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pornified society of women. this is how the men and boys today see women and girls. seabeyond May 2013 #1
That's quite a broad brush you have there NoPasaran May 2013 #4
deny deny deny seabeyond May 2013 #6
argle bargle gargle NoPasaran May 2013 #8
so you see no problems? Skittles May 2013 #22
seeing a problem zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #80
show me where it says, "all MEN are EEEEEEEEE-vil" Skittles May 2013 #97
where do you see them not? zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #98
because sexism and misogyny is INGRAINED Skittles May 2013 #100
Ahhh, so all men ARE evil. EOTE May 2013 #154
Actually, the point feminists are making is that all men are *not* evil... YoungDemCA May 2013 #204
That's exactly what I've been trying to get at. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #213
The OP and the post defending it both suggest that this behavior is the "normal". EOTE May 2013 #234
The problem is that the internet lets every moron broadcast to the planet in 120 characters. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #124
Well said maddezmom May 2013 #142
Agree to a certain degree. I also think the internet has caused more young men to objectify women. cui bono May 2013 #157
I disagree. I think using the lowest common denominator ugliness on twitter, or, say the comments Warren DeMontague May 2013 #186
I have to agree. Most of the men I know feel sympathy for her. Walk away May 2013 #229
wouldn't surprise me ... men who admired her ... beauty and body were upset or disturbed by the news seabeyond May 2013 #235
Disturbed by the fact that she had an 85% chance of getting breast cancer? redqueen May 2013 #237
and for the truly clueless, the "normal" or APPROPRIATE reaction would be seabeyond May 2013 #240
I must really hang around with the best of men 'cause not one of them ... BlueJazz May 2013 #95
+10000 Katashi_itto May 2013 #82
Well, of course. It's the only one she has. cleanhippie May 2013 #94
"this is how the men and boys today see women" Umm, no it isn't. Common Sense Party May 2013 #96
Exactly this. RudynJack May 2013 #111
I don't know if it's smaller or larger. Either way, I doubt it is much different from years gone by. Common Sense Party May 2013 #121
Would you care to answer? How widespread do you think this attitude is? Common Sense Party May 2013 #149
there have been OP after OP of this mentality toward women and girls, on the net, in RL to the point seabeyond May 2013 #151
I pretend nothing. I am only asking for your opinion. Common Sense Party May 2013 #153
More ablamj May 2013 #172
Definitely. One jerk like that is too many. Common Sense Party May 2013 #178
First! snooper2 May 2013 #150
The contempt some men have for women has never been more obvious than since... hlthe2b May 2013 #2
The contempt has always been there the difference is that the misogynists can gather in large Luminous Animal May 2013 #9
+1 the more power women gain the worse the hatred for women. It is not going to LiberalLoner May 2013 #27
How dare you tell men they can't like boobs. Brickbat May 2013 #3
+1 Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #50
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #66
You're exactly right. Brickbat May 2013 #75
Can't reply to hidden post so I'll reply here: cui bono May 2013 #161
Wow, I didn't know that post was hidden until I saw your response here. Brickbat May 2013 #162
This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond May 2013 #77
I think you are confusing this poster with Locut0s. dawg May 2013 #169
thank you very much. i will self delete. i think i have been doing it for YEARS with these two. seabeyond May 2013 #174
Thank you for being aware -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2013 #5
hey... seabeyond May 2013 #7
That little shit would piss himself MineralMan May 2013 #10
LOL spot on! Thanks for that vision! ROFL n/t DebJ May 2013 #176
Eh. It's the Anonymous Internet. People say insulting things when they can't be held to account. randome May 2013 #11
It's 5 jackasses on Twitter. Hardly a 'generation.' nt msanthrope May 2013 #12
Yup lovemydog May 2013 #38
no kidding, if youtube comments reflect society at large arely staircase May 2013 #45
You didn't hear? jberryhill May 2013 #65
And you know they're gonna want porn to order to make deposits, right? msanthrope May 2013 #202
Indeed. Imagine if every person on twitter represented their generation LittleBlue May 2013 #123
I think your generalization of young men is way to broad, based on these twitter comments... yawnmaster May 2013 #13
I agree. As a member of the "MTV" generation, it is insulting to BOTH sexes anneboleyn May 2013 #46
You have no idea about the crazy beliefs about sex American young men hold. alp227 May 2013 #215
I have a very good idea of what beliefs young men hold...you apparently did not read that... yawnmaster May 2013 #220
