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seabeyond

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9. addressing it from another perspective. always denigrating, dismissing, creating a caricature of a
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 09:04 AM
Feb 2012

woman.

people actually believe women are the gender of nags. why? because everyone says it. so it must be true.
too emotional. always say it and people believe it. look, santorium and presidency.
arent as sexual as men. a world obsessing on male sexuality and using women for their satisfaction. denying women ownership
only after men for their money
whore one way or another
women inferior
women weak


all the forever we have handed to women with words helps to create an underlining disrespect for women. that create a caricature of women in all our minds, woman and men. allowing a political party to go after our basic rights and feel they have ownership over women. if we cannot even have words of respect for women, why would we expect action toward women to have any kidn of respect. it creates a thinking that women are all that. it allows for the abuses, harrassments, inequalities because words have created us as less so of course we are going to be treated as less.

people think the words stop after being said. that it goes no further. they say there are bigger issues. but if we dont change the language, we will never heal or correct the bigger issues. it cannot be done. we have to change the view of women.... thru words, in order to be able to even get to the point of the bigger issues.

those words are the beginning, starting point of all of what the issue is. create the respect, thru words and then we are on our way to address the "big" issues

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Words [View all] boston bean Feb 2012 OP
I will offer a little to get things started... ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #1
Thank you Zombie Horde, all very good responses. boston bean Feb 2012 #4
I contend the original claim is true Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #18
If we shouldn't consider each others feelings, then why is anything "bad?" ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #19
No one said anything about how we treat others Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #20
tell that to a child. all of us who have raised children know better. tell that to a seabeyond Feb 2012 #21
Don't worry Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #22
four agreements. an easy book to read. basic. so simple. one of my favorites seabeyond Feb 2012 #23
I see. We are talking about two slightly different subjects. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #24
Here's what I think of the second excuse... Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 #2
I agree Violet boston bean Feb 2012 #5
it's late here, but just a couple of quick thoughts on a battle we have been fighting for at least` niyad Feb 2012 #3
All very good points, niyad! boston bean Feb 2012 #6
we hear about the teens bullied with words killing themselves.. we are outraged. seabeyond Feb 2012 #7
+1 redqueen Feb 2012 #8
Very good points with real-life examples. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #12
addressing it from another perspective. always denigrating, dismissing, creating a caricature of a seabeyond Feb 2012 #9
ok... lets look at it from another perspective. du. words dont matter... all the stuff. gynergy seabeyond Feb 2012 #10
All of those arguments are b.s. and are typical of the larger culture's dismissal of women's rights. yardwork Feb 2012 #11
I'm not very good at doing that either. boston bean Feb 2012 #13
Many DUers have the impression that I am a suburban man riding around on a lawn mower swilling beer! yardwork Feb 2012 #15
Your last paragraph is exactly how I feel. boston bean Feb 2012 #16
..... yardwork Feb 2012 #17
I really don't know how to respond. redqueen Feb 2012 #14
That is SUCH a good point, redqueen Remember Me Feb 2012 #25
yes. from a different angle, the fight to use sexist terms... it is odd, when one takes a step seabeyond Feb 2012 #26
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