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Warpy

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3. It's also impossible to tell those guys what they are and what they're doing

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 03:45 AM

Jan 2014

Some people just have zero empathy and zero insight as well as zero knowledge of the system. You can't tell them about any of it because they think they know it all.

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Misogyny 101 [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2014 OP

ugh. Deep13 Jan 2014 #1

that was a great read, thanks. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #2

It's also impossible to tell those guys what they are and what they're doing Warpy Jan 2014 #3

Super familiar :( cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #4

It is stunning to me that there is a subset of men who are determined to blame women for problems Squinch Jan 2014 #5

Men like Jackson Katz are trying. But they are facing incredible pushback. redqueen Jan 2014 #7

this honestly baffled me when I see it: cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #9

And when I have tried to raise awareness of how damaging and unnecessary circumcision is? redqueen Jan 2014 #10

I know! I've noticed the very same thing. cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #11

I just assume it's a derailing tactic. redqueen Jan 2014 #12

^That. That's what always comes to mind. Squinch Jan 2014 #13

For some reason this video came to mind. redqueen Jan 2014 #14

Exactly! Squinch Jan 2014 #15

ugh. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #6

I don't like that she labels chauvinism as separate from misogyny. redqueen Jan 2014 #8

I was wondering about that, too. Thank you for explaining chauvinism/misoygny. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #16

I agree ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #17