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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:48 PM Original message |
Student paper's piece on "benefits" of rape causes uproar |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
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WernhamHogg (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Totally agree n/t |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. It makes me wonder if he has that point of view from experience |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
71. maybe use his eye socket |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
76. ! |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #76 |
85. Only a serial rapist would think that way. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #85 |
97. I think you may be right. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #97 |
112. If that's true, I hope beyond hope his victims come forward and get his ass. |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #97 |
315. You can't just make those sorts of accusations about people |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:38 AM Response to Reply #85 |
314. Hardly |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. That is vile! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Given what our society DOES publish, none of us should be shocked. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can't believe the stupidity. How did that ever get to press? |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. My first guess would be so that the sentiment would be exposed. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's disgusting! |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Something I would expect to see in a right wing hate rag... not a college paper. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
58. College papers have long been incubators for the right wing rag industry |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #58 |
92. Excellent points. nt |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #58 |
166. Dinesh D'souza and the whole "political correctness" meme came from this |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #58 |
184. read his actual piece and tell me he's not going to get a SCAIFE grant |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
190. Yes, I am shocked by the difference between the University of MN's |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. Awaits the "lighten up" comments to commence |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Same here |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yep *sigh* |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. From the article: |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Yeah, I read that |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Ugh, right? |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. And his message was..... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
141. dead on, Giant Robot. |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #141 |
145. Thank you Iris! |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. A "gifted satirist"? |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Wow, thats some tight, concisely written disingenuousness there. |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Yeah, "I'm sorry that what he said made you angry..." |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
136. they are "blaming the readers", oh that's rich. |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #136 |
160. Well, maybe the readers asked for it. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #160 |
165. LOL, see this proves when someone skewers the media, i can actually discern this |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:25 PM Original message |
That was wonderfully said! |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
95. Your post is fantastic. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
144. What drugs were they hopped up on? |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
178. I'd say Petroski is not really a "gifted satirist" |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I know. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Clayton Williams also said that |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Some "satire" when it comes straight out of the mouths |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
75. Yeah, I didn't know that Knight also said that, though given his |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #75 |
84. Thanks. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Reads exactly like that |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. Oh Solly, this is just the last nail for a horrible week. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. (((myrna minx))) It can be exhausting |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #61 |
101. Isn't that the truth. Thanks. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
114. I hope your friends are okay. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #114 |
126. Thanks. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #126 |
193. Goodness, myrna, that's terrible |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #193 |
202. Thanks Lydia. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #49 |
137. I'm so sorry |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. Thanks. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
91. Lighten up! |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. "The scary thing is - our society breeds this intellect" |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #94 |
100. And, unfortunately we have evidence of that fact HERE on a fairly regular basis. |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #91 |
116. and if it IS satire? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #116 |
123. Um, yes. |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #123 |
139. No, he's quite guilty of misogynism, whether it's so-called |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #139 |
142. No, he's not. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #142 |
149. where is the skewering of the media in the piece? how come no one can see it? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #149 |
151. I don't know, it's a terrible piece of writing. |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #151 |
156. can't do better than "nonsense"? i see a whol lot of joking about rape, so who's expense is |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #142 |
186. you might actually want to read his piece: |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #142 |
277. You're wasting your time here.. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:44 PM Response to Reply #277 |
286. No, I get it. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #286 |
299. Oh I see.. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #299 |
301. A little bit melodramatic, doncha think? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #301 |
312. Special respect.. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #116 |
127. Uhm NO. I couldn't even stomach reading the shit. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #116 |
169. In what way is this satire? |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Words fail |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
113. I'm much more focused on what SHOULD happen to this man |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #113 |
122. I'm at work now |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Satire is tougher to write than that, Mr. Petroski. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. Did you see what this asshat said? |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Higher than you'd think |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. hell, if it happens in prison, it isn't a joke, it's a punchline |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
68. Yeah |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. no kidding. even his "defense" |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
59. WTF |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #59 |
73. He thinks the media pays too much attention to rape, because it's really not that important (to him) |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #73 |
132. Thanks |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
69. Serial rapist targets (straight) men in Texas |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