35% anonymously admitted that, under certain circumstances, they would commit rape seabeyond May 2013 #236
Exactly! That is nowhere near "most" man as alp states above...also those surveys are... yawnmaster May 2013 #242
What it does show, to me, is that people/men are pretty fucked up, and always have been. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #245
LOL I would agree some people are pretty fucked up...people in general, don't think so. eom yawnmaster May 2013 #246
I agree up to a point. But I don't think it's quite that simple. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #247
I saw this on FB and pointed out the privilege loyalsister May 2013 #14
i see it as a horrible adaptation by males to female behavior galileoreloaded May 2013 #15
there you go, cause it is better, not parity, it is the womans fault. there are always the asian seabeyond May 2013 #17
i think its all of our faults. galileoreloaded May 2013 #18
you think it is all the mens fault, yet only blame the wimmins. that is a realist? seabeyond May 2013 #19
lol. not even a good try. :( i expected more from you. nt galileoreloaded May 2013 #104
OMG SEABEYOND, NOW WE'RE "MEAN" Skittles May 2013 #24
well, fuck woman, you go around kickin' everyones ass. seabeyond May 2013 #25
aw it's probably the paranoid, gun humping men Skittles May 2013 #26
you did NOT just say "real men"... galileoreloaded May 2013 #110
OMG Skittles May 2013 #112
thats what I said!!!! galileoreloaded May 2013 #114
Good point. BainsBane May 2013 #117
self deleting Skittles May 2013 #125
I would never suggest such a thing BainsBane May 2013 #126
and that doesn't make you skeptical as to the Democracyinkind May 2013 #136
Just a thought. Laelth May 2013 #146
They hated us even worse when they had full control Warpy May 2013 #62
warpy, this is not just about jolie. we hear it all the time. and to suggest it is broadbrush is seabeyond May 2013 #68
Swimming in a river full of sewage is going to have an effect on you-- eridani May 2013 #140
I am pleased to see that our discussion had an impact on you. Laelth May 2013 #143
what a good sport you are. yup. me too. lol. still thinking about it. seabeyond May 2013 #147
I am looking forward to it. n/t Laelth May 2013 #148
Can I be mean too? xmas74 May 2013 #103
you want I should kick your ass to toughen you up, xmas74? Skittles May 2013 #115
Thank you! xmas74 May 2013 #139
Translation: we talk back BainsBane May 2013 #116
... Scootaloo May 2013 #43
LOL that's a good one. DebJ May 2013 #177
'Cuz wimmiz luv assholes!' Yup, that's how it read. You made me ROFLMAO. Thanks. freshwest May 2013 #227
I don't notice that women are any meaner treestar May 2013 #44
the ones who imitate "the boss" zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #83
of either gender. really has nothing to do with the Op or the person being replied to. seabeyond May 2013 #89
OMG I mis-speeled a word! zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #99
You're right, we should have stayed in the kitchen and been nicer. Starry Messenger May 2013 #52
you don't know women very wel do you zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #84
"Wel", I am a woman. I know lots of women very well and not one of them conforms to your Starry Messenger May 2013 #87
I see what happnens, and unlike you zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #101
You've got a special brand of your own. Starry Messenger May 2013 #113
'won't date nice girls... thinks he deserves someone in his imagined higher bracket' freshwest May 2013 #228
What I've noticed BainsBane May 2013 #119
We have a winner! And just 'getting laid' doesn't promise long-term happiness. freshwest May 2013 #230
grow up already Democracyinkind May 2013 #137
Nah. The asshole guys are the ones who SAY they get MineralMan May 2013 #166
Hm you seem to indicate that getting laid a lot DebJ May 2013 #180
How old are you? There is a grain of truth to what you said, but the world isn't that simple. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #190
Thanks for perpetuating a disgusting stereotype.... YoungDemCA May 2013 #209
hate to tell ya, but those guys clean up. galileoreloaded May 2013 #107
Clean up what? Starry Messenger May 2013 #118
And who cultivated this competative and mean cut throat spirit Shankapotomus May 2013 #86
ok, 7-10 of the usual suspects. my bad :) galileoreloaded May 2013 #105
Right, because only 10 people BainsBane May 2013 #134
Are you capable of reflecting on your own words--your own opnions? hlthe2b May 2013 #144
I think that's a crock fishwax May 2013 #159
Are you saying that men are behaving badly because women are now mean? cui bono May 2013 #164
I saw some asshole on a friend's FB thread called it a "boob job." Arugula Latte May 2013 #16
Your main point is the offensive nature of these posts. Agreed! But, for the love of God, Buzz Clik May 2013 #20
Yes. that is why I've never had a twitter account. I don't need to see hate and ugliness spewed 24/7 hlthe2b May 2013 #32
