Men's Group

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

81. This is true

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Reply #80)

Fri May 31, 2013, 11:12 PM

May 2013

There's a book, "Stiffed" - by Faludi that addresses this

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

81 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Men are capable of better [View all] Taverner May 2013 OP

I guess we should be thankful rrneck May 2013 #1

Missed. Point. Completely. Taverner May 2013 #2

*What* is asking? Some bumper-sticker blurb someone did in photoshop? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #4

By that logic any sentence could be reduced - reducto ad absurdum Taverner May 2013 #5

And so do I. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #7

Since day one? Do you mean historically or in modern times. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #12

Ah, so.... opiate69 May 2013 #8

If I see this Pat R. Iarchy guy, I'll tell him what the fuck for. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #9

I heard he was Keyser Söze's cousin! opiate69 May 2013 #10

You only say that because you're known to be one of the Warren DeMontague May 2013 #11

Verbal Kint, at yout service. opiate69 May 2013 #14

I'm glad to see Kevin Spacey getting back to playing dark and immoral. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #15

Dammit... I need to remember to reinstate my Netflix acct.. opiate69 May 2013 #16

Yeah, streaming alone is only like 8 bucks a month or something. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #17

Yeah.. we used to have Netflix and Hulu... opiate69 May 2013 #18

It's well worth watching Major Nikon May 2013 #26

How am I the product of some other man's idea of what I should be? Gore1FL May 2013 #13

Easily. You bought that man's bullshit Taverner May 2013 #19

And you don't see anything presumptuous about that statement? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #20

Whoa dude.. I think I better dig out the old bong for this... opiate69 May 2013 #24

No need. I'm fairly stoned & it's a mystery to me. Inkfreak May 2013 #33

Let's talk then. Tell me everything you have a problem with. Taverner May 2013 #35

I have a distinct problem... ElboRuum May 2013 #37

I am more than happy to bring out a bong, provide the material... Taverner May 2013 #34

OK: You take a hit and I say "The thing is, it's Floozflatz that gives you the bunions on your feet! Warren DeMontague May 2013 #62

What man? Gore1FL May 2013 #39

So please tell us what the point is exactly Major Nikon May 2013 #41

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #45

How would you feel if the graphic said rrneck May 2013 #47

Give that man a kewpie doll! Behind the Aegis May 2013 #48

Does "Patriarchy" have a radio station? Is there a mailing address for "Feminism"? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #3

ill define the men around me and my own gender role without galileoreloaded May 2013 #6

What a bunch of garbage.. Upton May 2013 #21

Fine. Make no point to change Taverner May 2013 #22

Change to what? Upton May 2013 #23

You're obviously some knuckle dragging troglodyte who needs to be dragged into the 21st century Warren DeMontague May 2013 #60

I guess I'm just a "man-brute" .. Upton May 2013 #68

I change when I get new information Gore1FL May 2013 #40

You hacked into my netcam, didn't you. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #59

Change? ElboRuum May 2013 #67

I see this went about as expected. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #25

As expected? opiate69 May 2013 #27

wow and paranoid too. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #28

Seriously - at this point in history... Taverner May 2013 #29

Obviously, there is Gore1FL May 2013 #42

It goes beyond you Taverner May 2013 #43

I break it down every day when I don't participate in the behaviors described. Gore1FL May 2013 #49

That's an excellent suggestion and in fact Bonobo May 2013 #55

"don't think there is a concerted war on women".... Did someone actually say that? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #57

So you've enlisted in the fight by lobbing a grenade into the men's group... Major Nikon May 2013 #63

no i don't think you and i got together and plotted your op. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #65

There are a whole host of implied assumptions behind the OP and the thread. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #61

the responses to the op are a sorry mess of denial and defensive poutrage. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #66

Actually many of the regulars here have written lengthy posts on what you think we can't agree on Major Nikon May 2013 #69

That's not the issue Gore1FL May 2013 #70

Certainly patriarchy is harmful. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #73

this post illicits quite a bit of respect from me to you. galileoreloaded May 2013 #78

You have to explain the op by putting in stuff that isn't there- isn't that a red flag? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #74

Gee, they are just trying to make you better Major Nikon May 2013 #75

Just a couple members of the collective guilt crowd.. Upton May 2013 #31

Warren. Bonobo May 2013 #54

Meh. Reads like a shitty bumper sticker. n/t Inkfreak May 2013 #30

PM me if you want to go deeper n/t Taverner May 2013 #32

I don't understand why you want to take this offline... ElboRuum May 2013 #38

It does seem strange to make an OP Bonobo May 2013 #56

Implication... ElboRuum May 2013 #64

And rather pathetically, the other attack dog Bonobo May 2013 #71

Internet memes are the modern form of shitty bumper stickers Major Nikon May 2013 #76

The one in my sig is funny Warren DeMontague May 2013 #77

"Patriarchy" cannot say anything. Bonobo May 2013 #36

Definitions; Ideally they should have some relationship to the thing they're referring to. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #44

Is there anything the patriarchy can't be blamed for? Hayabusa May 2013 #46

I blame the patriarchy for the patriarchy. n/t Gore1FL May 2013 #50

We are all capable of better! hrmjustin May 2013 #51

Amen - my friend Taverner May 2013 #52

. hrmjustin May 2013 #53

A good place to start would be defining our terms and being transparent about our motives. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #58

Problem is: Feminism is only about women, not helping men. HuskiesHowls May 2013 #72

I disagree that feminism is "only about [helping] women." nomorenomore08 May 2013 #79

I understand what you're saying. But I also understand some of the responses. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #80

This is true Taverner May 2013 #81