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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:16 PM Original message |
sexism in the US is real |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. George Carlin had a bit about the men who want to control women's uterus's |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. thank you, I had forgotten that one!! |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Absolutely |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yup. It was males and males alone, without a SINGLE female vote (not ONE!) ... |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. gee, and they did this out of the goodness of their hearts, after 150 YEARS |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. It was the Senator from TN that |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. If "men are men" then why would a majority vote for suffrage? |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Shirley Chisholm is |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Harry Burn. Tennessee House. The 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Why does women's suffrage lead to |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. Every ism has a basis in reality |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. having been on the front lines of the choice battle all my life, I know that |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. That is why we need to be seen as allies |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't know if they "hate" women as much as consider them totally |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Some men are misogynists but, for most, women are merely a resource... |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yep, we're just there to be used, like farm animals, and we'll go back |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. I was Googling the George Carlin reference and found this hilarious question at answers.com: |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. there is a difference between sex appeal and sexism. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Too sexy. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. yin and yang....different energies, but |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. let me tell you about a sexist man |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. thank you for sharing this. for me, a candidate MUST be pro-choice. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Well, I work on Congressional races |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. agreed. every time I hear that phrase, I want to do a reverse protein spill. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. same here |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. That's the slippery slope you've heard tell about |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. I like pro-fetus, anti-child. |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. It's scary that a Democrat would support something like that. nt |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yes it is. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Is this the poll of which you speak? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. You haven't explained anything to me. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. but I cannot find this philosophy or issue discussed |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. this is all I could find |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. On any party's ticket, in any position in which he has responsibility |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. I think a number of people who are anti-choice |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. Who is it? nt |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. I don't understand how people can deny that sexism exists in this county. It's an |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I know, it boggles my mind sometimes. yet, even here on DU--the denial is, at times, |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Here is a simple, common, overlooked example of sexism, right here on today's DU: |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. I remember someone making a remark on DU about |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. Being a rapid pro-choice supporting and worker for yrs, must k&r&disagree. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. you're right |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. Yes. It's reductionism to fit it into a preexisting world-view. n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Which is somewhat amusing and saddening. Gotta keep trying though. nt |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
28. I agree with you, though I'm not sure your arguments would persuade... |
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Spiffarino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. Yes it is. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
34. Absolutely correct. Misandry, misogyny and homophobia are all real. |
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selador (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
48. rubbish |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 08:41 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Excellent |
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madisongrace (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
50. Agree. n/t |
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