Holy shit. Fuck this bigoted, sexist culture indeed. Initech May 2013 #21
Because cynicism & lack of compassion produce assholes. JaneyVee May 2013 #23
+1. Both are ways of saying, I don't carea about you, I'm in it for myself alone. freshwest May 2013 #232
I was on HP earlier today.... chillfactor May 2013 #28
Thank you for posting this. liberalmuse May 2013 #36
what a beautiful, thoughtful post.... chillfactor May 2013 #37
So do I, indeed. calimary May 2013 #130
The ironic thing is that those type of men really believe that women ARE DebJ May 2013 #179
My mom and stepmom lovemydog May 2013 #218
the culture is the technology that enables this garbage olddots May 2013 #29
What it really does is enable us to see the garbage. I suspect it has always been there... yawnmaster May 2013 #225
I actually cried when I read the news story. liberalmuse May 2013 #30
This is so depressing these guys don't know the courage it takes for her to have done this. Arcanetrance May 2013 #31
Her career will not suffer, she's a huge star and producer and a powerful person Bluenorthwest May 2013 #41
I guess I don't have enough faith in humanity that Arcanetrance May 2013 #57
I'd just say you lack information and substitute cynicism. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #165
That's the beauty of the internet mythology May 2013 #33
I don't care about any of that stuff.. pipoman May 2013 #34
Rev. Al Sharpton had a segement about the test csziggy May 2013 #71
PoliticsNation had a good segement about the test and the issues csziggy May 2013 #79
Have the gentlemen in the Men's Rights Dungeon MattBaggins May 2013 #35
Hmmmm. Which "Men's Rights Dungeon" do you speak of? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #49
+a brazillian! opiate69 May 2013 #73
*snork* Warren DeMontague May 2013 #92
Matt? Matt? Yoo hoo? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #163
"A generation"? Scootaloo May 2013 #39
Profile in Courage JohnnyBoots May 2013 #40
Well said. polly7 May 2013 #48
Amen JohnnyBoots May 2013 #51
Thank you .. yes, he really was. nt. polly7 May 2013 #53
That's it. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #42
It's the internet LittleBlue May 2013 #47
It isn't just America. BlueToTheBone May 2013 #54
Personally.. 99Forever May 2013 #55
disgusting. anglelina said brad was by her side DesertFlower May 2013 #56
My opinion TNNurse May 2013 #58
A generation? one_voice May 2013 #59
Yes. There are real issues. The dregs of the Internet are not DirkGently May 2013 #64
Internet trolls are the voice of our generation! JVS May 2013 #102
All hail: The Trollest Generation! DirkGently May 2013 #108
I was just thinking, who is the Millenial Bob Dylan, and "R Jeezy" immediately sprang to mind. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #131
Boomer privilege means that you get to listen to musicians who wrote songs like... JVS May 2013 #217
Here's the script: Warren DeMontague May 2013 #219
that's weird arely staircase May 2013 #60
Because we refuse to stand up to it in mass Shankapotomus May 2013 #61
Because we refuse to stand up to it in mass +1 . nt seabeyond May 2013 #70
If that's a whole generation, our species is doomed jberryhill May 2013 #63
Thinking about this as a 68 yr old person who grew up at a time when there was no TV in the house: enough May 2013 #67
my teens do not do facebook and twitter, yea. i was thinking about this just yesterday. seabeyond May 2013 #72
Well said. Anonymous electronic grafitti brings out some ugly, primeval DirkGently May 2013 #76
There's always "The Mentalist" Warren DeMontague May 2013 #132
Thanks. I've seen it, and unfortunately it has made me distrust people more. Although I see few of freshwest May 2013 #231
I don't think a handful of men equal an entire generation Rex May 2013 #69
I had the same surgery as AJ mchill May 2013 #74
Just Because Half-Century Man May 2013 #78
Well said! n/t DebJ May 2013 #181
They are demean the name dick Half-Century Man May 2013 #184
Teenagers say a lot of stupid shit. Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #81
Well, we could ask the ancient Athenians. WinkyDink May 2013 #85
I have to admit to being shocked by this tweet stevenleser May 2013 #88
What is REALLY funny is when these guys act like they WOULD have slept with her,...but not anymore. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #90
Yeah. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #93
I expected much worse aikoaiko May 2013 #91
Ah...another "men are jerks" thread. NaturalHigh May 2013 #106
This is a style of "humor" that I think was born of the internet. Marr May 2013 #109
I don't think the number of assholes (of either sex) has changed Revanchist May 2013 #120
And 30 years ago, the tough guy misogynist twerp didn't have a way to publish his bile so that Common Sense Party May 2013 #122
The internet is just a modern manifestation of SoCalDem May 2013 #127
Right, I'm sure he only loves her chest. Deep13 May 2013 #128
as some who has fantasized a lot about Miss Jolie DonCoquixote May 2013 #129
From someone who has been there... Contrary1 May 2013 #133
What's been happening on DU lately? spiderpig May 2013 #135
Life. napoleon_in_rags May 2013 #138
Don't assume that one asshole speaks for a generation... Pelican May 2013 #141
It's not your generation. DanTex May 2013 #145
No no no, that's just not possible. redqueen May 2013 #160
Well, to be fair, the older men get, the less they say these kinds of things. DanTex May 2013 #170
Yeah, the thing is, I see this as connected to the pandemic of male violence against women. redqueen May 2013 #173
Yes, there probably is a connection. DanTex May 2013 #183
Thing is, you don't *know* (based on one comment) whether someone's just trying to be "edgy" nomorenomore08 May 2013 #197
They are indocrinated in this belief that women are objects to hurt riverbendviewgal May 2013 #152
There are billions of idiots on the internet The Second Stone May 2013 #155
As a more mature woman...aged beyond being sexually exploited in the same manner..... Sheepshank May 2013 #156
Seriously, who is calling pipi_k May 2013 #158
There's plenty of fucked-up bigotry, posted by both sexes and all ages, all over the net. Nye Bevan May 2013 #167
why? Ask Sarah Palin or Donald Trump. closeupready May 2013 #168
She is a registered Independent. Common Sense Party May 2013 #206
What I don't understand, is why so many people get defensive ... dawg May 2013 #171
Excellent question. redqueen May 2013 #175
"No one is saying that all men think like these punks" Common Sense Party May 2013 #191
"Is" and "has the potential to be" are not the same. For one thing. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #193
Even when asked, however, the poster refuses to clarify or better articulate. Common Sense Party May 2013 #194
Maybe she means "some men are like that, others have the potential to be (or not be)." nomorenomore08 May 2013 #196
Maybe so. It seems we'll never know. Common Sense Party May 2013 #198
Superficially, yes, it's quite different. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #200
I don't think it dilutes the argument at all. On the contrary, I think an honest Common Sense Party May 2013 #203
Okay, I'll try to explain it how I see it... nomorenomore08 May 2013 #208
Who says you have to "ignore it"? The first step to problem solving is to accurately Common Sense Party May 2013 #211
"But how do you begin to solve it without first being aware of how widespread it is?" nomorenomore08 May 2013 #212
I absolutely agree that it is not so simple. Common Sense Party May 2013 #214
Okay. I guess I've just learned not to take these things personally. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #216
Holy generalizations, Batman bayareamike May 2013 #182
She can do with her boobs whatever she wants HockeyMom May 2013 #185
HOW did a generation of young women's brains get f-ed up enough to produce this bigotry about Jolie ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #187
Uh, that's like totally different Warren DeMontague May 2013 #188
Yuck, thank god most people don't broad brush all women based on these maddezmom May 2013 #189
This is how the women and girls today see women and girls. Common Sense Party May 2013 #195
I see what you did there maddezmom May 2013 #199
I agree. I think the people who are rude and hateful on anonymous sites like Twitter Common Sense Party May 2013 #201
Those women aren't responsible for their actions.. Upton May 2013 #210
+1 I fear for the young generation of women Harmony Blue May 2013 #233
Good luck getting a comment from the OB on that. Apophis May 2013 #241
The world is filled with idiots and assholes. Always has been. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #192
Yep, always... it's just easier to see them now. eom yawnmaster May 2013 #223
Sorry but a lot of creeps have been screwed up for a long time, not just now still_one May 2013 #205
You are completely correct...With today's technology they are able to be more visible... yawnmaster May 2013 #222
alp227, thank you so much for being what you are, right now, and enlightening us all on the problem. freshwest May 2013 #207
I wouldn't call anecdotal information that is meant to represent an entire generation very good... yawnmaster May 2013 #221
I was writing to Alp227, not generalizing. Take that up with him. EOM. freshwest May 2013 #224
No problem, I thought you were replying to the OP. eom yawnmaster May 2013 #226
This whole matter is between Ms. Jolie and her Doctor... Tikki May 2013 #238
Somehow in America it became cool to be a total asshole. Ganja Ninja May 2013 #239
It is just easier for the assholes to become visible and communicate to a wider audience than... yawnmaster May 2013 #243
Absolutely. See Adam Carolla, Tucker Max, Daniel Tosh et. al. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #244
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