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Downwinder
(12,869 posts)CanonRay
(14,098 posts)We're there folks.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Some places and cultures more than others, of course.
What I don't understand is how one gender of a species can treat the other gender of the same species with such vile contempt (you know which cultures I am talking about). Here in western cultures, it's generally friendlier but then again we still have Adam Sandler unfunny-comedies to deal with, among other affronts to intelligence.
People within the same family, even. "Honor", it is called. How fucking despicable! Humans who share the same DNA who have such a lopsided existence, that one gender is seen as total trash and the other gender within the same family, sharing the same DNA are kings.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Origin of WOMAN
Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Do you have any particular point with that? I'm a friendly person, in general. You can go ahead and talk to me.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)There should be a word that is not an adjunct to male/man.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)I am going to suggest something that will practically melt your face away, and will make you think you are seeing the crotch of a female Grey Alien, anyway, some female crotch that doesn't even look human.
Google image "FGM infibulation"
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Thanks for reading, and taking things in context, and not being knee-jerk-reactionaries!
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Quantess
(27,630 posts)I think everyone needs to check out what a healed FGM crotch looks like. Do you have anything intelligent to say about that?
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)the right to address your accuser was a basis for US jurisprudence and a Constitutional right.
So, once again i am wrong on a rights issue.
Alerts and jury decisions should be public record. Having anonymous alerts just clogs up the system.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)How old are you, 17? You seem sharp enough, but not quite socially on the same level as an adult, or at least not as mature as I am.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Give it time, you will get there.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Quantess
(27,630 posts)I mean, you're a 75 year old hottie! C'mon grandpa.... Let me in on your dirty lil' secret.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)You are my MS therapy. Don't think you cam bill Medicare but it would be nice.
Thank you for the session.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Not everyone understands what MS therapy is. I sure don't.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)DU helps keep the brain working. Not being able to speak I have to use a keyboard.
Our conversation was helpful. The biggest problem is organizing coherent thoughts.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Again: why did you respond to my post in the first place? Glenn Beck is kind of terrible, but then again...Glenn Beck is nuts!
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Words define a society. With a society where there is more equality between the sexes (i.e Hawaiian) you you have different words for man and woman that don't share the same root.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)I looked for a bong smiley but I didn't find one. I looked for a maryjane leaf, you know... just to make you pot smoking teens feel at home, but I didn't find any smilies to match.
All teenagers like you who post on DU must be smoking weed, right?
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)mylye2222
(2,992 posts)2014 . A court frees of any charges after trial five mens who had raped collectively an mantally disabled woman who has the Iq of a 6 years old. Why? Because judges coulnt establish if the victip was consentante or not
SHAAAAMMMMMEEEEEEE.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)and never thought we would have to do it again. November can't come soon enough for me we must GOTV!