I can dream can't I.

And you don't want that.

pretty interesting series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man

There have been, unfortunately, a few incredibly stupid things coming out of the mouths of some of the fringe radicals over these past couple of years....."all men are potential rapists" being one of the best examples of such.

With that said, though, what *really* does have me concerned is that the right, yes, this does include most self-described MRAs, is taking the idiocy & the craziness of the fringes and running with it, and making it sound like most, or even ALL of us feminists, female or male, think that way. We don't.....just as most supporters of social justice don't believe in white people having literal collective "privilege", or that People of Color are somehow magically immune from holding racist attitudes or committing racist acts, etc., most feminists don't believe that all men are potential rapists, or even that women are immune from sexism, etc.

And that's one of the reasons why we have to keep our fringes in check; because the right has been easily able to mislead the public by using them to tar and muddy our image.....

I've seen several commenters being adamant about that. I dont understand HOW, but its there. Also mentioning the fact that some women use made-up sexual charges to further their goals. (accusing an estranged husband of child molesting in a divorce case) THAT will get you called everything in the book.
And why the heck would they try to fool people about being pro-anorexia? People DIE from that and they think its funny???

Never spent any time on 4chan have you? The place is a festering hole, and they think it's funny BECAUSE people die from it. There are some twisted folk on the interner, and 4chan (especialy the B/random board) is one of their meeting places.

DU is normally more informed than either the far-right or fringe-left on most issues, though. And hopefully that doesn't ever change.

They are not talking about individuals. They are talking about power + prejudice or institutional racism. THAT is something white people do not experience, but perhaps will someday. Bigotry and prejudice are individual thoughts that anyone can have. However there has not been a black power structure that has systemicatically used every means possible (slavery, jim crow, redlining, racial profiling, etc) to oppress you or any other white person in america.

Good.

So people actually understand the world around them.

I read some silly 'educated' opinions on this site.

That can't seem to grasp the most basic concepts when is comes to race and gender. But that doesn't stop them from spewing their simplistic views. It is impossible to discuss complex issues with people who are clearly uniformed.

Happy Father's Day. eom.

I'd guess a lot of people were chomping at the bit when this hit, ready to feign righteous rage at any bit of absurdity.

I'd also guess more than a few simpletons will attempt to rationalize falling for this shtick with the fictional "but they already say stuff just like this all the time" routine.

They can't even tell when they are being punk'd. AND they bring in that freak who says female college students should spend more time looking for a suitable husband than focusing on their studies who spouts even dumber shit than she wrote. Where is the book saying that male college students should spend more time looking for a suitable wife instead of spending time on earning their degree? Or playing sports. Shouldn't it cut both ways? I guess in Sexist Morons land it isn't. Certainly, that was the attitude about a hundred years ago, or less, considering the slack that the married students at Wellesley got in past decades, but seriously, for a woman living in the 21st century to write an entire book about it is proof some people really are stuck in the past and unwilling to evolve.

being fed to dogs.
It was written by a Chinese political parody site
No one bothered to look it up and everyone repeated it
Some still repeat the discredited story

Their viewers are. Most of them will have bought into the bullshit & will fight you if you try to convince them it was a hoax.

Hoax or not, the story served its purpose well for the people with an interest in keeping their drooler base all fired up, angry, and feeling persecuted.

Another 4Chan troll

father's day is right at the top of my important things to get accomplished list.

(Just in case: I'm being sarcastic. It's actually about 2.001 on my list if important things to do. Actually it's not on my list at all and I never even thought of it until I saw this).