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Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
2. Well it is Meta, but it also a Men's issue.
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:19 AM
Jul 2012

The reason I didn't want to post in Meta is because I already know what would happen and I am not seeking that kind of response.

I think her post about "slapping a person across the face with his cock" shows a couple of things worthy of discussion.

One, it shows the negative associations that some people feel free to throw around about "men" and "penises". What she meant to say is that penises are weapons that angry men use in the act of doing nasty bad things.

Two, it points out that the word "cock" in this context is okay whereas we cannot use the wordy "pussy" or, more similarly, "cunt" without creating a frenzy.

It reminds me of how some women like to talk about "testosterone poisoning" or say that a person has "too much testosterone" as a way of criticizing them. In this context, "testosterone" is shorthand for violence and all the bad things that men represent in their minds.

So, all in all, I think it was a very telling post from that person.

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I found that post pretty damn hard to believe. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #1
Well it is Meta, but it also a Men's issue. Bonobo Jul 2012 #2
I blame Nightmare Moon. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #3
FWIW MadrasT Jul 2012 #5
Interesting post. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #6
Actually MadrasT Jul 2012 #7
Ah. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #9
Scootaloo's credibility or lack thereof is not my job. MadrasT Jul 2012 #10
Off the subject, do you think the "brony" phenomenon is for real? Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #11
Maybe it is ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #15
I am completely supportive of any guy who wants to be one. Don't get me wrong. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #16
An old friend of mine, who happens to be a fine cartoonist, hifiguy Aug 2012 #17
Absolutely. And people like what they like, which is cool. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #19
I don't know. MadrasT Aug 2012 #18
Know what? Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #20
If you ever found the Powerpuff Girls entertaining hifiguy Aug 2012 #21
Very typical double standard. 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #4
OK since I stepped in to this sideways... MadrasT Jul 2012 #8
I believe they're not quite comparable. caseymoz Jul 2012 #12
Or, you can disagree with the point AND suggest there are probably better ways to communicate it. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #13
Well, then communication distracts from the point caseymoz Jul 2012 #14
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