153. Here is his pic: |
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RubyDuby in GA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
125. I'm sure he might think differently if it were his mother on the receiving end |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
285. It's a very sheltered man's idea of a joke. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. Certainly satire |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Even if it was meant as satire |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
44. But satire isn't supposed to be funny |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Oh, I disagree there. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
131. but then may I direct you all to "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #131 |
135. Well, no, he didn't use any emoticons that I recall. |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
60. Good point |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
288. Americans, Increasingly, Do Not Think |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
64. The intent of satire is not to be funny. |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. See my post above (#60) |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
77. It's satire, poorly executed, and for the WRONG reason. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Maybe, but given his abortion rant |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
287. I Think The Part About the Roman Empire Being Flawless |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #18 |
308. funky thing about clumsy satire - it boosts up folks who don't *get* |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. Geez, what's next? |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. *snort* |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. No, of course not. |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Are you implying that this... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. witty? |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. Now Swift was a gifted satirist |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
230. everyone has to start somewhere |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Some "jokes" just aren't funny. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. It isn't intended to be funny |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Satire also has some point or truth to make |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. That's my problem too |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #54 |
65. Satire shouldn't be funny |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #39 |
138. As Molly Ivins pointed out, satire's target should be the powerful, not the powerless |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 07:16 AM Response to Reply #138 |
311. thank you. there are subtle guidelines, and what this was completely ignored all |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #311 |
319. You're welcome. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
134. ...to make the hideous and unbearable more bearable... |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
23. Oh. My. Lord. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. Molly Ivins on 'satire' |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Best post here so far. Satire is only satire... |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. THAT'S IT! |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
57. Better with words than I'll ever be also, exactly why I used her words. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. I'm really not even sure what his intent was |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. I read where he said he was trying to show how *most* people |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. I also saw that in another post in this thread |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Part of me wonders why |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #63 |
185. read his actual piece -- RAPE is of minor worth |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #185 |
207. I did, thanks. |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #31 |
53. I'm bookmarking this thread because of your Ivins quote. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
70. You're welcome! |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
87. Exactly! |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
111. Yes, he failed at making a point. |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #111 |
128. After reading his screed about abortion |
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WernhamHogg (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #128 |
177. Holy shit! |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #177 |
221. Just 'peachy,' ain't he? |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
143. Cross post, Cerridwen |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #143 |
147. Great minds thinking alike? |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #147 |
150. We'll always have her words and her example - a noble soul n/t |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
159. My high school English teacher gave me a great definition of satire |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
36. Perhaps Mr. Penroski will one day experience the joys of being raped |
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MamaBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. ...by someone who isn't drunk. |
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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
40. A quick public service message: |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. Is there any link... |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
78. Follow the link in the OP and read the comments... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:43 PM Original message |
Hmm. |
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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #56 |
86. it's in the OP.... the Hartford Courant |
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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #56 |
93. ooops.... sorry.... you meant the student paper.... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #56 |
318. text of op-ed |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
42. What the fucking hell? |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
55. I suggest he experience the 'benefits' first hand |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
62. I doubt anyone close to him has ever been raped. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
66. gee- how could someone possibly misunderstand this asshat's intent |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
79. Is the article available online? |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #79 |
88. Link below |
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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #79 |
90. the link is in the OP..... second link to Hartford Courant |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
80. A failed attempt at A Modest Proposal |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #80 |
115. I would like to hope that he really was trying to |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
81. I think that a big part of the problem... |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
82. Sick. fucking. sociopath; perhaps he should experience the "benefits" of the Bobbitt treatment... |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
89. FULL ARTICLE IN QUESTION HERE |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #89 |
99. Darn. |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #89 |
105. Having read that in its entirety now... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #105 |
164. Agree; he's not a good writer! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #164 |
224. neither is klANN Coulter or MALkin, but |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #224 |
231. I have to disagree... Repugnant as I find Coulter, |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #231 |
269. perhaps there's a matter of taste -- :) but, objectively Coulter is guilty of laziness |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
96. Holy shit. And I thought that our right-wingers were bad. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
