2016 Postmortem

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23. Just because people are telling you you're wrong, doesn't make it mansplaining

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 03:23 PM

Dec 2016

There's always the possibility that you're actually just wrong.

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Has anyone else noticed a big uptick in MANSPLAINING lately? [View all] LaydeeBug Dec 2016 OP

Mansplaining? Maybe, but I think it's more stupidity and bullshit.... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #1

I'm for real. I get this "you don't know what treason is" blah, blah, blah LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #2

Missed those threads (largely deliberately) but I see some Bernistas not being able... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #3

Your last sentence is the spot on truth... LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #11

OK, what's mansplaining?? Kilgore Dec 2016 #4

it is when a man patronises or condescends to a woman when trying to argue a point Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #6

I thought that was called "being very rude" Kilgore Dec 2016 #62

Oh it is, but everything must be framed in a racism or sexism context now Amishman Dec 2016 #64

Unfortunately so Kilgore Dec 2016 #65

Yes, but... TlalocW Dec 2016 #5

lol. JHan Dec 2016 #7

Russia is our sworn enemy? oberliner Dec 2016 #8

Having been to Russia rumdude Dec 2016 #12

Oh, that setteles it then. You went there before and they were cordial LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #18

Who, exactly, swore them as our enemy? pintobean Dec 2016 #22

Oh...*another* "that settles it". The USA has no enemies. Ok. Gotcha. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #25

Answer the question. pintobean Dec 2016 #26

Do I need to "submit" to you...in the way that YOU demand? LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #27

Again, you made the claim. pintobean Dec 2016 #28

No, I answered your question....you just decided you didn't like my answer. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #31

"Sworn", in the sense "publicly affirmed or confirmed." Igel Dec 2016 #41

Are you mansplaining pintobean Dec 2016 #43

Thank you for setting someone straight LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #45

Meddling in our elections. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #52

There, there, little lady. Let me tell you how you're wrong & how Bernie could have saved us all. baldguy Dec 2016 #9

I know, right? lol nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #10

And that, for those wondering, is mansplaining mcar Dec 2016 #21

Where does a mansplainer get his water? sweetloukillbot Dec 2016 #29

Perfect! mcar Dec 2016 #56

"Well, actually"--Isn't that the name of a movie starring Hugh Grant? nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #58

Great melman Dec 2016 #50

Perfect reply. baldguy Dec 2016 #60

Heres some realitysplaining: Russia is NOT (and never was) our sworn enemy. jack_krass Dec 2016 #13

LOL! Did you forget the Cold War? Why it looks like reality eludes you LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #16

"Did you forget the Cold War?" jack_krass Dec 2016 #19

awesome. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #20

Heres some more realitysplain: Russia is NOT the USSR jack_krass Dec 2016 #44

YAWN LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #46

The USSR ended 25 years ago pintobean Dec 2016 #49

Afghanistan was the true graveyard of that empire. elehhhhna Dec 2016 #53

We didn't actually win anything radical noodle Dec 2016 #55

Christ on a trailer hitch Hekate Dec 2016 #38

Putin would rather disagree. Igel Dec 2016 #42

Happy to be on disagreeing sides with Putin. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #48

If that was an act of war, then we would have attacked almost every country in the world. jfern Dec 2016 #14

You are conflating *AND* setting up a straw man LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #17

Come on, the US government hacks almost everyone. jfern Dec 2016 #39

We would never spy on our "sworn enemies" pintobean Dec 2016 #40

which has nothing to do with them hacking our election. Pretending that rewards them. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #47

Things just keep getting sillier. pintobean Dec 2016 #15

"This Microaggression Will Not Stand, Man" Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #30

More mansplainin', man. pintobean Dec 2016 #32

Well what else am I supposed to do with this big ol' mansplainer I got here Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #34

OMF WTF is that thing? Looks like the giant robotic land-squid from my nightmares lol jack_krass Dec 2016 #36

It's a good looking woman. pintobean Dec 2016 #37

Just because people are telling you you're wrong, doesn't make it mansplaining mythology Dec 2016 #23

There's also the possibility that they're mansplaining LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #24

LOL! EL34x4 Dec 2016 #63

I've gotten it in here MFM008 Dec 2016 #33

They don't think it's *them*. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #35

i know MFM008 Dec 2016 #57

argh! logic trap! can't prove you wrong without proving you right! unblock Dec 2016 #51

I'm stunned by the brushing aside of the very real threat Russia represents Tatiana Dec 2016 #54

me too. I am stunned by their arrogance, hubris, whatever. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #61

The last sentence....girrrrrrrrrrrrl...that last sentence NAILS it. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #66

They showed up in this thread, right on time. I feel like now is a good time to mention kcr Dec 2016 #59