Reply #121: The double standard you mention [View All]

I was the first one who broke my own rule, and admitted as such.

As for your "support" -- it doesn't FEEL like support (at ALL) when you point out that things are better than they once were. Rather, it feels like naysaying, and trivializing, and dismissing what's being said and complained about. "Shut up, you've got it better than women used to have it, what the hell do you WANT, anyway? Women! Nevvver satisfied. Never."

If you were TRYING to come to our rescue (how patronizing, just for starters!!) -- you missed.

Have you ever considered that we too might be treating the arseholes amongst us with the disdain they deserve?

Uh, you mean in private perhaps? In your own homes, sotto voce, unheard by any other living creature except your dog or cat? 'Cause I sure as hell ain't seen it HERE. You have my permission -- make that a request -- to PM me the very next time you stand up to the sexists in any thread, and be sure to include the link. I will heap praise all over you. And call my sisters to do the same.

For those who are forced to be broodmares by circumstances beyond their control, I am truly sorry, but I am unable to effect wholesale change in places where I have no influence whatsoever.

Um, I'm terribly sorry. You seem to think of yourself as a good guy. Perhaps you are, and maybe your heart is in the right place, but buddy, you've got a LOT to learn. My fear is that you're not just unwilling to effect "wholesale change," you're also willing to TRY to effect any small retail changes, thread by thread, right here at DU.

Go ahead. Prove me wrong. Send me those PMs. I'll be waiting.