98. Heads up people. This was a failed attempt at satire |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #98 |
102. This just wasn't funny, nor did it illustrate a larger point. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #102 |
110. I agree it sucked |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #110 |
120. how can anyone distinguish it from his other articles? |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #98 |
106. Okay, need we bring back the Snickers ad? |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #98 |
162. true satire attempts to get the satirized object to change |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #98 |
167. do you have a link to his original piece? i'd love to read it too. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #98 |
205. Who the fuck cares? |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #98 |
295. AFAIK, no one was actually... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
103. Completely tasteless satire n/t |
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zappa_parappa (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
104. His jokes are old and dated, ugly girls, prison sex...blah blah |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. "Fresh rape jokes" ????? |
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zappa_parappa (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #107 |
119. No, i'm not joking, I don't find rape jokes off limits |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #119 |
233. You have fucking issues. nt |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #119 |
281. Wow, how astonishingly progressive of you to make light of |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 04:51 AM Response to Reply #119 |
309. You sick fucking bastard. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #104 |
118. That's truly disgusting. |
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zappa_parappa (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #118 |
121. I'm not talking satire, im just talking jokes in general |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
108. The rally was for a safer environment |
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Turn CO Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
109. Could it have been a snark / satire piece, like The Onion? |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
117. Damn, talk about being a fucking asshole. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
124. Wow, the fact that the paper printed this |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #124 |
155. Yeah, hard to decide which is worse: |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #155 |
191. They might be one & the same |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #191 |
204. You're probably right... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
129. I can't believe this - then again, I can - considering the state of repukes andconservatism today.. |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
130. OK so I understand the point of the "satire" a little better |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
133. John Petroski... |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
146. I'm often amazed at the cluelessness of (male) college students. |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #146 |
148. Yeah!! Who raised all these dumb boys? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. Media culture raised them. |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #152 |
158. Well, I guess that absolves the parent(s)...... |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #158 |
161. Well, no-- |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #152 |
180. that's for damn sure! It's a huge issue... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
154. and just who was the faculty adviser that let this outrage through? n/t |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #154 |
157. A lot of college newspapers, in my experience, don't have them anymore |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #157 |
171. Well many, many, college students are morons, although after reading some of |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #171 |
175. It's a confluence of problems |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
163. erstwhile opinion editor learns writing isn't his strong suit |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
168. the article was meant to be a satirical jab at the... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #168 |
183. read the actual piece below... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
170. HOLY SHIT! Petroski's opinion on ABORTION! -- he's a misogynist... not a satirist |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #170 |
172. Oh my, nashville_brook. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #170 |
182. he's calling for the DEATH PENALTY for women who abort w/o boyfriend's consent |
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Change has come (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #182 |
306. It seems to think there are times when "parents choice" |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #182 |
320. As I read it, he's saying that the *abortion* is the death penalty for the 'child'; but... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #170 |
188. What brilliant satire. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #188 |
189. see the rape piece below |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #189 |
192. "I’m sure I’ll sway you towards a darkened alley." |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #192 |
197. blahahaha! |
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Kixel (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
173. Some things are beyond satire |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
174. HERE IT IS!! >>>>>"RAPE ONLY HURTS IF YOU LET IT" |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #174 |
179. he's BEMOANING the COVERAGE of rape as NEWSWORTHY!! |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #179 |
305. Looks like he's kinda doing the opposite... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #174 |
181. go to The Recorder website and download this week's PDF of the paper... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #174 |
195. This reminds me of |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #195 |
198. college is such a HOTBED of intellectualism |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #174 |
310. dumbfounding levels of bad taste... |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
176. if you like Petroski on RAPE, you'll love him on AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #176 |
200. This guy is definitely a repuke. |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
187. here's hoping he soon can feel the benefits of Rape |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
194. Wow! |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
196. If Petroski was a satirist, then why is he labeled an opinion editor? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #196 |
223. Exactly. Take a look at his opinion on abortion. He's a complete ass |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
199. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel, it's vulgar. (Ivins) nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #201 |
203. BRILLIANT satire? Your standards aren't very high imho. nt |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #201 |
206. Are you still here? |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #201 |
208. It's the 12 year old |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #201 |
209. Surprised |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #209 |
226. I am certainly not a misogynist and I promoted rape nowhere, |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #226 |
239. Some of the people here who seem to know you |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #226 |
242. Look, the "radical feminists" and I don't agree on a lot of things, but we do agree that... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #201 |
210. Why aren't you banned yet? |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #201 |
211. Lastly |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #211 |
214. I'm starting to wonder |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:45 PM Response to Reply #214 |
216. I like to feel safe |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #216 |
