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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:25 AM Original message |
Okay, DUers, here's a quiz: What is the equivalent word for "emasculate" that would be used to |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. tie her tubes |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What a totally moronic response. Way to miss the damn point. (nt) |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. sorry |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. I apologize for snapping at you. It's just that I found your "suggestion" really offensive. |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #14 |
39. We have few insults that don't target women in the end |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
75. You're right, there cannot be such a term |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:23 AM Response to Reply #75 |
151. oooh! Ooh! "Pro-Lifer!" |
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fiveleafclover (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That wasn't very nice. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Yes, you're right. That wasn't very nice. I apologized. (nt) |
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rAVES (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. Womanizer.. sex fiend.. um.. total bastard... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. "Womanizer" does not imply the disempowerment of a woman. It does not imply a loss of status or |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
169. Well there is the term |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
58. Bastard is actually a put-down of a man's mother |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. "ball-buster", "castrating bitch", "man eater" aren't exactly terms I hear everyday |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well then, read the "Hillary Nutcracker" OP -- ball-bustin' is right there in the 1st sentence. |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. well, I'm generally wary of DU posters that disable their profile n/t |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. The thing is, this isn't the first time that someone has posted a thread about that item here. |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I log on here just about everyday |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:16 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Please know that I HAVE alerted on both the thread that's in GD now, and the one that was posted |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. thanks to you as well |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
97. I have, too |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #97 |
103. Yes, it is "beyond frustrating" -- that's why I started this thread, since they refuse to lock |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
76. Have you ever wondered why that is so bothersome to women? |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #76 |
160. let's see... |
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seriousstan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. Cuckold |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. *sigh* Did you actually read the post? Explain how "cuckold" describes the disempowerment of a |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
34. a cuckold is a man who raises another man's child - usu in denial or ignorance |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
91. No ... it refers to a man married to a woman who "sleeps around." |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. Thank you for making an excellent point! |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. All of those terms are used to describe women who dominate men. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. But they are very specific in the implication that the male is being threatened with castration. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
13. I don't have immediate answers |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Sometimes you just rock |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
176. Of course, it suggests that they are woman-like and therefore inferior. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
15. Can't think of an equivalent. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I understand your point, but the problem for me is that describing female agression in those terms, |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:22 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I do understand. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I'm relentless. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
196. Those terms wouldn't have bad boy charm is women didn't respond to charming bad boys.... |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
21. Perhaps there are terms in other languages. I don't know, BUT... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Oh thank you, thank you! Yes! You get EXACTLY what I mean! |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
46. I agree with you ScarletWoman.. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Thank you! Those are great examples! |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
142. agree |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
173. There's a term in German |
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Asgaya Dihi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
28. Equivalent? |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:19 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. It's a trick question -- there AREN'T any equivalent terms. |
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Asgaya Dihi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:29 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Cool |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
50. That NYT article is wrong on sooo many levels, but this is not just about that |
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Asgaya Dihi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. True |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
29. K & R. Sadly, the subordination of women is still very deeply... |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. I never thought of that before |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Thank you! It's such a joy when someone understands what I'm trying to say! |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
31. There really is no pithy expression to describe how a woman is invalidated as a person, |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
144. You don't want kids |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
35. defeminze. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:26 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. How does a man "defeminize" a woman? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. It is done all the time. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:48 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Those are all examples of demeaning, not defeminizing. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #45 |
62. Well I'll just disagree. |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #62 |
134. Maybe scarletwoman should give you a prize for winning the "quiz" |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. I just have to say, I LOVE your mind! I hope WarrenS sees your post. (nt) |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #136 |
147. Well, yummm! And thank you for being gracious. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #147 |
150. Not "selfish" at all! I'm very glad you didn't just mumble to yourself. |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:02 AM Response to Reply #150 |
153. As some wise person once said... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:08 AM Response to Reply #153 |
154. I will very much look forward to your thread. |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:25 AM Response to Reply #154 |
