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History of Feminism

malthaussen

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4. As I keep saying...

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #1)

Mon May 5, 2014, 01:20 PM

May 2014

... the definitions of "strength" in our culture make this inevitable.

It's also interesting that in the times of the Greatest Generation (soi-disant), male homosexuality was considered no big deal as long as you were the one on top. The insult is "cocksucker," after all. This is another function of that specious definition of strength and masculinity. I'm pretty sure times haven't changed a whole lot since then.

-- Mal

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This is from 1992. (HoF thread) [View all] redqueen May 2014 OP

illuminating, powerful sentence here: Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #1

As I keep saying... malthaussen May 2014 #4

yes, but -- I --- think --- I am beginning to see a small crack in the facade... Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #5

15 years and what do we get? ismnotwasm May 2014 #2

I guess they really AREN'T learning from these conversations. Squinch May 2014 #3