It's really strange about my ignore list

[gollygee]

I have about 10 people on ignore (just sure exactly how many) and I thought most of them were pretty prolific posters. But I've realized that I almost never see "Ignored" in any threads that aren't about women, children, and occasionally affirmative action or something like that.

[noamnety]

1. That's funny.

I tend to post a lot in women's rights and affirmative action threads - so I probably look that way to others. :D

But I like to think there's a bit of a difference between being a feminist who posts a lot to argue for human rights for oppressed groups, and people who go out of their way to post against the need for additional rights for oppressed groups.

[gollygee]

2. Yeah, that.

But I like to think there's a bit of a difference between being a feminist who posts a lot to argue for human rights for oppressed groups, and people who go out of their way to post against the need for additional rights for oppressed groups.

[bliss_eternal]

3. Interesting how some ONLY post in such threads...

...isn't it? I know of a particular poster, (w/a woman's screen name) that I've ONLY seen actively posting in threads about women's issues. This poster ONLY posts against women, and is an active rape apologist. I tend to see them back up the same group of posters(most of which seem to be male). Funny, how they travel in packs.

[femrap]

4. OK, put on your tin foil hat...

either these posters who run around giving women crap are very lonely and sick guys. OR I have long felt that certain groups...let's say Heritage or even Psyops folks in Intelligence Agencies are always trying to undermine women's confidence. They know that their game is about up....everyone is catching on to the fact that war is not the answer...and that if women did organize, their power would be gone.

Just like Ghandi said: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win.

Hell, I bet some of these crazy Evangelicals have men screwing around on the Internet bothering Feminists.

[bliss_eternal]

6. Works for me.

Doesn't sound that far-fetched, actually. So no tin foil hat required. ;)
But I think they're kinda' cute, so....

:tinfoilhat:

There are so many anti-social types that troll internet communities, especially those dealing in issues that people tend to not be capable of speaking about openly in the real world. It's not a stretch at all for me to think that many of the ones that do this stuff are doing so with ulterior motives.

[ThomCat]

5. I tend to suspect someone like that of being a sockpuppet.

Some guy who knows he'll be shot down posting as himself probably thinks he'll be taken seriously if he posts pretending to be a woman.

It just seems to be too much of a coincidence that those "female" users who never post on any other threads always show up so quicky for threads about rape and feminism.

[bliss_eternal]

7. Good theory...

...the posting patterns are consistently anti-woman, and frequently misogynistic. Not saying a woman can't have such views, but the extreme nature of the posters I'm thinking of makes me wonder.

I'm sure you've encountered those I'm referring to. They were present for ALL of the Duke trial threads. :eyes: hoThey also tend to make their presence known for general homophobia, racism, and discrimination in other forms.

[Cerridwen]

8. I've recently (in the past month or so) noticed a new type of poster.

I don't use ignore; not through any great holier-than-thou or tolerance-is-my-name, sayeth the Liberal motivation; it's just because I'm too damned curious and I'm afraid I'll miss something.

Anyway, there are one or two posters (I didn't make a point to remember their names) who don't post often, but when they do (or she does), blame feminism for the hard life she's led because if only "those damned feminists" hadn't made such a stink about women's rights and if we'd only quit using the "victim card", her mother, sister, grandmother, herself, and her daughter wouldn't be burdened by living such a life of hardship (without a man around). It'd be almost funny if it weren't so disturbing. I wonder, as I type this some ideas came to mind, if "she" uses this particular diatribe (and female profile/name) to keep the "evil feminists" at bay.

Another thing I've noticed is how many long time posters of "all things anti-woman" are still long time posters. *sigh* Oh well, guess I'm just too sensitive. /sarcasm

[bliss_eternal]

9. I think I've seen that one...

...may have even been in this forum, late one night. One of the strangest posts I've ever read. :crazy: You're right, definitely one to watch.

I know what you mean about not placing some on ignore. The purely hateful, button pushers--I don't have much patience for them anymore, and they tend to go on ignore as soon as I see they aren't getting banned anytime soon. But the kind you describe are a bit different. I'm watching a few of those myself.

[Cerridwen]

10. I just had my suspicions about one long time and prolific writer/poster on this

board, confirmed.

There is a thread up in GD that pushed every militaristic, flag waving, mom and apple pie, DU button and gave many DUers (those who aren't "too sensitive") the warm fuzzies (*read below before thinking I'm slamming anyone here or in general, please). I'm one of those "too sensitive" people so I scanned it then passed it by hoping it would die a slow painful death. It has 145 recommends.

An interesting piece of the puzzle was revealed when I went back and read through, rather than scanning, the OP. His sig line; a nice little slap at the hairy, scary feminists it was. No one seemed to notice so I "gave that a pass" thinking none of the posters who replied and recommended had noticed his sig line.

I went back this morning to re-read the original thread and responses. There, lost in the booyahs! and welcome to DU, and you speak for me replies, I find that at least one poster who replied did, in fact, notice the OP's sig line before replying. Rather than viewing it as a "red flag", our prolific writer/poster gives the OP kudos and a warning that his sig line will cause some "static" and goes on to warn the OP to look out for the "prop wash." I mean, hey, what's a little feminist bashing amongst friends, huh? I mean it's not like the OP actually came out and called feminists, feminazis or anything. Besides, he was speaking for so many people as he baited the mom and apple pie trap; surely we can forgive a little misogyny, right? You see, it's not that our prolific writer/poster isn't aware of anti-feminist words, it's just that they aren't something with which to be concerned; except that they cause "static" and in this case, "prop wash."

I, and my words, have been called many things over the years; this is the first time I've been told my words are "prop wash."

*Here's the part mentioned above: Many of us here have highly sensitive BS meters especially when it comes to anti-feminism and/or anti-women words and messages. What happened in that original thread and the subsequent thread in which the OP was exposed, can be a valuable lesson (if we wanna use it as such) as to why it's a good idea to trust our instincts (BS meters) when a message "just doesn't sit right" with us.

I, myself, should have posted something in/about the OP's first thread calling bullshit. I didn't, thinking others would notice the subtle undercurrent. Many didn't, or at least, if they did, they chose the route I took which was to not bring attention to it. Time for me to get "loud" again and create as much "static" as my time on DU allows.

The OP to which I refer, also provides a good opportunity to read and see if you can pick out all the slimey things under the surface; a chance to re-calibrate our BS meters, if you will.

Wow, this went off on a tangent. Oh well, I've spent time formulating my thoughts, I'll leave it.

In the meantime, yet another DU "legend" has shown his ugly, wink and a nod feelings about feminists.


edit: forgot one word which made all the difference LOL