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History of Feminism

hlthe2b

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3. To me, there is nothing more devastating than seeing women (of any age) who have benefitted from

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 06:35 PM

Jul 2014

those feminists who have fought for equal rights, not only denying that they might be considered "feminists" themselves, but actively disparaging or even attacking feminists. Feminists are clearly not a monolith, but at some point there is surely some area of broader agreement across (nearly) all women--surely???

It was sad to see the attacks on feminists and on Cali's original complaint on that thread--including by some DU women.

I have some hope for the miillenials to pick up the fight--hopefully also some of the younger generations to come

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We been ringing the bell for just about 3 years now.. [View all] boston bean Jul 2014 OP

hmmmmm. as cali gets a pm, mirt takes care of, administration???? seabeyond Jul 2014 #1

you brung him up right! I did same with my son... CTyankee Jul 2014 #2

HEY! I think I remember when he was born! Was that 18 months ago? Or do you have a younger one? Squinch Jul 2014 #5

no, that was beautiful Jack! Geez, thanks for the memory...so terrific! CTyankee Jul 2014 #6

To me, there is nothing more devastating than seeing women (of any age) who have benefitted from hlthe2b Jul 2014 #3

a young woman wants to be attractive to a young man. and they only hear men speak ugly about "those seabeyond Jul 2014 #4

What thread by Cali? I saw the AAO thread Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #7

he sent her a disgusting rape porn fantasy, a lot like the one i got. that is how our guys process seabeyond Jul 2014 #8

Found it. Communicating threats via internet. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #15

But the GD Hosts are talking about locking it as Meta. nt DURHAM D Jul 2014 #9

Of course it's Meta. Half of GD is Meta BainsBane Jul 2014 #10

If she had included a picture of a kitten DURHAM D Jul 2014 #11

Uh yep. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #16

How is this even possible etherealtruth Jul 2014 #13

There is one comment in that thread, that made me absolutely sick to my stomach. boston bean Jul 2014 #20

Remember their names theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #21

The post I am discussing is in the hosts forum. go take a look for yourself. boston bean Jul 2014 #22

Now that I've revisited that thread theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #23

Yes, I saw it last night. DURHAM D Jul 2014 #24

I'm always amazed there are those who think there sufrommich Jul 2014 #12

Not almost etherealtruth Jul 2014 #14

Often I think it's a combination of the two F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #18

+1000 etherealtruth Jul 2014 #19