party
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#38
The difference between men and women's attitudes on abortion are in the single digits
Major Nikon
Dec 2013
#41
I didn't say or imply it was split along gender lines. I'm not monolithically blaming "men" *at all*
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#42
The ERA should probably be resurrected, though who knows if it would pass
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#45
I don't have issues with women working politically to correct problems which affect women
Major Nikon
Dec 2013
#46
I agree. But I don't think something like the VAWA violates the spirit of equality.
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#48
Laws *could* be written to address prison sexual abuse or provide contraceptive coverage...
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2013
#49
Absolutely. Might require a bit of creativity, but I don't see why it couldn't be done.
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#50
And those cultural biases disparately affect both men and women in different ways
Major Nikon
Dec 2013
#39
Fantastic post. I might have a minor issue with a couple points, but basically you've got it covered
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#52