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History of Feminism

CrispyQ

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1. Do men really want to be viewed as creatures who lack self control & need to be coddled?

Reply to intaglio (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2014, 09:01 AM

Jul 2014

Men, the dominate species on the planet - the ones who run everything & pretty much define our culture - but they cannot control themselves at the sight of a bra strap.

My bad, I'll clarify, some men, although more than enough that there is a war on women.

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Arrrgggghhhhh - Canada, FFS [View all] intaglio Jul 2014 OP

Do men really want to be viewed as creatures who lack self control & need to be coddled? CrispyQ Jul 2014 #1

I think you're giving many men too much credit. Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #4

The school is following the same line of thinking that gave us the bur-qa. CanonRay Jul 2014 #2

"...because some of the male ***teachers***, and male students found it distracting for them.” redqueen Jul 2014 #3

Yeah, that struck me, too. Adult men, leering at young girls, over their bra straps. CrispyQ Jul 2014 #5

Stupid ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #6

Can't someone invent something where whenever someone says, "boys will be boys" Squinch Jul 2014 #7

Perhaps a giant foot intaglio Jul 2014 #8

Even better! Squinch Jul 2014 #9