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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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1. Bam

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Wed Oct 22, 2014, 10:32 AM

Oct 2014

good news is that our recurring "oh god the lifeboat is full of vaginas" nightmares are not even remotely based on truth. A study by Uppsala University in Sweden that looked at a century's worth of maritime disasters found that men are twice as likely to survive shipwrecks as women, while children had the lousiest survival rate of all.

Some sliced up stereotypes in there

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5 Ways Society Is Sexist Against Men (and How We Can Fix It) [View all] Orrex Oct 2014 OP

Bam ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #1

you know what orrex? i am having a beautiful day here.... on different levels. seabeyond Oct 2014 #2

. Orrex Oct 2014 #3

thank you . and backatcha. nt seabeyond Oct 2014 #4

Awesome wryter2000 Oct 2014 #5