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18. All the people he mentions were killed by men.

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Sat Jun 17, 2017, 01:47 PM

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This Lying, Murdering Whore Called America [View all] babylonsister Jun 2017 OP

Not America - but certain Americans. sandensea Jun 2017 #1

Agreed. It is PREJUDICE & bigotry to place this on ALL Americans. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #19

Well said as always. sandensea Jun 2017 #23

My brother posted on FB JustAnotherGen Jun 2017 #29

As I said, we understand the feeling. The thing is blind rage & all-or-nothing thinking don't work. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #36

Are you certain JustAnotherGen Jun 2017 #114

This sheshe2 Jun 2017 #106

No. It's not. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #56

Prejudice - pre-judging - is where you call me a whore before you ever meet me. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #64

Racism is as American as cherry pie. Witness Trump. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #75

Trump is a good example. Why did the writer use such misogynistic language? yardwork Jun 2017 #77

Why don't you ask him or post a response at the source? - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #80

Trump does NOT define me. Does he define you? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #83

I'm a Socialist Internationalist, not some bourgeois nationalist. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #86

Oh, so you are special. Not covered by the blanket condemnation of the essay of all Americans. . . n Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #88

All Socialists are special. We're way ahead of our time. Witness Star Trek. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #91

I'll just let that sit there. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #92

You do that. Think about Star Trek and money. Ever see any change hands, save KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #93

It's fiction. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #94

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #100

Yes. And another mistake the essay makes is Binary Thinking Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #22

being a poor white i can resonate with your feeling Stargazer99 Jun 2017 #2

America is not a bitch because this place isn't run by women. Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2017 #3

A point that was clearly lost on the author. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #5

I find this writing hateful, extremist, divisive and stupid. Hortensis Jun 2017 #4

The author's babylonsister Jun 2017 #8

It's palpable, all right. It was palpable at Trump rallies as Hortensis Jun 2017 #10

I object to America being characterized as a bad woman. yardwork Jun 2017 #6

That's exactly what I was thinking. Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2017 #9

I saw your post upthread after I posted and agree with your's too! yardwork Jun 2017 #11

If its A (one) bad man destroying this country, how come most people of the examples hughee99 Jun 2017 #13

All the people he mentions were killed by men. yardwork Jun 2017 #18

Not true... ADX Jun 2017 #28

Right. One woman. Her husband was in the helicopter. yardwork Jun 2017 #31

Yeah, hubby was in the helo, describing Crutcher as a "bad dude"... ADX Jun 2017 #32

Don't get hung up on a figure of speech. The OP is not about women it's about injustice in the US brush Jun 2017 #34

Why THAT figure? Oppressed individuals often kick the next person lower on the pole. Why kick women? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #37

Do ya really thing the poster was trying to kick women? Come on, he/she used... brush Jun 2017 #47

Refusing to use sexist speech that bashes women is an EASY way to bring MORE JUSTICE. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #48

Hoping he/she will soon. But it's also easy to ignore all of the intent and content of ... brush Jun 2017 #49

"Commonly used" is no excuse. It was common in the South for many years to call Harriot a ni____. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #50

I give up. Still concentration on that and not the content or intent. brush Jun 2017 #52

As I said, I've addressed content & intent in my other posts in this thread, starting w #19. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #53

It's more than just a phrase. Read the last sentences in the OP's excerpt: yardwork Jun 2017 #74

I stand corrected and informed, didn't realize the phrase was such an issue. brush Jun 2017 #78

Did you read my post? It's much more than just a "phrase." yardwork Jun 2017 #82

Yes I did. I stand corrected. brush Jun 2017 #87

Thank you. Aside from the metaphor, I agree with the writer's overall point. yardwork Jun 2017 #89

Thank you and others for enightnening me on the use of that phrase. Don't get me started... brush Jun 2017 #96

I know, and it's infuriating how few people acknowledge this. yardwork Jun 2017 #98

It is not a common figure of speech unless you are sexist, crude and derogatory. 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #61

The female metaphor is quite strong, especially in the last paragraph. yardwork Jun 2017 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #58

It uses female-specific slurs to describe male violence nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #63

