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In reply to the discussion: Are the Feminist / MRA Argument Threads a means to "Divide and Conquer" DU - POLL [View all]boston bean
(36,529 posts)I don't know where this is coming from, so I don't exactly understand your position. I see you really don't care for one member of HoF and have made that abundantly clear, but is that clouding your judgment? Is that the reason?
Women vote more democratic than men. Why in the world would their issues be too divisive for GD? If feminist issues were not allowed to be posted in GD, you might as well give feminists the big finger. Bottom line is feminist issues are progressive and democratic issues. We are a huge part of the party. The fact that people are considering that feminist issues ought to be kept in the backroom somewhere, is truly beyond the pale. How in the world is that even a consideration? Do you not see what that implies?
If it were to happen it would just undermine women and their issues on DU. Making it seem like there really is some sort of valid other side against feminism that should have equal footing here.
As for guns, I think they all anti gun and pro gun control should be allowed in GD. Pro gun shit should not be allowed. Why, because most democrats believe in gun control and that there is a problem with guns in this country. So I would give more latitude to them. But that is just my lonely opinion and obviously one which I have no control over here on DU.
As for IP, I can see both sides of the issue. There truly is a rift in the party over that issue. I don't really have an opinion on whether is should be allowed or not.
Why should feminism be considered to be annoying to DU members?
And if you are going to say it's about a certain few, or how they say it, or whatever else I have heard over and over again, please spare me. Because truly that has NOTHING to do with the issues feminists are bringing up. If people can't bring themselves to see beyond a particular poster they don't like and focus in on a poster versus the issue, well... that says more about the discord on DU than feminists speaking of feminist issues in GD.