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History of Feminism

NYC_SKP

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3. That is correct and the same goes for ageism, regionalism, bias against light skin, religion...

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 03:01 PM

Apr 2015

...body size, and levels of education.

There was some OP about Tweets yesterday mocking imaginary twitter users.

One even used a "cute" form of the work that we've rejected for any purpose, they wrote "Republit*rd".

It's never OK, none of it, and it stings when I see it from our side.

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using sexism as a tool. still makes you sexist. [View all] seabeyond Apr 2015 OP

I saw that ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #1

i am thinkin'..... ;) . nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #2

That's when you are most dangerous, my friend. Keep on thinkin' n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #16

funny funny seabeyond Apr 2015 #17

My real life, too. Guys I was working with would say, "Oh, no, she's thinking again!" Some of us freshwest Apr 2015 #21

+1. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #22

That is correct and the same goes for ageism, regionalism, bias against light skin, religion... NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #3

agreed. further, i speak out when we do it to republican women, gonna certainly speak out seabeyond Apr 2015 #4

I've seen very blatant sexism here used against sufrommich Apr 2015 #5

It is very blatant. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #7

Yes, it does. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #6

ya. congrats on that. i will check you out over there. i thought that interesting. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #8

hey. a day or two later. and yet, you cannot stay away. lol seabeyond Apr 2015 #13

i am even learning how i want to use this toy, the administration gave us. wink.... seabeyond Apr 2015 #14

I think that's a good way to look at it. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #19

Reminds me of *some of my best friends are black* disclaimer. And deserves equal scorn. freshwest Apr 2015 #9

vociferous chorus of the same voices, too. Yeah, I noticed that. seabeyond Apr 2015 #11

Kinda sad, uh, sea. Thanks for the reply. See you later. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #15

knowledge is never sad. being aware is empowering. and right, always wins... lol seabeyond Apr 2015 #18

Ah no, but yes to what you said. It's sad when you see that they refuse the mirror, is all. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #20

"I'm not racist for calling Obama an alien Kenyan usurper--I like Ben Carson." geek tragedy Apr 2015 #10

the people that really know this are those that call out the racism/sexism toward people they do NOT seabeyond Apr 2015 #12

So true AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #23