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JackBeck

(12,359 posts)

4. Pretty much finished with this place after today.

Reply to MNBrewer (Original post)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 08:46 PM

Aug 2013

Last edited Thu Aug 22, 2013, 10:08 PM - Edit history (1)

My wish is that those who feel so passionately about addressing the homophobia, transbigotry and misogyny on DU exert as much energy to address these issues in the "real world" on a daily basis, rather than trying to fix something on this website that will never go away.

Please don't let this place distract you from the work that needs to be accomplished on the ground. Lives are not being saved or transformed on this website.

Real change happens when you help human beings, not anonymous screen names.

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The new chapter in Chelsea Manning's story is opening a whole new vista in bigotry here [View all] MNBrewer Aug 2013 OP

And it's going to get worse. William769 Aug 2013 #1

I think that was me. I meant no offense. I'm not clear at what point we kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #2

To answer your question - Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #7

Well my ambiguity and confusion is why I used S/HE rather than HE. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #16

There is a difference Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #17

I'm fairly certain that Chelsea Manning's feelings weren't hurt by my single post using "s/he" to kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #19

It isn't just Chelsea Manning. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #21

I am reminded of the relentless bashing chervilant Aug 2013 #27

I saw that mockmonkey Aug 2013 #18

I am absolutly stunned by the comments I read just few minutes ago. idwiyo Aug 2013 #3

Meet the new DU. Same as the old DU. closeupready Aug 2013 #12

I can not beleive what I am seeing posted here. WTF? idwiyo Aug 2013 #13

I know. Bear in mind, though, some are disrupting deliberately. closeupready Aug 2013 #14

If they are really unhappy, they have the power to do something about it. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #23

And - the reply I expected from Skinner Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #25

Thank for the link. closeupready Aug 2013 #29

I managed to miss it yesterday, as well. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #31

Sad, but true. IngridsLittleAngel Aug 2013 #24

+ a gazillion chervilant Aug 2013 #28

I agree, and I've said before, closeupready Aug 2013 #30

Pretty much finished with this place after today. JackBeck Aug 2013 #4

Many of us do. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #8

Comparing her to Pat from "SNL"? What is this, 1990? How frickin' out of touch can a person be? nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #5

Yeah that one really pissed me off! Initech Aug 2013 #6

By the time I alerted, the jury had already ruled. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #9

I really wanted to tell that asshole off. But I got to the thread too late. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #11

He has been TS'd Marrah_G Aug 2013 #33

Good! nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #34

Just take deep breaths, alert and click tos Marrah_G Aug 2013 #10

Someone else will have to do that for me for the next 24 hours. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #15

That one is enlightenment Aug 2013 #22

Can you please PM me the username of that poster. idwiyo Aug 2013 #32

K&R NealK Aug 2013 #20

one thing the usa leads the world on is civil rights/equality for LGBT Sunlei Aug 2013 #26

We may not be at the bottom - nowhere near - but we're not "leaders" either. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #35