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redqueen

(115,096 posts)
34. Well sea...
Mon Dec 30, 2013, 11:26 AM
Dec 2013

Obviously this isn't an issue that's "germane to the dem side". Just because it's "germane" to humanity in general, well, apparently we better not discuss those kinds of issues! We'd better stick to talking about "actual critical news and issues"!

An epidemic of rape? Well that's simply not a critical issue, sea!

Well, look at the context. Oakenshield Dec 2013 #1
well....rape awareness achieved. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #3
I did a google image search on ( rape thread ) snooper2 Dec 2013 #64
not really DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #2
understood. but there are a whole host of women's issues actually germane to the Dem side Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #4
Rape isn't "germane"? BainsBane Dec 2013 #7
Rape likened to conspiracies... and pit bulls. boston bean Dec 2013 #9
Doesn't it just BainsBane Dec 2013 #10
+1 redqueen Dec 2013 #31
Yep, only the nutters have anything to do with xulamaude Dec 2013 #54
You're plying your craft with subtlety today Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #19
Yeah, because rape isn't an "actual critical news and issues" worthy of discussion. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #49
You must be a guy. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #58
Crimes committed against a group who are the majority of our population riqster Dec 2013 #67
I find it particularly frustrating/annoying Atman Dec 2013 #5
I think thats the whole point. Frankly, I am looking at women's issues on DU, Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #12
The self censorship is the worst... SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #47
I hear you. It is something to behold Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #50
I totally agree... FarPoint Dec 2013 #6
Meta forum is closed, this OP is meta. morningfog Dec 2013 #8
Meta is a group now pintobean Dec 2013 #11
Is it? I had no idea. LisaLynne Dec 2013 #14
Sure. Many know about it pintobean Dec 2013 #21
I saw that thread Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #23
Yeah, it doesn't seem like his style pintobean Dec 2013 #37
Well. That explains a lot. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #24
Well, that sadly explains some things. nt LisaLynne Dec 2013 #42
Wow. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #56
Lol. Interesting strategy on his part Union Scribe Dec 2013 #61
Indeed pintobean Dec 2013 #69
He'll be on forced vacation anyways, like Pretzel_Warrior said. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #65
PW is going on vacation too. Rex Dec 2013 #73
That list has been growing pintobean Dec 2013 #74
I've noticed, it shall be interesting to see how quiet this place gets with Rex Dec 2013 #76
So is another poster in this thread. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #78
+1 Waiting For Everyman Dec 2013 #17
Meta! Iggo Dec 2013 #13
It's not that weird at all; generally when someone posts something you'll see two or three or four el_bryanto Dec 2013 #15
I'm glad more people are noticing this. nt redqueen Dec 2013 #33
And those who claim to want the subject buried are the same ones who post the second and Squinch Dec 2013 #52
Yep. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #80
Indeed. JTFrog Dec 2013 #16
Then why do you post another one? CTyankee Dec 2013 #18
Pretzel has a sad. Oh well. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #20
This is the only rape thread I see on the first page Oilwellian Dec 2013 #22
And it seems that they all get many, many responses, from the very people complaining about them. Squinch Dec 2013 #27
What's the point of this thread? Dash87 Dec 2013 #25
To continue the ruckus. Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #85
Probably because of this: Rape more common than smoking in the US etherealtruth Dec 2013 #26
That Is One Interesting Cite ProfessorGAC Dec 2013 #62
No guessing required. redqueen Dec 2013 #72
The article was very interesting. hughee99 Dec 2013 #83
So, how many threads gave you started in the last week? n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #28
The counter re-sets on Monday. Atman Dec 2013 #29
As long as only a few percent of rapists are successfully prosecuted... anti partisan Dec 2013 #30
i think it is weird, on a progressive board, for so many to have an issue with womens concerns seabeyond Dec 2013 #32
Well sea... redqueen Dec 2013 #34
if we took away all the OPs from men complaining about rape discussion, bet it would be at least seabeyond Dec 2013 #35
and ya, another man telling women what we need to discuss with womens issues. then on the other seabeyond Dec 2013 #36
Those would be the men who don't interpret discussions about rape culture and misogyny redqueen Dec 2013 #39
yes. it would be those men that can read a womans issue, and not take it personally. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #40
Reading about rape after rape in the real world is..... more than weird. /nt yardwork Dec 2013 #38
Why do you have such a problem with discussing it? NuclearDem Dec 2013 #41
I seem to be trashing threads daily....n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #43
Its a serious issue. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #44
Maybe we should discuss serious issues like recipes and fashion. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #45
In a world where rape is far too common, it's not weird at all. riqster Dec 2013 #46
Seeing thread after thread about people complaining about rape threads Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #48
+1 nt PassingFair Dec 2013 #51
What you said. riqster Dec 2013 #66
I invite you to use the trash function. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #53
Perhaps he could start with his own. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #55
why? Texasgal Dec 2013 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #59
Seeing DUers haul out old canards about victims deserving it or making it up is even weirder. Gormy Cuss Dec 2013 #60
It's not weird, it's educational. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #63
Not weird. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #68
Much as seeing many, many threads in regards to surveillance, employment, racism, marijuana... LanternWaste Dec 2013 #70
Enjoy your vacation! Rex Dec 2013 #71
He's another victim of the alert stalking of feminists Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #75
Obviously, you are the captain Rex Dec 2013 #77
She was fed up with the patriarchy Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #79
Yes but I hear it is a forced leave of absence. Rex Dec 2013 #81
I like your use of quotes. pintobean Dec 2013 #82
It is like the Left Behind series of books! Rex Dec 2013 #84
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