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MerryBlooms

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Fri Jul 24, 2015, 08:18 PM Jul 2015

Men Kill Women in the U.S. So Often that It’s Usually Not Even Newsworthy

When news emerged that a middle-aged white man in Lafayette, Louisiana opened fire at a showing of the Amy Schumer vehicle Trainwreck, I immediately had this sinking feeling that the movie choice wasn't a coincidence—that this was, like the Elliot Rodger and George Sodini killings, an act of rage at women. While Trainwreck is a fluffy rom-com, it's also a popular topic of chatter in the feminist-sphere, and therefore likely to be noticed by the seething misogynists who monitor the online activities of feminists with unsettling obsessiveness.


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http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/07/24/lafayette_shooter_john_russell_houser_history_of_domestic_violence_and_hatred.html
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Men Kill Women in the U.S. So Often that It’s Usually Not Even Newsworthy (Original Post) MerryBlooms Jul 2015 OP
K&R Solly Mack Jul 2015 #1
Yes, exactly this. Very well said. MerryBlooms Jul 2015 #2
I think men cause most of the problems in this country. And I am a man. nt Logical Jul 2015 #3
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