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redqueen

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16. I'm curious to know the answer to that as well.

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 10:39 AM

Jan 2012

There was a thread in GD which seemed to imply that women had all this 'power' because of their sexuality and they just needed to use it.

It's nothing new. The idea that men should be absolved from any responsibility for their own ethical behavior or indeed self-determination is an old saw and it's not going away anytime soon I'm sure.

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About alerting on sexism and misogyny: [View all] laconicsax Jan 2012 OP

thank you. seabeyond Jan 2012 #1

I alerted on three of his posts, all were left alone. laconicsax Jan 2012 #2

wow. i only alerted on one seabeyond Jan 2012 #3

unfortunately iverglas Jan 2012 #6

The Admins see all TOS alerts The empressof all Jan 2012 #7

omfg.... are you saying there are 21/2'ers, TOO. on noes!!11!!!1! i must be. why i do sex these seabeyond Jan 2012 #9

ROFL... The empressof all Jan 2012 #10

i started all this for clarity and end up with confusion. totally clueless. a young author wrote a seabeyond Jan 2012 #11

I'm curious to know the answer to that as well. redqueen Jan 2012 #16

isnt that the truth. women, use sex to control man. i couldnt believe that is what the OP seabeyond Jan 2012 #18

Admins get the TOS alerts from unhidden posts. laconicsax Jan 2012 #8

Thank you for pointing this out. City Lights Jan 2012 #4

Good advice. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #5

Hello! I have a question about Liquorice Jan 2012 #12

No, it's not just you. redqueen Jan 2012 #13

Thank you for your reply. I guess it makes Liquorice Jan 2012 #14

+1. i dont care about the picture, but it goes way beyond that. seabeyond Jan 2012 #15

Oh yes, I'm very aware that it's used as a sig pic. redqueen Jan 2012 #17