155. I will do that, SW |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. Like Spock I am confounded by irrationality. |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. That's cool. It is quite valid for you do do so, and hope I was clear on that. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #138 |
200. Look At It This Way |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
36. Women get trivialized, ridiculed, and marginalized all the time. Those are the equivalents. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Bingo. It is the water we swim in, and as such... without words.. . .n/t |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. No, those are NOT equivalents. Women are already assumed to have no power. |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
37. it's because in our patriarchal society it's not unusual to disempower a woman |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Exactly! Thank you for getting it! (nt) |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
47. Misogyny=hatred of women, no word for hatred of men. That has always bothered me too. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Great example of what I'm trying to get at, thank you! |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #47 |
57. Misandrony. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Funny how that works. |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #63 |
67. what's so funny about it? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. humorless. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #57 |
68. 'Misandry', to be precise (nt) |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. My Merriam-Webster's Collegiate 10th edition |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Not very good - they have it online |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Says something about common usage, eh? |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
51. First we would need a norm of empowered women |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
140. Thank you -- sorry, I missed your post earlier. You've hit the nail on the head. |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
52. The same thought crossed my mind |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
82. Thank you. Yeah, I really get tired of sexism being given a pass. (nt) |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
149. I think you're giving this board too much credit |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
53. Patronize? |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
55. DLC. eom |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
56. Shakespeare had one. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #56 |
65. Castration and rape: war at it's most basic. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
59. 'Objectify'? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
60. The reason there are no equivalent terms is that there is no equivalent physical process. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #60 |
104. The point I'm trying to make is about the POWER equation. Terms such as "emasculate" |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #104 |
127. *OF COURSE* they're about literal emasculation; read your history. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #127 |
135. I know a bit about history -- but perhaps I've missed all the occasions where women performed |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 07:33 AM Response to Reply #135 |
166. Clearly men genealize. But... |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #127 |
145. read the thread |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 07:28 AM Response to Reply #145 |
165. Words are just symbol`s, representing the real. (NT) |
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bear425 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
61. Mysoginize? |
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bear425 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #61 |
81. Misogynize. Still not a word, but spelled better. n/t |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
64. bitch-slap |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #64 |
105. Who is doing the "slapping"? Who is getting "slapped"? Who is the "bitch"? |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #105 |
137. Yes, it is a demeaning term as most of these types of terms are. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. But it doesn't particularly demean the man -- that's my point. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
66. Your third-last paragraph answered your (rhetorical) question. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:04 PM Response to Reply #66 |
107. Well, yes. Since my intent was to educate. (nt) |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
69. A lot of stuff in this post that I never actually thought about before. |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
73. Dominatrix . nt |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #73 |
84. no. nt |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
74. Ann Coulter is frequently subjected to de-femenizing comments on DU |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
78. There isn't one - disempowerment is the natural state. nt |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Exactly my point. Thank you. (nt) |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
79. I'll try: |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. "Now, all we have to do is change the minds of everyone on Earth to view these terms as negative." |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
80. you are absolutely correct |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. Thank you. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
86. Rape. nt |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Rape is the extreme degree of male dominance -- |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:24 PM Response to Reply #90 |
146. it's a small point |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #146 |
148. I'm glad you brought that up, because it's something I definitely did not know about. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #146 |
167. Links to "awful lot" of rape and sexual assault in lesbian relationships? |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-18-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #167 |
180. Yeah because women are inately peaceful and non violent? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #180 |
194. Oh brother |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 11:58 PM Response to Reply #194 |
205. your request |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #180 |
203. How do any of those links show an "awful lot" of abuse? |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #203 |
204. if you read it in context |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
87. I hate when women say "testosterone poisoning". As if to say that men are naturally toxic. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Men say those same things to and about each other. It's part of the dominance game. |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
92. Here Are Some |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. None of those is a REVERSAL of the culturally presumed norm of male dominance. |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Agreed. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #95 |
132. "The real shame is that there are often women who conspire with the men in order to keep male... |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #92 |
100. sexist |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #100 |
109. How do those terms challenge the culturally presumed "norm" of male dominance? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #109 |
118. They are terms for men disempowering women |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
