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48. "some groups find sexuality offensive"
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:48 PM
Feb 2014

OK that explains it, thanks. I don't find sexuality offensive. I've even watched porn once or twice (gasp).

Not me. AngryAmish Feb 2014 #1
are you talking about the images themselves? Or the response to them in GD on DU? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #2
If not being offended... liberalmuse Feb 2014 #3
If anything it makes your viewpoint CFLDem Feb 2014 #4
They'll probably start ten threads about this one Union Scribe Feb 2014 #12
I just sort of rolled my eyes, to be honest. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #5
+1 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #37
I don't think you're taking them nearly seriously enough. seattledo Feb 2014 #165
Stopping what? leftynyc Feb 2014 #188
Please, elaborate. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #256
Okay I'm with you on your assessment 1awake Feb 2014 #197
Me. I'm far more offended with the media depicting mops, vacuum cleaners Cleita Feb 2014 #6
Excellent point. Some of the most destructive/offensive stuff flies under the radar. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #15
Exactly, what I mean. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #24
What's offensive about that? woolldog Feb 2014 #85
Excuse me..... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #95
I do. RC Feb 2014 #105
hubby does all the shopping. mopinko Feb 2014 #107
My husband buys all that stuff at our house. He worked in hardware until he retired. Shrike47 Feb 2014 #110
There's aiming at the right consumers, and then there's reinforcing tired stereotypes... nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #125
Think about the men you know... woolldog Feb 2014 #126
As much time as the women I know. That is, the men I know pull their weight. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #152
I'm male. Feral Child Feb 2014 #210
If I just mopped the floor I would be too. What offends me is all the purple The Straight Story Feb 2014 #26
That ad annoys me. The perfect mom fried eggs Feb 2014 #55
yeah, what you said. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #104
Totally analogous to how unrealistic beauty standards affect people, psychologically. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #128
+1! Scootaloo Feb 2014 #153
I disagree leftynyc Feb 2014 #189
It's not the mere existence of very attractive people. It's how they're promoted as the only nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #191
I don't know ANY men leftynyc Feb 2014 #194
I think there are worthy issues to be raised, but yeah, this particular DU controversy nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #195
The fact that you think there are ..... oldhippie Feb 2014 #219
I had to read that 3 times leftynyc Feb 2014 #230
I was thinking that ..... oldhippie Feb 2014 #233
Hey -- look on the bright side! She most certainly is barefoot.... MADem Feb 2014 #164
While I agree with you over all 1awake Feb 2014 #198
Have you ever mopped with shoes on? Not recommended. mattclearing Feb 2014 #259
What the hell is destructive about that ad? Tumbulu Feb 2014 #280
Thanks for this. Great points. n-t Logical Feb 2014 #98
But it's the same thing. Scootaloo Feb 2014 #136
Well, you are not being influenced and most thinking people wouldn't be. Cleita Feb 2014 #140
Yes, men are also objectified. Scootaloo Feb 2014 #141
I agree. White men are swimming in privilege. It's well known. Cleita Feb 2014 #142
Of course you don't; is that even an argument? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #143
I think we should have venues where we all go naked like Cleita Feb 2014 #147
And again, it's not a commentary about hte models, but rather about society Scootaloo Feb 2014 #149
Well society is what it is and it displays a lot of warts and ugliness at times. n/t Cleita Feb 2014 #150
So shrug and walk away saying "oh well"? Scootaloo Feb 2014 #151
False equivalency. Cleita Feb 2014 #154
Two things I JUST SAID. Scootaloo Feb 2014 #156
It's not that they're not to scale, it's that you're comparing apples to quantum physics. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #277
And still, you intentionally don't get it Scootaloo Feb 2014 #282
Sure Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #283
are you serious Cleita? Tumbulu Feb 2014 #276
I live in a beach area and women in swim suits, seemingly dancing and Cleita Feb 2014 #285
You seriously do not see the difference between regular women wearing swimsuits and that cover from Tumbulu Feb 2014 #286
