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Senate Let's talk about sexism.

Discussion in 'Community' started by Only-One Cannoli, Sep 7, 2013.

  1. beezel26

    beezel26 Jedi Master star 7

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    Personally I would wait till he bent down and kick him in the ass or kick his arm as he sets up the camera or picks it up. I wouldn't bother calling the cops until it was necessary.
     
  2. beezel26

    beezel26 Jedi Master star 7

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    Or maybe I might ask in a loud voice, Hey dude, why are you trying to take a selfie with your phone under her skirt? See what happens.
     
  3. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    Relevant...

     
  4. duende

    duende Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    pendleton said
    canst thou spare bread
    his face gone to ground

    no said the lad
    i'm not that rad
    but thy anus i shall pound
     
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  5. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    I'm more so offended by the rampant sexism in certain video games.
     
  6. slightly_unhinged

    slightly_unhinged Jedi Master star 4

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    Isn't this thread a bit pointless on an all male message board?
     
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  7. epic

    epic Ex Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    i think there's a difference between a guy "checking out" a girl (and vice versa) in a non-overt way, and doing so and making the girl aware of it - i.e. a wolf whistle etc. i'd say the former is pretty much natural and happens all the time, and the latter is usually done by ****heads.
     
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  8. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    Do people still do the wolf whistle?
     
  9. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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  10. Rew

    Rew Chosen One star 5

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    So, some dude on Facebook just called me misogynist for calling him out on using the B-word (as a "joke," of course) to denigrate a woman.

    More specifically, he said it makes me misogynistic for thinking that a woman can't handle the insult. He literally said that.

    [​IMG]
     
  11. Rosslcopter

    Rosslcopter Jedi Master star 4

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    Ugh, guy sounds like such a dog.
     
  12. Zapdos

    Zapdos Force Ghost star 5

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    well. did you just randomly jump in to defend a woman that was in a conversation with this guy, or how did it go?
     
  13. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Well, the term is a compliment coming from certain people. But he's still sexist.
     
  14. Violent Violet Menace

    Violent Violet Menace Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    So, isn't the misogyny thread redundant in light of this thread?
     
  15. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Who cares? It's only two threads.
     
  16. dp4m

    dp4m Chosen One star 10

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    All sexism threads are redundant as we're now in a post-sexism age after Obama got elected.

    [​IMG]
     
  17. Violent Violet Menace

    Violent Violet Menace Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, but it needlessly divides the discussion to two places.
     
  18. Rew

    Rew Chosen One star 5

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    No, she (we'll call her Friend A) wasn't in the conversation at all. She'd had a falling out with another woman I'm friends with (whom we'll call Friend B).

    Not on each other's friend lists anymore, Friend B made a status to complain about Friend A, and to be fair, B was in the right. A had been a bit jerkish to B.

    But then, a dude chimed in to say (about Friend A, on B's Facebook status, where A had no voice), "Her patronus is a *****" (these are all Harry Potter fans). All I told him is misogynistic slurs like that are not cool. He said he was just joking, and I said the joke itself was misogynistic and not cool to do. That's when he went on a tirade punctuated with the gem that I'm the misogynist for thinking a woman can't handle the insult. And I was just left scratching my head and thinking, "This is definitely a first." :p

    I leave it to you to decide whether I was in the right or not.
     
  19. Zapdos

    Zapdos Force Ghost star 5

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    well, i think you were in the right for defending someone that wasn't able to themselves. and also i think those people sound like losers for taking this in public on facebook.
     
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  20. Penguinator

    Penguinator Former Mod star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Misogyny is specifically prejudice against women. Sexism isn't.
     
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  21. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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    It is if you're going by the "prejudice + power" definition.
     
  22. Penguinator

    Penguinator Former Mod star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Sexism typically targets women, yes, but misogyny specifically refers to that behaviour being directed at women.
     
  23. Rew

    Rew Chosen One star 5

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    I picked this thread because it's more about sexism in general, whereas the other thread is specifically geared toward misogyny in nerd cultures and how it can lead to violence in society. (At least that's my reading of these two threads--I could be completely off base here.)
     
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