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History of Feminism

pscot

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7. I've been wondering if the pressure of our increasing numbers

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 02:11 PM

Jan 2020

has something to do with this. Reproducing is no longer an imperative but the sex drive is undiminished. If young men can't find normal sexual outlets that energy is going to go somewhere. It's not too surprising that it emerges in self-destructive or sociopathic forms. I don't think this is a problem that can be solved, given the way we live now. Disclaimer here: i read about John Calhoun's experiments with rats back in the '70s and it made a lasting impression. The Behavioral sink is a thing.

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The fact that a politician on our side is addressing this is huge to me [View all] redqueen Jan 2020 OP

This conversation needs to begin. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #1

I've been wondering if the pressure of our increasing numbers pscot Jan 2020 #7

It is definitely access to porn at such a young age. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #2

How does a militaristic culture contribute to the misogyny? guillaumeb Jan 2020 #3

That's an issue worth pursuing but IMO, it's too many religious belief systems that 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2020 #4

Agree that misogynistic religious beliefs are definitely a problem, redqueen Jan 2020 #5

I strongly suspect that many male members of these belief systems ThoughtCriminal Jan 2020 #12

Peggy Orenstein wrote a groundbreaking book on this subject. ariadne0614 Jan 2020 #6

Dehumanization for profit bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #8

The porn I've read online is hatred and contempt for women with physical pain for being women bobbieinok Jan 2020 #9

Rampant access to religion at an early age is just as bad, if not worse Warpy Jan 2020 #10

A lot of online porn is not Playboy. Though the messages in Playboy were bad enough. redqueen Jan 2020 #11

Sticking a bandaid on the symptoms Warpy Jan 2020 #13

"crusade against porn" redqueen Jan 2020 #14