I really have nothing against porn as long Cleita Feb 2014 #287
Bye Cleita, hoping we get more rain Tumbulu Feb 2014 #288
There is nothing wrong with disagreement as long as we respect each other. Cleita Feb 2014 #290
Oh it is not too late at all, it will make a huge Tumbulu Feb 2014 #291
The pics are okay but GD isn't the place for centerfold photos CJCRANE Feb 2014 #7
Kate Upton's spread ? dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #8
I can't believe it's not butter. Nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #122
I'm offended that DUers think it's OK to post them here eShirl Feb 2014 #9
I don't care one way or the other. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #10
:hugs: WillyT Feb 2014 #28
And back at you, WillyT. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #56
I'm a woman who couldn't care less Demobrat Feb 2014 #11
On my list of outrages - Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #13
The thing I don't get is woolldog Feb 2014 #14
i deal with swimsuit models sometimes JI7 Feb 2014 #16
All women are grossed out Demobrat Feb 2014 #21
yes that is right, but sometimes people use them doing things like posing in a bikini JI7 Feb 2014 #27
The same idiots Demobrat Feb 2014 #42
yes, i'm sure they would do the same to those who are fully clothes JI7 Feb 2014 #51
The SI cover didn't offend LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #17
There are feminists who find sexuality offensive? Feminists here were calling out objectification, redqueen Feb 2014 #46
Objectification? Cleita Feb 2014 #181
It's sad when women repeat misogynist right wing talking points. redqueen Feb 2014 #200
That last comment was really out of line theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #223
"some groups find sexuality offensive" fried eggs Feb 2014 #48
I hope you repented. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #70
I don't know if it's that, honestly. I don't find sex or even sexual imagery offensive at all nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #129
"Sexuality" encompasses a lot more than just the act of intercourse. LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #161
Well? What do you think? Are you a feminist? kcr Feb 2014 #18
I think I am. My version of feminism involves equal pay and opportunity fried eggs Feb 2014 #52
Okay. I think most who object to the GD posts would say the same thing. kcr Feb 2014 #64
Your answer really helped! fried eggs Feb 2014 #68
How about this: If you are working in Elizabeth Warren's office, and you publicly post a T&A Squinch Feb 2014 #84
And how is this different? fried eggs Feb 2014 #97
I don't think it has to be only serious topics, Squinch Feb 2014 #99
For me it's about context kcr Feb 2014 #114
I think you're right JJChambers Feb 2014 #19
This is an anonymous posting board....how can you devine anyone's gender (with some exceptions)? Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #29
You must not travel much. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #32
Enough.... Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #36
Maybe it's the places you travel to that are the problem. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #38
Do you suggest I travel to, say, Saudia Arabia, for inspiration Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #44
You're 61 years old. If you haven't encountered a rainbow spectrum of feminists at your age... Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #53
Amazing, isn't it? Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #57
You've undoubtedly met thousands. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #62
I've met a few in real life Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #146
That must of been just awful for you. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #158
Au contraire Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #168
Sorry. Forgot the sarcasm tag. But big giant kudos to you for you to sticking with your Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #172
Yes, I made a valiant effort to use the word "middlemen" in my lecture Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #176
And know doubt, being called on it, has scarred you for life. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #180
Yes, those silly women for labeling me a "misogynist", Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #184
I travel a lot, and I am with you--I've never met a soul like that in person. MADem Feb 2014 #166
I think you are on to something, MADem.... Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #167
Heh...sounds like a plan! Either option--the PICS solution or the "Ban All Gender Discussions" one! MADem Feb 2014 #169