+1000 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #67

Thanks for that succinct point. yardwork Jun 2017 #76

Don't tell us not to "get hung up" on misogyny. It reflects poorly on you. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #70

I stand corrected. brush Jun 2017 #72

From your comments you seemed to indicate that the issue was "A" bad man destrying the country hughee99 Jun 2017 #45

Sounds like you misunderstood my post. yardwork Jun 2017 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author stillsoleft Jun 2017 #14

Actually, I object to any woman being referred to as a."bitch". whathehell Jun 2017 #20

I agree. Dumping and venting while using misogynistic terms is not journalism. 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #60

Thank you. n/t whathehell Jun 2017 #68

Are they necessarily "female metaphors"? As in, "we all know you're a whore. We're KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #79

Read the entire excerpt above, especially the last paragraph. yardwork Jun 2017 #81

I take your point but wish only to note that, as a matter of usage, countries have KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #84

I acknowledge that point. yardwork Jun 2017 #85

+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #99

Not a fan of the misogynist language.... Adrahil Jun 2017 #7

Likewise SHRED Jun 2017 #15

White supremicist killer cop. AngryAmish Jun 2017 #12

Do you know what you are talking about? Do you know the name of this "white Supremacist"? question everything Jun 2017 #17

+1. Always best to check first before posting. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #21

White supremacy is the ideology that claims white people are superior loyalsister Jun 2017 #27

No, he's Hispanic. cwydro Jun 2017 #24

Hispanics can't be white !? YCHDT Jun 2017 #73

Does this man look white to you? LittleBlue Jun 2017 #108

Thank you. nt cwydro Jun 2017 #110

So I'll take this response as an "I don't know", it doesn't matter prejudice is prejudice and it ... YCHDT Jun 2017 #113

I was not on the jury. I did not even follow the trial question everything Jun 2017 #16

Just substitute the term "white supremacy" for racism. Does that work for you? brush Jun 2017 #35

While you are busy inserting white supremacy or racism into someone else's post, 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #65

I don't get how since I'm AA and have posted my digust at the racist verdict on this and... brush Jun 2017 #71

Attention to your cause is the spangled dangle to the angle. pbmus Jun 2017 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author PatrickforO Jun 2017 #25

I refuse to wallow in collective guilt packman Jun 2017 #26

You're profiting off the advantages you've secured thanks to 300 years of stolen labor KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #95

Americans offended thbobby Jun 2017 #30

What's your role? Vinnie From Indy Jun 2017 #41

Most people I read are offended by the overt sexism and reek of misogyny. 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #66

he's obviously a real man; likes to say B- and W- to try to look tough. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2017 #33

That's a stunningly misogynistic set of metaphors. nolabear Jun 2017 #38

The comments on this thread are proof Solomon Jun 2017 #39

Nonsense. I've seen this justifiable rage expressed in far less offensive ways. nolabear Jun 2017 #42

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll just protest by just sitting on Solomon Jun 2017 #90

What? That doesn't even make sense. nolabear Jun 2017 #102

"Denial" about what? People are objecting to the writer's pervasive metaphor of America not simply WinkyDink Jun 2017 #103

Wallowing in misogynistic slurs is not a badge of righteousness nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #107

We're objecting to the offensive, misogynistic language. cwydro Jun 2017 #109

I find the mercuryblues Jun 2017 #111

This is not the way. Vinnie From Indy Jun 2017 #40

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #43

that's harsh ornotna Jun 2017 #51

Completely true. onecaliberal Jun 2017 #55

Misogyny is a vile metaphoric device to use when attempting to right wrongs. VOX Jun 2017 #54

Why do we keep demonizing something bad as a bitch, as female? A whore? Really? 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #57

In a word: Eve. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #105

Why the misogynistic language to describe male violence? nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #62

OP is deeply misogynist. Please delete. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #69

Mind boggling MFM008 Jun 2017 #97

bookmarked, K& R!!!!! heaven05 Jun 2017 #101

"So true"? America is some personification of The Evil Female? In an essay expressing rage at MEN'S WinkyDink Jun 2017 #104

Right on! countryjake Jun 2017 #112