222. Me either. |
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Change has come (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #216 |
307. He's gone now |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #214 |
219. You have no idea |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #214 |
220. yep. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #214 |
229. :nodding: |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #214 |
267. I think the same thing. |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #211 |
243. This is the second time this poster has done just this. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #243 |
245. Hypothetical question: |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #245 |
250. Of course he would. And we would be told to "lighten up" |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #250 |
251. Nope. nt |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #245 |
252. I imagine he would, so long as he didn't make a direct attack on a member. |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #252 |
278. Even direct attacks can stay! |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #278 |
290. I think the Block Function was an attempt by Admin to help us police |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #290 |
292. That has crossed my mind as well. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #245 |
261. I think you're right. |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #211 |
248. nobody defended rape and you know it. this is about speech control. nt |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #201 |
212. LOL! Brilliant satire? Did you even read the "opinion" piece? |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #201 |
213. I am AMAZED that you are still with us. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #201 |
215. The guy didn't write this as satire. See my post above. |
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WernhamHogg (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #201 |
217. Oh yeah |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #201 |
225. Not brilliant satire but mean spirited rape jokes. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #201 |
227. You seem to have a problem with feminists. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #201 |
228. Hey, y'know what? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #201 |
232. Yup. So brilliant in fact that NO ONE else got it. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #201 |
234. Oh, and by the way, if you want to debate feminists here, |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #234 |
238. Muahahahaha lol. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #238 |
246. But you DO agree with me, right KB? |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #246 |
271. Of course I do! |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #201 |
235. Can this asshole PLEASE be TOMBSTONED??? |
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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #235 |
300. ***** HALLELUJAH!!! DEAD & BURIED!!!! ***** |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #300 |
302. WOO HOO!! |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #201 |
236. Are you Nuts? |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #236 |
241. Rad fems don't own women's rights and don't speak for all women. |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #241 |
244. You mean Paglia, the repig version of a feminist? |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #244 |
249. Hahah. Paglia is bi-sexual and a democrat who leans libertarian. nt |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #249 |
253. Wiki much? HA HA HA. |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #253 |
257. I know more than enough to know she is a free thinker, unlike rad fems. nt |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #257 |
258. HA HA HA. What the fuck would you know about what being a "free thinker" |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #257 |
259. HA! |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #257 |
297. Yeah.. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #249 |
255. Ah, I get it now. |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #255 |
260. says you. more manipulation. but i guess you know my thoughts. nt |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #260 |
262. No, just the your words. |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #262 |
263. I think he's a femaphobic. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #263 |
264. I agree. |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #263 |
265. once again, rad fems don't represent all or even most females. nt |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #265 |
266. But you do? How in the world would you know a damned thing |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #265 |
268. No, but they represent the core of feminsm |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #255 |
274. Paging Dr. Laura! |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #241 |
254. If you're willing to stereotype "radical" feminists |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #241 |
275. Since you're such a feminist and a "liberal": Molly Ivins on Camille Paglia |
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Chomskyite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:26 PM Response to Reply #201 |
237. I am curious |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #237 |
240. I'm not gonna hold my breath for this one... lol |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #237 |
256. This will either be a very long wait, or a hell of a lot of fun. |
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rzr77 (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #237 |
270. This thread right here is perfect example. Once again rad fems shut down debate. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #270 |
273. So your definition of a "Radical Feminist" |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #270 |
276. So what kind of "feminist" are you, then? |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #270 |
279. Funny, last time I checked, most "feminists" found nothing amusing about rape. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #270 |
280. bwahahaha! |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #280 |
284. I'll bring the appetizers! |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #270 |
294. Actually, no. What happened here is people with an IQ over 75 |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #270 |
316. Hope you enjoyed your stay |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
218. Is there no editorial supervision there? "Joking" about rape at a college is never a good thing. |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
247. That's why you never tell anyone your secrets. |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
272. Here ya go, friends--the college's contact list: |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
282. That's got to be the craziest shit I have ever read. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
283. In related news, punch to the face can be beneficial |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
289. All I can say to that is |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
291. Utterly shameful. These reichwing college rags print their filth unopposed. |
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Casablanca (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
293. "If it weren't for rape, how would they ever know the joy of intercourse with a man who isn't drunk? |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #293 |
296. Slam!! Spot on. nt |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
298. And now this sick, mf'ing cowardly little boy |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
303. I wonder if John Petroski has raped before? |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-09-07 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
304. I heard this was his idea of satire. Well, maybe he should have written |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #304 |
317. He did write about the benefit of men being raped. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-10-07 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
313. This is what editors are for |
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