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Starry Messenger

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15. Great article!

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 02:38 PM

Feb 2012

I know that when I've made a better effort to take people in good faith, that better communication happens. It's a challenge, because often I interpret things in very different ways and have a hard time seeing things from a totally different perspective.

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It’s Time For No-Wave Feminism [View all] justiceischeap Feb 2012 OP

Gee, I learned something new. New wave or old wave or post feminists. I never thought of it that southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #1

This will take trust, and calm, and a thick skin seabeyond Feb 2012 #2

I totally agree... Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 #3

Thank you and you're welcome. justiceischeap Feb 2012 #4

i think this is where presumptions and misconceptions come in seabeyond Feb 2012 #5

My thinking goes along similar lines... Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 #7

and what I see is self-interest iverglas Feb 2012 #50

I'm going to comment here... redqueen Feb 2012 #55

Thanks for your well-thought out reply. justiceischeap Feb 2012 #56

Understood redqueen Feb 2012 #57

I'm sorry, after all the animus expressed over the last however many days Remember Me Feb 2012 #6

It should be offensive Remember Me justiceischeap Feb 2012 #8

It isn't unique to women, or feminism. redqueen Feb 2012 #9

I understand it isn't unique to women or feminism justiceischeap Feb 2012 #10

I can HONESETLY say that women are no different from men in that regard Remember Me Feb 2012 #11

You're avoiding/ignoring the point justiceischeap Feb 2012 #12

And one could also argue Remember Me Feb 2012 #42

Justice is cheap and goes to the highest bidder justiceischeap Feb 2012 #43

You know, it wasn't meant as a put down Remember Me Feb 2012 #44

Nor did I take it as a put down justiceischeap Feb 2012 #45

I have issue with it iverglas Feb 2012 #51

agree with this article maddezmom Feb 2012 #13

Thank you for taking the time to read it justiceischeap Feb 2012 #14

I've be doing a lot of reading maddezmom Feb 2012 #38

Great article! Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #15

I think that happens to most adults justiceischeap Feb 2012 #17

because someone disagrees, does not mean they are fools though, necessarily. seabeyond Feb 2012 #19

Thanks sea, but I didn't say that justiceischeap Feb 2012 #25

Yes. We stand together or we fall alone. yardwork Feb 2012 #16

Gotta love a "Lost" reference justiceischeap Feb 2012 #18

I wasn't! Help! I've never seen Lost. Who is Jack? yardwork Feb 2012 #20

Go to Netflix now and get Season One! obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #21

I dropped my netflix account so that I could afford to buy a star on DU! lol! yardwork Feb 2012 #22

Check the library! obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #24

Great idea but I seriously don't own a TV. LOL! yardwork Feb 2012 #28

Only if your computer has a DVD drive justiceischeap Feb 2012 #32

It does! I remember now that's why I realized that I didn't need a TV or cable. yardwork Feb 2012 #33

i could easily get rid of cable and the tv. we only have it because seabeyond Feb 2012 #36

I realized how much I was spending on cable and I never used the TV, so I gave it away. yardwork Feb 2012 #37

There was a TV show on ABC called "Lost" justiceischeap Feb 2012 #23

Thanks! Now I get it. yardwork Feb 2012 #27

Good examples, especially "The Handmaid's Tale". Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #26

Ever since 2000 I think about The Handmaid's Tale all the time. yardwork Feb 2012 #29

She sure did! Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #30

Is it worth the read? justiceischeap Feb 2012 #31

It's great. I don't think it's dry at all. yardwork Feb 2012 #34

Zillion times better than the movie obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #35

It's super-good. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #39

Great article! Lisa D Feb 2012 #40

You're welcome justiceischeap Feb 2012 #41

The main thrust of this seems to be - don't be nasty, redqueen Feb 2012 #46

I don't know that the author was actually proposing a new name justiceischeap Feb 2012 #47

there's nothing as women or individuals we can do to avoid being stereotyped seabeyond Feb 2012 #48

So you think people won't always stereotype other people? justiceischeap Feb 2012 #49

look at the difference to what i replied to. seabeyond Feb 2012 #52

I agree, we must always try combating stereotypes justiceischeap Feb 2012 #53

of course they do. hence the battle. and women are less intelligent than man, not capable of seabeyond Feb 2012 #54

In theory should be easy since there is much agreement by all who want to advance womens equality stevenleser Feb 2012 #58

i think that is all pretty much a given... steven. agreed. nt seabeyond Feb 2012 #59

Is conflict inherently bad? redqueen Feb 2012 #60

Either way works for me. stevenleser Feb 2012 #61

Hey Stevenleser justiceischeap Feb 2012 #62

I think I do have a slight preference for a more civilized discussion with less argument. stevenleser Feb 2012 #63

justice Whisp Feb 2012 #64

Tides that ebb and flow ChaRipley Oct 2012 #65

What I think is really sad about this is, there are wide areas of agreement across waves stevenleser Oct 2012 #66