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galileoreloaded

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1. eh, cut the kid some slack.

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2013, 05:56 AM

May 2013

he is young and inexperienced, but decent. he's just playing into the societal narrative of how he was raised. imo even though i am new to this group is make sure we dont block dissension and make this group a place to discuss gender issues without the echo chamber effect that exclusionary politics create.

my thoughts.

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Wow! Imagine being "booted" for this!! [View all] Bonobo May 2013 OP

eh, cut the kid some slack. galileoreloaded May 2013 #1

Well this is the opportunity to discuss it. Bonobo May 2013 #2

no the behavior is reprehensible, dont get me wrong galileoreloaded May 2013 #3

Well there is that. Bonobo May 2013 #4

To the extent that the prevailing local culture contributes to that social conditioning lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #9

i dont want to have the discussion frankly galileoreloaded May 2013 #10

why do those things merit consideration? mokawanis May 2013 #8

i think so. galileoreloaded May 2013 #11

For a thread obstensibly for "examples of X", there sure is a paucity of actual.... er, examples. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #5

yeah well misogyny is a word you toss out when you are losing an argument. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #12

Howzit members of some extreme ideology or another rrneck May 2013 #6

Didn't seem to find much traction given the replies so far Major Nikon May 2013 #7

well, you did suggest in the thread he's talking about that fighting is masculine and fishwax May 2013 #13

"repression of any sort of loving or vulnerable emotional displays." Bonobo May 2013 #14

I agree that what you said is not the same as what he said fishwax May 2013 #15