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Modern feminism
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RE: Modern feminism
(July 20, 2014 at 8:05 am)Losty Wrote:
(July 20, 2014 at 8:01 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I tend to distrust shrill people by instinct.

I got into a discussion with a lady named Sarah Braasch on an atheist blog, taking issue with her using the term "gender genocide" to describe sexism in America. I have the same sort of issue with the idea of "rape culture", insofar as it hyperbolizes an issue to the point of caricature, thus devaluing it of any usefulness. Too many feminists are too quick to excoriate those who don't agree 100% with them. Too many feminists don't want a dialogue; they want a harangue.

I disagree both of the extreme sides on the rape culture issue. Yes it's real, yes it's a problem, no it's not just women who are raped or men who rape. Statutory rape is over penalized. Rape victims are blamed far too often. Teaching people to protect themselves should never be considered slut shame, not that it will help in most rape cases but it will never hurt. The whole thing is a big mess. I find I tend to disagree with everyone on this issue. Lol

A quick question, what is this whole thing about slut shaming? I don't get it, someone explain to me
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 7:20 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 7:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 7:44 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:00 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 8:12 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 7:46 am
RE: Modern feminism - by ignoramus - July 20, 2014 at 7:38 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 20, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 11:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 20, 2014 at 11:23 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 11:42 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 7:42 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:03 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 21, 2014 at 9:08 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:35 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:11 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 22, 2014 at 3:08 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Cato - July 22, 2014 at 4:54 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 22, 2014 at 5:04 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 22, 2014 at 7:06 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Siren - July 20, 2014 at 7:50 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Thumpalumpacus - July 20, 2014 at 8:01 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:05 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 8:16 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Thumpalumpacus - July 20, 2014 at 8:34 am
RE: Modern feminism - by CapnAwesome - July 20, 2014 at 4:30 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 4:32 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:21 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Siren - July 20, 2014 at 8:26 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Siren - July 20, 2014 at 8:32 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 8:37 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 8:45 am
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RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:26 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 6:52 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 9:09 am
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RE: Modern feminism - by BrokenQuill92 - July 20, 2014 at 9:11 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 20, 2014 at 11:36 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 11:57 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 12:07 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 2:54 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by ShaMan - July 20, 2014 at 3:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by ignoramus - July 20, 2014 at 8:06 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:23 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 3:19 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 20, 2014 at 3:22 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 20, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 5:54 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 21, 2014 at 2:01 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:21 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 20, 2014 at 6:40 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by CapnAwesome - July 20, 2014 at 6:43 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 20, 2014 at 6:46 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Amalynne0 - July 20, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 7:42 am
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RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 21, 2014 at 9:22 am
RE: Modern feminism - by The Grand Nudger - July 21, 2014 at 9:23 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:25 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Violet - July 22, 2014 at 7:40 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 23, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 24, 2014 at 2:43 am
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RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:26 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 21, 2014 at 9:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 21, 2014 at 9:27 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Little lunch - July 21, 2014 at 9:40 am
Modern feminism - by Bibliofagus - July 21, 2014 at 9:50 am
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RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 21, 2014 at 10:08 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 22, 2014 at 4:19 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Whateverist - July 22, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 22, 2014 at 7:32 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by ShaMan - July 22, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 23, 2014 at 1:26 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Dystopia - July 24, 2014 at 12:49 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 6:49 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 25, 2014 at 11:39 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by Nine - July 25, 2014 at 6:57 pm
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RE: Modern feminism - by MJ the Skeptical - July 27, 2014 at 8:38 am
RE: Modern feminism - by Losty - July 27, 2014 at 3:10 pm
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