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theHandpuppet

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2. It reeks of desperation

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #1)

Wed May 21, 2014, 08:23 AM

May 2014

And the more desperate they become, the more ridiculous their arguments. That's why I don't engage those who deny white privilege, rape culture and the like. Such denials not only make their defensive posturing look ridiculous but irrelevant and I think it's the latter, more than anything, that drives them mad.

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Why Women Are Not Going To Stop Being Pushy [View all] theHandpuppet May 2014 OP

Like a rock rolling downhill ismnotwasm May 2014 #1

It reeks of desperation theHandpuppet May 2014 #2

Ignoring and/or ridiculing them are the only avenues to address Sheldon Cooper May 2014 #3

And I grant them what they hate the most... theHandpuppet May 2014 #4