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History of Feminism

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Mon Jul 21, 2014, 01:21 AM Jul 2014

Why can't a woman who says something terrible just be a terrible person? [View all]

Why is she always turned into a Femme Fatale?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025268768#post24

I asked this question and received no answer in a thread about a woman who wants to commit infanticide and who also apparently has a "pretty mouth." *cue the banjo music*

One of the posts, that is now hidden, read "she's nothing special without makeup" and posted a photo of her face.

The message, of course, is that it's a shame that such beauty can go to waste, as if normative female beauty is a social gift which, when left unfulfilled, is disappointing. As if the statements she's made about ethnic cleansing are that much more unfortunate because she should know better as a beautiful woman.


What the fuck are we doing.


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