crab and carp? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #171
Would you like the cole slaw with that? MADem Feb 2014 #173
That totally sounds like something you'd eat in New England. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #179
Yeah--I must say, the seafood is a plus when it comes to this neck of the woods! MADem Feb 2014 #182
Stop, just stop. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #185
Now that's good eatin'!! nt MADem Feb 2014 #186
No way, man. I'm all about "Weird News", these days. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #170
Weird News is a great group! There's some wild stuff up in there on occasion.... MADem Feb 2014 #174
Oh, now you've done it. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #178
OMG that is the funniest picture I have seen in a long while!! MADem Feb 2014 #183
We don't need another group, just post them all here: seaglass Feb 2014 #201
That wouldn't work, though. MADem Feb 2014 #229
Not sure why you think it wouldn't work because the thread already exists in the Men's Group. seaglass Feb 2014 #237
Because that is a closed group and not everyone has access to it. MADem Feb 2014 #239
Are you looking for a place to fight it out? Because I don't think people are interested in that. seaglass Feb 2014 #245
Actually, I'm looking for a disused corner, accessible to all, where people can throw this shit MADem Feb 2014 #250
The reason you don't see it in the workplace BainsBane Feb 2014 #293
I have encountered a number of them Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2014 #281
Why woujld women care about equal rights? BainsBane Feb 2014 #292
Just so people understand how useless the jury system is on this website... Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #47
It really is Exhibit A for a lot of the bullshit that gets flung around here. Though most are more nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #137
I hear you. Pointing out derogatory words only gives them more ammuntion R B Garr Feb 2014 #144
Really? I missed that completely etherealtruth Feb 2014 #67
I may have missed something leftynyc Feb 2014 #190
SI has never claimed that etherealtruth Feb 2014 #192
Here is what Kate Upton had to say about the three ladies on the SI cover The Straight Story Feb 2014 #20
She's objectifying them! Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #30
Lols d_b Feb 2014 #206
Haven't seen it and don't plan to see him malaise Feb 2014 #22
I, for one, couldn't care less about either one. WillowTree Feb 2014 #23
Not being personally offended noamnety Feb 2014 #25
Did the pictures create a hostile environment or the responses to the pictures? fried eggs Feb 2014 #65
Individuals can definitely be sellouts noamnety Feb 2014 #88
Wow. Squinch Feb 2014 #90
+ a million. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #109
yeah, i dont give a shit. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #31
I'm too tired from actually fighting for the rights of women to notice the mental masturbation. msanthrope Feb 2014 #33
Offended? No. Chorophyll Feb 2014 #34
+1 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #39
Very true. Old and In the Way Feb 2014 #41
+1 MadrasT Feb 2014 #45
It's Lounge material theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #226
I think it was mainly posted to goad people into reacting so their posts get hidden R B Garr Feb 2014 #35
I agree. nt Chorophyll Feb 2014 #43
That was my impression too. A Little Weird Feb 2014 #49
I notice there are no outraged " not this shit again" sufrommich Feb 2014 #40
I don't think there are many women here who are offended by that cover per se. pnwmom Feb 2014 #50
Exactly. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #203
I'm not offended by them at all. peacebird Feb 2014 #54
I'm not at all offended. But it's pretty shallow discussion for a political forum. JaneyVee Feb 2014 #58
Oh please, get over it. tavernier Feb 2014 #59
I'm horribly offended... OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #60
I'm not and babylonsister Feb 2014 #61
My wife... Xolodno Feb 2014 #63
Great post! fried eggs Feb 2014 #160
I could not give a shit less about the SI Swimsuit Edition or the Kate Upton photo shoot. scarletwoman Feb 2014 #66
"But that's not at all what the mindset was behind posting them" DontTreadOnMe Feb 2014 #73
No, I'm a post reader. scarletwoman Feb 2014 #77
The original thread was posted by a woman Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #69
Why exactly does it matter that a woman posted it? I see this point made repeatedly and I honestly seaglass Feb 2014 #204
Because the OP is asking specifically about women's attitudes toward the thing. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #222
My, you've got the script down pat BainsBane Feb 2014 #294
I haven't seen them, but I fully agree there is no reason to post them here. Quantess Feb 2014 #71
None of that bothers me. Women and men can do what they want to do. Autumn Feb 2014 #72
Not offended, but annoyed. Maedhros Feb 2014 #74
My career has been in advertising for the past 35 years;... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #75
Couldn't care less dorkzilla Feb 2014 #76
Perfect! +1,000,000. polly7 Feb 2014 #80
Honey Badger Feminism! LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #108
I like your answer. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #117
Do you respect the Civil Rights Act of 1964? BainsBane Feb 2014 #78
Are you out of your fucking mind? OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #92
Well, below I said that there were a lot of women here who were not in agreement Squinch Feb 2014 #93
I parsed every single word of your post in every way imaginable. OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #94
This thread was an actual discussion among mostly women. They were disagreeing and stating Squinch Feb 2014 #96
Oh, I see. OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #100
Not explicitly, no BainsBane Feb 2014 #103
Seems to me... OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #112
When did I say it was an "amen corner." BainsBane Feb 2014 #123
Chin music, chin music, chin music and then... OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #135
I think she's convinced herself pintobean Feb 2014 #118
Not only that, opiate69 Feb 2014 #124
Looks like here cubemate got an unpaid leave. OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #138
Lol. pintobean Feb 2014 #139
Do you consider your local grocery store for promoting a hostile environment by openly selling Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #120
That isn't the same thing at all BainsBane Feb 2014 #157
People don't see SI at checkout lanes? Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #163
Or you could just not click on the thread. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #148
Who, precisely, is your employer if DU is your workplace???? msanthrope Feb 2014 #199
Try reading the rest of the subthread BainsBane Feb 2014 #207
Oh...I read the subthread...I still wanna know when you got hired. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #208
Here. perhaps this will help BainsBane Feb 2014 #211
It seems she knows better pintobean Feb 2014 #212
Yup.. and, opiate69 Feb 2014 #213
That line is why I bookmarked the thread. pintobean Feb 2014 #215
"And, lo! There was much consternation and knitting of brows across the land" opiate69 Feb 2014 #274
volunteering here? on behalf of whom? I hate missionaries. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #214
I'd prefer to say that I'm aware of the intent to marginalize feminism in online spaces. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #79
No, but the fact that you appear to lack the empathy Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #81
doesn't bother me RainDog Feb 2014 #82
I also think that people might have an easier time if they didn't interpret "that person looks nice" Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #86
t I want to be sensitive about hostile environments, and whatnot. opiate69 Feb 2014 #102
She's not my type, anyway. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #113
don't take this personally RainDog Feb 2014 #132
Heh Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #133
... RainDog Feb 2014 #134
More like wistful for my youthful body mainer Feb 2014 #83
Nobody is too old to wear a bikini. Which is ONE answer to objectification. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #162
Exactly. Thank you redqueen Feb 2014 #205
My $0.02 tammywammy Feb 2014 #87
This is actually an interesting question to me. And let me ask YOU a question. Squinch Feb 2014 #89
No. Maybe that's the disconnect I have fried eggs Feb 2014 #106
It is clear that your curiosity is genuine, and since it is finally being discussed civilly, Squinch Feb 2014 #111
My work environments have been 99 to 100% women fried eggs Feb 2014 #115
In some ways, it was a great education about people, and I'm long out of it. Squinch Feb 2014 #119
One other observation: Squinch Feb 2014 #91
Trash. nt valerief Feb 2014 #101
It's all about drama AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #116
Honestly, I started it and after having several days to think about it RiffRandell Feb 2014 #121