96. Excellent OP -- and, I'm appalled the other hasn't been locked |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
98. I have nothing, except to say... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #98 |
111. Thanks, Forkboy. Your kind words mean alot. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
99. Fat chick |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
114. Thank you for your contribution to the discussion. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
101. This is a really well-reasoned, well-presented post. It puts into very succinct terms |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #101 |
119. Wow, thank you much! You're one of my favorite DUers, so your support means alot. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #119 |
128. Wow, right back! I am flattered and happy and floored that you said I am one of your favorites. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Don't be floored, you post some very high quality stuff -- I'm happy to recognize that and give you |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. Happy to be part of the HQWDU (High-Quality Women of DU) brigade! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 09:05 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. Welcome! |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
102. Excellent point, SW... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #102 |
125. Thank you so much, Blue! It's not that these things get to me personally -- hell, I've always made |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
106. When women run things, can we think it's funny? |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Get back to me when women run things. (nt) |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. Heh -- I see you're replying to "Ignored" |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #110 |
112. LOL! (nt) |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
113. Exactly! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. Thank you! The irony is, I actually very much dislike Hillary Clinton for her politics, but |
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RebelSansCause (304 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
116. misogynist? |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
117. Dang it, scarletwoman...you are absolutely right! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #117 |
121. DR!!!!!! Wow! You found me! |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. Have mostly been really busy in the studio lately..... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. I'm so grateful that you do! |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
120. Hillary's a ball breaker |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. Your thanks are much appreciated. It's definitely difficult to try to get DUers to see that these |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
126. Great thread, SW!!! |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #126 |
129. Karenina!!!! I love that so many of my favorite DU women are showing up here! |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #129 |
172. We go back a long way, sw |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-16-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
141. Pelosied. |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
152. I Thought I Was Heartily Sick Of This Subject |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
156. They're all gender neutral. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #156 |
157. It is of note that with the use of Singular They, English is entirely gender neutral. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:02 AM Response to Reply #156 |
158. Some examples in my life. |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 03:39 AM Response to Reply #156 |
159. Go Back And Re-Read Your Dictionary |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 04:03 AM Response to Reply #159 |
161. Hmm? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 05:40 AM Response to Reply #161 |
164. I should add: |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #164 |
168. Josh, You Are Cute, But Tiresome |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #168 |
195. I'll stick to my dictionary over some petty people on a message board. :) |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
162. usually one "equivalent" is to further render sterile: old maid, bitty, governess, hag, etc. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
163. Don't forget the "vagina dentata"! That legend gives men the willies, so to speak. |
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CT_Progressive (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
170. You're asking if their is an equivalent of "removing testicles" that refers to a woman? Uh, no ? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #170 |
178. If emasculate had only one common meaning, you'd have a point. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
171. What is the equivalent term for "henpecked" that would be used to describe a |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #171 |
181. Cock knocked? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
174. Women have been 'in charge' a few times in history |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
175. Damn straight. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #175 |
177. Thank you, I'm glad you found this thread. (nt) |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-17-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
179. There's female genital mutilation... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
182. I don't care what *anybody* says |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #182 |
206. Just curious, offended by what? It's not clear from your post. (nt) |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
183. Slightly off topic, but I frequently use the phrase 'HAS NO CLIT' |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 03:05 AM Response to Reply #183 |
184. Be careful using that phrase around African women. nt |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 03:08 AM Response to Reply #184 |
185. Africa is a big place. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #185 |
186. That's incorrect. It predates both Islam and Christianity in many parts of the Continent. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 03:29 AM Response to Reply #186 |
187. Today, I'm not aware of it being practiced in untouched African cultures. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:30 AM Response to Reply #187 |
188. Please stop spreading misinformation about this |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 08:09 AM Response to Reply #188 |
189. I don't think you're following this little conversation very well. nt |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #189 |
190. I'm following it perfectly well. You are spreading disinformation. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #190 |
192. Feel free to provide evidence for what you're proclaiming. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 09:05 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. Um ... like you have any evidence whatsoever? |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #193 |
197. Still waiting for support for your claim. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #197 |
198. Time wasting distraction because you've been busted |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #198 |
199. Like hell. Please pull the quotes from your links which support your claim. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #199 |
201. Are you illiterate? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #199 |
202. Sure. From the UNICEF report linked from Wiki: |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
191. oppress. nt |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-20-07 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
207. Too late to recommend or I would |
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