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True or false? [View all] opiate69 Aug 2013 OP
False. And a little bit annoying. nt rrneck Aug 2013 #1
The larger problem, I think, is that people confuse their labels and terms with objective reality. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #2
So are you saying... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #3
Sexism is discrimination based on sex Major Nikon Aug 2013 #5
Explaining the reasoning is not the same as defending it. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #8
If someone's opinion is based in subliteracy, I'm not sure how valuable that opinion is Major Nikon Aug 2013 #10
Dictionaries are less subjective than music preference. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #12
That's not what sexism means to me Major Nikon Aug 2013 #14
The belief that mothers are better parents doesn't come from nefarious intent. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #15
Ugh ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #21
I think the position in favor of the statement in question boils down to: opiate69 Aug 2013 #6
If we can't agree on the definitions of words, then it's kind of pointless to talk about anything. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #11
"...it's kind of pointless to talk about anything" Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #17
Yes and no. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #18
I salute you- and your dedication to that potentially Sisyphusian task. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #19
I suppose that's a healthier attitude. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #20
"Silence is consent" ? - ur kidding I hope . . . ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #22
Jeff is perfectly capable of explaining his own words, but I feel the need to mention, here: Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #23
" Taking those 3 words totally out of context" - umm . . that was the first complete sentence. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #24
Yeah. And the subthread was quite obviously about discussion... opiate69 Aug 2013 #25
Next step in the disingenuousness dance, of course Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #27
Yeah.. it gets fucking old... opiate69 Aug 2013 #28
1 = 40. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #29
I'm tired of seeing statements made in this group taken wildly & deliberately out of context. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #26
False. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #4
It's semantics ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #7
False, false, false, false, false Seeking Serenity Aug 2013 #9
Excellent point lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #16
False. nt RiffRandell Aug 2013 #13
it works both ways ... but, more often it works the other way. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #30
I doubt that. ElboRuum Aug 2013 #31
I don't doubt it and this is why - Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #32
You're kidding, right? ElboRuum Aug 2013 #33
No, I am not kidding and you are the one trying to shove a 4lb sack of garlic baloney Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #34
How about "no." ElboRuum Aug 2013 #35
perhaps they share power unequally. you men have your ways and women have their ways Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #37
My job is not to impress you. ElboRuum Sep 2013 #39
Your opinion is wanted as much as anyone here Major Nikon Sep 2013 #42
This must be the "back on your heads" moment.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #36
I take your comment to mean that you are calling this place Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #38
Bye bye! ElboRuum Sep 2013 #40
I'm sorry your passive aggressive bullshit isn't welcome ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #41
If men in power are in collusion to oppress women, they are doing a piss-poor job of it Major Nikon Sep 2013 #43
Wow! Behind the Aegis Sep 2013 #44
Beat me to it by a minute! TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #46
... Major Nikon Sep 2013 #48
This stayed, obviously, and it was 6-0, but considering some of what goes on here... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #45
It's certainly one of the more comical frivolous alerts I've seen Major Nikon Sep 2013 #47
The alerter does not have the guts to come here and answer point by point.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #49
They know it's true, but an entire world-view depends on refusing to acknowledge it. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #50
Alert trolls are kinda like cockroaches Major Nikon Sep 2013 #51
Kind of off topic, but this seems as good a place as any to share the wonderous stuff in my head. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #52
lol.. yup, yup.. opiate69 Sep 2013 #53
False In_The_Wind Sep 2013 #54
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