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Axiom_Blade · Today, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by tsig

ETA: wait, wait I see if someone isn't as macho as you they don't deserve a voice.

I know. It's sad the bloggers don't have a voice. Who will speak for them? It's too bad we don't have some kind of easily-accessible medium, which they could use in order to air their grievances publicly.

Piscivore · Today, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Kochanski

And it is still stupid troll comments online, sticks and stones time.

If women in the 60s and 70s responded the way these babies do to comments, this current generation would have a whole lot more to worry about than just being called names on the internet. The current generation would NOT be able to pursue the careers they pursue now.

Again, they need to grow up.

Agreed. It's why all the gains their mothers made 30-40 years ago are under open attack now- abortion, single motherhood, women working, even women being educated. The women who should be fighting these things are distracted redefining terms and inventing new pronouns, feeling sorry for themselves, and spinning paranoid conspiracy theories to excuse their lack of action.

Quinn · Today, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by ShadowSot

If you say anything online, there are those that will attack you. It's not right that it's so, but it is so regardless.

And moreover, they will tend to attack you in the way they think will cause the most damage, at what they think are your most vulnerable points. For feminists, that means rape threats and appearance insults. For African-Americans, it's threats about lynching and being dragged behind a truck. For Jews it's gas chamber comments. For atheists it's general torture and hastening their inevitable eternal damnation. All of those things are of course despicable. But a collection of anecdotes doesn't convince me that women as a group are targeted more often any other group that gives psychos something to be psycho at.

Lorentz · Today, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by tsig

There's no snark there, Axiom Blade's post perfectly demonstrated what I had said.

When anything you post is going to be misinterpreted, twisted and ridiculed as you are doing with your strawman and snark accusations,it's the better part of wisdom to keep it short.

Alright. My apologies, it was late and I was tired when posting that. In the light of day I realise that was obviously going to rub you the wrong way. It does come across to me like that though and I am a bit curious what's behind it.

Lorentz · Today, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by tsig

Right:
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/he...pe-abuse-women

Interesting. I wonder if there's any research to confirm or deny the impression given there, that women bloggers reciever more and worse abuse than men. Without that, it's interesting, but still just someone's impression.

Lorentz · Today, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Axiom_Blade

In what way? What do I do to change society?

To start with, SHUT UP AND LISTEN.
Then join Atheism plus.

Today, 09:18 PM	#6882
Piscivore Smelling fishy Join Date: May 2004 Location: Home is wherever I'm with you Posts: 26,459	Originally Posted by Kochanski And it is still stupid troll comments online, sticks and stones time. If women in the 60s and 70s responded the way these babies do to comments, this current generation would have a whole lot more to worry about than just being called names on the internet. The current generation would NOT be able to pursue the careers they pursue now. Again, they need to grow up. Agreed. It's why all the gains their mothers made 30-40 years ago are under open attack now- abortion, single motherhood, women working, even women being educated. The women who should be fighting these things are distracted redefining terms and inventing new pronouns, feeling sorry for themselves, and spinning paranoid conspiracy theories to excuse their lack of action.
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Today, 10:56 PM	#6883
Quinn Breathtakingly blasphemous. Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,883	Originally Posted by ShadowSot If you say anything online, there are those that will attack you. It's not right that it's so, but it is so regardless. And moreover, they will tend to attack you in the way they think will cause the most damage, at what they think are your most vulnerable points. For feminists, that means rape threats and appearance insults. For African-Americans, it's threats about lynching and being dragged behind a truck. For Jews it's gas chamber comments. For atheists it's general torture and hastening their inevitable eternal damnation. All of those things are of course despicable. But a collection of anecdotes doesn't convince me that women as a group are targeted more often any other group that gives psychos something to be psycho at.
	__________________ It's not a matter of living life without mystery or wonder. It's a matter of living life without the approval of people who ignorantly assume that by rejecting the irrational, I experience no mystery or wonder. And frankly, I do just fine without that.

Today, 11:06 PM	#6884
Lorentz Scholar Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 67	Originally Posted by tsig There's no snark there, Axiom Blade's post perfectly demonstrated what I had said. When anything you post is going to be misinterpreted, twisted and ridiculed as you are doing with your strawman and snark accusations,it's the better part of wisdom to keep it short. Alright. My apologies, it was late and I was tired when posting that. In the light of day I realise that was obviously going to rub you the wrong way. It does come across to me like that though and I am a bit curious what's behind it.
Lorentz Scholar Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 67

Today, 11:10 PM	#6885
Lorentz Scholar Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 67	Originally Posted by tsig Right: http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/he...pe-abuse-women Interesting. I wonder if there's any research to confirm or deny the impression given there, that women bloggers reciever more and worse abuse than men. Without that, it's interesting, but still just someone's impression.
Lorentz Scholar Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 67	Last edited by Lorentz; Today at 11:15 PM. Reason: Made more specific what I found interesting

Today, 11:13 PM	#6886
Lorentz Scholar Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 67	Originally Posted by Axiom_Blade In what way? What do I do to change society? To start with, SHUT UP AND LISTEN. Then join Atheism plus.
Lorentz Scholar Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 67

Today, 09:16 PM	#6881
Axiom_Blade Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,743	Originally Posted by tsig ETA: wait, wait I see if someone isn't as macho as you they don't deserve a voice. I know. It's sad the bloggers don't have a voice. Who will speak for them? It's too bad we don't have some kind of easily-accessible medium, which they could use in order to air their grievances publicly.