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History of Feminism

mercuryblues

(14,537 posts) Thu Jul 3, 2014, 08:18 PM Jul 2014

if only men

would see and understand this. How hard is it to understand that that by using sexist slurs to degrade men has the same affect on women?

http://www.tickld.com/x/what-people-really-need-to-know-about-sexism-this-is-so-refreshingly-accurate

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if only men (Original Post) mercuryblues Jul 2014 OP

Very hard for some of them ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #1

I really want to get to this place and at one time I was at the place but, Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #2

ismnotwasm

(41,998 posts)

1. Very hard for some of them

Reply to mercuryblues (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 09:10 AM

Jul 2014

The "lighten up/word police/purity test" crowd, who won't understand social progress starts with social progress.

This is great thank you.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

2. I really want to get to this place and at one time I was at the place but,

Reply to mercuryblues (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:32 AM

Jul 2014

with what happened this week with SC .... I am having a hard time feeling .... equal .... enough .... to be on the same level.

Need to think about this more.

Thanks for the very thought provoking link.

Peace.

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