Hey- Didja catch the one where you were compared to Phylis Shlafly? Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #193
No, but not surprised. RiffRandell Feb 2014 #196
I'm not bothered by 840high Feb 2014 #127
Didn't bother me in the least. Sissyk Feb 2014 #130
meh. They chose to do it. alphafemale Feb 2014 #131
*yawn* Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #145
I am not one of them. KitSileya Feb 2014 #155
+1 cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #221
Thanks for that. KitSileya Feb 2014 #247
I agree, and I'm a woman definitely not a HoFer. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2014 #252
It does not bother me in itself treestar Feb 2014 #159
It didn't bother me either... Violet_Crumble Feb 2014 #177
But where they cute? treestar Feb 2014 #202
I don't look at SI Swimsuit exboyfil Feb 2014 #175
I couldn't care less leftynyc Feb 2014 #187
I'm going to make everyone mad. I don't think it should have been posted here AND I dont think it stevenleser Feb 2014 #209
Doesn't make me mad - ever have anything to say about kitty posts in GD? seaglass Feb 2014 #218
I understand just fine. stevenleser Feb 2014 #234
Well, the kitties have never pintobean Feb 2014 #236
LMAO, kitties are always in their birthday suits! nt stevenleser Feb 2014 #238
Okay, you've forced me pintobean Feb 2014 #241
Gaaaaa! No nude cat pics! stevenleser Feb 2014 #249
Your post did not reflect disagreement it reflected not understanding. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #240
No, YOUR most recent post reflected non understanding. Mine reflected disagreement. nt stevenleser Feb 2014 #243
I know you are but what am I. Geez. I feel like I'm in middle school. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #246
I explained to you how I understand but disagree. You seemed to not get it. nt stevenleser Feb 2014 #248
I was speaking of your first post, not your second. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #257
Nussbaum also had this to say RainDog Feb 2014 #284
I don't think anyone was offended by it gollygee Feb 2014 #228
Yes, they were and said as much when they raised the idea of a hostile environment. nt stevenleser Feb 2014 #235
Noting a hostile environment gollygee Feb 2014 #244
That is trying to make way too fine a point of it. nt stevenleser Feb 2014 #253
Your post is spot-on. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #289
You actually believe that people are offended by the pics? Democracyinkind Feb 2014 #216
Yes, it's just doesn't register on my list of things to be offended about. I am offended by sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #217
I guess I'm late to the game. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #220
Near-naked butts pintobean Feb 2014 #224
Good heavens! Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #225
I knew you'd be able to fill in the gaps pintobean Feb 2014 #227
It's like there's nothing else to worry about ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2014 #231
The thongs looked like bad wedgies libodem Feb 2014 #255
Me! It's all on me! RiffRandell Feb 2014 #232
And wicked wedgies libodem Feb 2014 #258
Wedgies were so darned uncomfortably. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #262
No shit libodem Feb 2014 #272
I double objectified because I looked at this: The Straight Story Feb 2014 #260
Shameful. RiffRandell Feb 2014 #261
LOL, you didn't post any discussion. Remember? You just posted pictures. R B Garr Feb 2014 #264
I didn't say I posted a discussion. RiffRandell Feb 2014 #265
You said you wanted "cred" for a spirited discussion, but you didn't discuss anything R B Garr Feb 2014 #266
Go for it! RiffRandell Feb 2014 #267
LOL @ you editing your post to delete that part about being happy you offended me R B Garr Feb 2014 #268
I deleted it prior to your response because you are RiffRandell Feb 2014 #269
Thanks for admitting you were happy you offended me.* It's obvious that's your goal. R B Garr Feb 2014 #270
I really dont see the problem here. Mrdrboi Feb 2014 #242
Not me. Polly Hennessey Feb 2014 #251
As I stare my 63rd birthday in the face a few short weeks from now... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #254
I'm not offended. HappyMe Feb 2014 #263
I am 75 years old and have always been a feminist, RebelOne Feb 2014 #271
Word! libodem Feb 2014 #273
They don't count. The only valid "progressive" position on sex and nudity is Rick Santorum's. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #275
not offended at all GRACIEBIRD Feb 2014 #278
I found them demeaning and I also think there is something wrong Tumbulu Feb 2014 #279
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