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Okay, I see. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this matter.
August 15, 2017 at 15:19
Sorry I didn't see this. So then you don't think this community is mature enough to have a rational discussion on sexism?
August 15, 2017 at 15:19
Why? It's very important for members of this community to know what counts as sexism, so that the guidelines are clear. So far the guidelines are very...
August 15, 2017 at 15:17
I don't think we can compare people with institutions. The current pope for example can't be responsible for the Inquisition.
August 15, 2017 at 15:03
Okay, then how would you advise us to have a sensible debate about this topic now?
August 15, 2017 at 14:53
Why has the sexism thread been closed?
August 15, 2017 at 14:49
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Read the paragraph again. What is the first sentence? The world pretends to hate men like Trump but actually loves them. The second sentence is an exa...
August 15, 2017 at 13:52
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:s Again. The argument is that they hate Trump in public, but love him in private. Is that hypocritical? Yes. There's NOTHING - ZERO - about any kind ...
August 15, 2017 at 13:43
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No, the argument neither suggests this, nor affirms this. First of all, the similarity wouldn't hold precisely because they do take issue with regards...
August 15, 2017 at 13:39
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The argument isn't about women, sexism and harrassment though. It's about public vs private life of the women on TV. Read this again: What is the TV? ...
August 15, 2017 at 13:32
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Think about it. Why do you think she randomly PMs me that sexism is wacko in the US? Because she's scared! She doesn't even want to admit that what Tr...
August 15, 2017 at 13:28
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I think the deeper problem is that such passionate individuals often make others look at themselves honestly for the first time. I mean, the reason wh...
August 15, 2017 at 13:21
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In other words, it's about the hypocrisy of public vs. private life. In public wanting to appear one way, while in private doing something different (...
August 15, 2017 at 13:19
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The argument isn't about any actual act of sex, but rather about the values of the people. It's not even about the fact they're women. That is only re...
August 15, 2017 at 13:17
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By your own terms it would count as sexism if it's based on their gender. And presumably it would count as misanthropy if it's based on their humanity...
August 15, 2017 at 13:09
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Well he has to make a practical judgement about what the women want in a situation where he's actually confronted by a woman saying no, and even physi...
August 15, 2017 at 13:05
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Why is it hard to say? It's a relatively simple matter. You said that it's sexist because it's based on gender discrimination - namely that they secre...
August 15, 2017 at 12:58
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Now answer this Michael.
August 15, 2017 at 12:53
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IF the women on TV want to have sex with him while saying they don't, he's not a rapist. If he actually tries to have sex with a woman on TV who tells...
August 15, 2017 at 12:52
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And by the way, I've illustrated before how my discussion was a critique of values & hypocrisy, and had nothing to do with gender. You still haven't a...
August 15, 2017 at 12:51
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Yes, which is entirely possible. We're discussing theoretically, not practically. If you asked me whether Trump would assault them if he grabbed them ...
August 15, 2017 at 12:50
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Because I was discussing a hypothetical scenario where what I said about them held true (and therefore there would be no assault involved). The rapist...
August 15, 2017 at 12:45
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Where? I'm not at all clear about what is expected, and I suppose most other members aren't either. They will speak for themselves though. All I know ...
August 15, 2017 at 12:40
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For example, this is a true statement. But Hollywood and our pop culture act disgusted when they hear it. Fake disgust of course. The fact it's true i...
August 15, 2017 at 12:40
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>:O >:O Yes, there are some people like that. I don't understand why they behave so strangely, and even how they can live in this world like that. It ...
August 15, 2017 at 12:28
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Now this statement is still under question given Michael's definition of sexism. But we haven't yet got around to discussing it. I'm still trying to s...
August 15, 2017 at 12:16
Hmm in the very technical sense of the term I agree with you. But when we use assault with regards to women we generally refer to rape and sexual inte...
August 15, 2017 at 12:09
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None of these are sexist. Furthermore, you're the kind of crazy who even thought that thread was sexist and was actually started by another account of...
August 15, 2017 at 12:07
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That's false. There's so far only ONE accusation of a sexist statement that we haven't yet got around to discussing. The others have been discussed, a...
August 15, 2017 at 12:04
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That's a contradiction in terms, I never asserted women want to be assaulted. If they want to have intercourse, then they can't be assaulted, since as...
August 15, 2017 at 12:01
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Well actually Mongrel does usually privately apologise, to her credit: But of course, it's always after she publicly accuses and offends.
August 15, 2017 at 12:00
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Even John Harris brings up interesting points. Yes, rapists do claim that their victims aren't "raped" because they actually want it. But why do they ...
August 15, 2017 at 11:51
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Well yes, I think that you are right that some want to use moderation to enforce their will to power, but I just want to have a discussion about sexis...
August 15, 2017 at 11:46
No, I actually never said that women want to be assaulted. That would, to begin with, be a contradiction in terms.
August 15, 2017 at 11:41
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I have.
August 15, 2017 at 11:30
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I think you'll get banned even before I do, to tell you the truth >:O
August 15, 2017 at 11:24
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Yes, it is the standard defense rapists and sexual assailants use. But why is it wrong when they use it? Because they're lying about the intentions of...
August 15, 2017 at 11:23
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Tiff, TimeLine (not anymore because she sent me a PM saying she's gone to work on a documentary), Mongrel, River and Lone Wolf are just some quick exa...
August 15, 2017 at 11:20
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Anyway Michael. We started by discussing why you think that sentence from my essay is sexist. Do you think I've done a good job to explain to you how ...
August 15, 2017 at 11:14
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As I said, in practice you're best off - generally - to listen to the words, especially if they're a no. But this doesn't mean that the words are wher...
August 15, 2017 at 11:14
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To all concerned, I am ignoring John Harris from this moment forth.
August 15, 2017 at 11:05
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I agree :)
August 15, 2017 at 11:03
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August 15, 2017 at 11:02
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In practice, by words, since we cannot with great certainty predict her real desires. But theoretically, it is by her desire, not by her words. If she...
August 15, 2017 at 11:00
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Let's consider another hypothetical scenario where a woman doesn't want to be groped but tells you that you can grope her because of social or peer pr...
August 15, 2017 at 10:59
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Well is it assault if you grope a woman who wants you to grope her, maybe even asks you to grope her?! :s Sorry to tell you, but there's no other poss...
August 15, 2017 at 10:53
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How is assault to be defined? Physically forcing someone (in this case a woman). How do you physically force someone if they want the activity in ques...
August 15, 2017 at 10:49
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Sure, I agree with this.
August 15, 2017 at 10:44
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Care to explain why? If a woman actually wants to be touched by a man, that isn't assault, by definition it's not assault. Now if the woman doesn't wa...
August 15, 2017 at 10:41
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I think some of them secretly desire Trump's attention because we are educated, as a society, to draw self-esteem from sex, especially with people in ...
August 15, 2017 at 10:39