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In reply to the discussion: Hey "some" men of DU [View all]Squinch
(50,916 posts)What, as a society, do we find normal and acceptable? What as "the left" do we display to others about our beliefs?
Our society as a whole is revealing its clear belief, day after day, that women ought not to have agency over their lives and bodies. This ruling upholds that belief.
And when a poster refers to women as "cumdumpsters" on a purportedly left leaning message board, and it is allowed to stand, and it is applauded, we are reinforcing and expanding that same position. Worse, we are saying that it is OK with us that women are treated like garbage. We are saying that the group that ought to be the most dependable in its defense of women's rights share the view that demeaning women is fun and OK.
Objecting to language like that is not "extreme feminist stuff." It is forwarding the same position that you are taking with your post.