General Discussion

That is the very definition of misogyny. NOPE. YOU DO NOT. Your contempt toward the women on this thread will not stand. You've used all the euphemisms, but we've got YOUR NUMBER.

To any new to this thread, this poster has felt compelled to accuse those of us who do not appreciate being blamed for the election of Trump and fighting back against the loss of our rights (and perhaps our very lives) as "emotional" "entitled" "privileged" and proceeded to mansplain to multiple women on this thread as to why they are not able to think for themselves. I haven't seen worse lately on some of the BROS sites and I am NOT going to ignore it here. There are at least two dozen women posting on this thread who won't either and many more who have not yet seen it who undoubtedly will be equally appalled. It is time-consuming to do and I can't blame anyone for not wanting to, but if you doubt it, please read the entire thread and note that the OP has changed (edited subject line) which started the entire divisive controversy.

There are multiple feminist groups here who started when we experienced a period where a vocal minority of men decided they would tell the women of DU "what's what" and belittled us constantly. While this was more than a decade and a half in the past, the longer-term posters from 2001 and later remember the unpleasantness. The original administrator, Skinner did work with us to try to corral this behavior. I can only hope it is not returning and spreading among even Democrats/Progressives with the blessing of those now in power. But, DU must remain a respected and respectful space--for all. I can only hope this poster decides to adopt that approach as well. But, as I am sure he will not, I will ignore his further comments- a feature I rarely use but is well-earned in this case.