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BigmanPigman

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41. I remember a Seinfeld episode

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 04:03 PM

Apr 2017

where Elaine yells, "I hate men but that doesn't mean I am gay!" Sometimes I feel like I can not even say I am a feminist due to the negative feedback I get.

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Feminists have the uncomfortable position [View all] ismnotwasm Apr 2017 OP

Thank you! I honored to be the first to "DU-Rec" this wonderful post. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #1

thank you!! heartfelt k and r niyad Apr 2017 #2

Very true. herding cats Apr 2017 #3

So true and the impacts are ever evolving... when I read that AI has been found to have racist bettyellen Apr 2017 #4

Usually AI is based on statistical algorithms. Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #48

If the algorithms are based on outcomes influenced by racism bettyellen Apr 2017 #53

AI is still in its infancy. Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #59

Well it's off to a scary start- much more diversity is needed and these companies bettyellen Apr 2017 #63

The programming is less likely to be the problem. Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #66

If programmers didn't realize their inputs reflect bigoted ideas then programmers lack of awareness bettyellen Apr 2017 #67

The programmers don't make the inputs. Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #70

Okay, someone is choosing what the AI works with- who would that be? bettyellen Apr 2017 #72

Bingo. Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #73

Well they wouldn't be making these mistakes if they had a diverse crew in the first place- bettyellen Apr 2017 #74

Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #5

Dude IronLionZion Apr 2017 #7

Got a live one here! BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #8

Oh my! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #10

MiRT is running slow today apparently. BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #12

Or the jury. I'm assuming someone flagged this guy. n/t Decoy of Fenris Apr 2017 #13

I alerted. BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #18

Gotcha. Decoy of Fenris Apr 2017 #23

So did I TeapotInATempest Apr 2017 #25

Alerted IronLionZion Apr 2017 #28

The larger question is why it took that long, I think. Decoy of Fenris Apr 2017 #33

Fewer people online this time of day IronLionZion Apr 2017 #40

Fair enough. Decoy of Fenris Apr 2017 #43

They'll get em. ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #20

The delay speaks volumes unfortunately. BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #30

Loser, all the way BainsBane Apr 2017 #32

I alerted. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #21

oh dear, it looks like I missed all the fun!! niyad Apr 2017 #79

Yeah.... sheshe2 Apr 2017 #81

and I bet we can guess a couple that it might have been. they are like fungus, they niyad Apr 2017 #83

Mirt seems to know them well. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #84

I always miss the cray cray JHan Apr 2017 #39

I always keep it around for those curious BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #42

Thank you for preserving this as evidence of what we too often deal with here towards women (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #54

A little SHART for our afternoon viewing mcar Apr 2017 #56

He made his last stand. He tried to insult a woman online. JHan Apr 2017 #58

Omfg! Lotusflower70 Apr 2017 #76

I saved it as well! sheshe2 Apr 2017 #82

hmmmm, that sounds so damned familiar. obviously one of our socks. niyad Apr 2017 #85

Oh my. ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #11

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Poor baby. ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #22

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Pleas get the help you need. johnp3907 Apr 2017 #31

You sound so scared. johnp3907 Apr 2017 #24

Message deleted by DU the Administrators jumptheshadow Apr 2017 #19

Bye. johnp3907 Apr 2017 #15

Nice. You signed up today TeapotInATempest Apr 2017 #16

Look at this whiney guy! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2017 #29

K&R BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #6

I've been thinking of Andrea Dworkin ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #9

thank you for posting this. again, this one needs to be its own OP niyad Apr 2017 #80

4chan means women have it worse now than 20, 30, 40 years ago? snooper2 Apr 2017 #14

No, I'm just musing over the fact ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #26

Exactly, these are symptoms TeapotInATempest Apr 2017 #38

No, many of us have had it better Warpy Apr 2017 #36

4chan is a nothing but a hub of male dorks TNLib Apr 2017 #52

Best description of 4chan I have seen in a while Egnever Apr 2017 #78

Thank you for this ism. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #34

Our government is fixing to legislate economic and/physical murder BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2017 #35

I remember a Seinfeld episode BigmanPigman Apr 2017 #41

I shout that I'm a feminist TO the ones giving me the negative feedback. Squinch Apr 2017 #60

You know I know!! Years of fighting them. Many boston bean Apr 2017 #37

The election of Someone like Donald Trump ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #50

I am consistently amazed that a majority of women voted for Trump. Ligyron Apr 2017 #62

I think what the Free Speech Brigade doesn't realize... Initech Apr 2017 #44

IMHO there's a difference between "speech" BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #47

I got in a fun argument on Twitter ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #45

K & R!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #46

Thank you, ism. brer cat Apr 2017 #49

Well said! mcar Apr 2017 #55

And what we do with our own bodies is sacred. I chose not to have children and have been japple Apr 2017 #57

Wonderful, ism, as always. I wish there were some kind of "superrec" Squinch Apr 2017 #61

Well stated. Ligyron Apr 2017 #64

K&R betsuni Apr 2017 #65

Love it. Thanks for posting. :) n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Apr 2017 #68

I would love to know what life is like not having to worry every day how you could be damaged. Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #69

Another big K&R NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #71

A great deal of my rage right now is tavalon Apr 2017 #75

And yet Lotusflower70 Apr 2017 #77