"It’s hard not to feel humorless as a woman and a feminist,

[redqueen]

to recognize misogyny in so many forms, some great and some small, and know you’re not imagining things. It’s hard to be told to lighten up because if you lighten up any more, you’re going to float the fuck away.”

— Roxane Gay, Ph.D.

[Squinch]

1. And when you see that "lighten up" tactic, or a standard stock put down, or

any of the tactics that are used so often to avoid actually discussing anything, it is so disappointing to see that so many people are really very lazy and dumb.

On the other hand, there are times when the ignorance is actually quite hilarious, as we saw this past week at least once.

[boston bean]

3. Once??? LOL you are too kind!!! nt

[redqueen]

4. No shit!

[Squinch]

5. I know, but that particular one was just so funny, that I think it is

identifiable just by virtue of its hilariousness.

And btw, do you think we were revisited by that same comic genius in the sock puppet troll of one post? The one you re-posted into its thread after the sock puppet was euthenized? It seemed like a similar literary style.

[boston bean]

12. Could very well be....

I hope it's checked for a sock, and then I would hope something would be done about it.

[Squinch]

13. Not holding my breath!

[boston bean]

14. true. we could all turn blue.

[seabeyond]

2. i laugh all over the place. life is grand. just walking thru the house with boys,

telling them how fuckin fun life is.

and

ya.

[redqueen]

6. Yep, we have to be light.

We have to be able to savor every drop of joy and awesomeness at every opportunity, to counter the weight of having our fuckin eyes open to this shit.

[seabeyond]

7. there you go woman. just that.

yes.

[redqueen]

8. What an excellent pic.

I think it's officially wine o'clock.

Time to start the lasagna!

[seabeyond]

9. yup. hot dogs. but the special big, jalapeno and cheese type hot dogs. i am all on it.

we will be right over for the lasagna.

[ismnotwasm]

10. I like laughter

Laughing with people is best.

But mostly I just laugh at a lot of things. Like men who think women can't light pilot lights.

[seabeyond]

11. i bust me up, all the fuckin time. others do not get it. but, it absolutely works for me. ha ha. nt