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  • Sorry lynniee

    [Read the article: Sexual harassment in art school]
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    lynniee, weird name, but whatever...

    Sorry, but I have already concluded I am doomed in this country to a life alone.

    Who do I want? Someone with a brain, who is considerate, honest, and who I can trust, who is not fugly nor obese, oh and of breeding age.

    Since almost no women in America fit this bill unless the man is rich or a player (and thus able to snag or trick women into his sphere of influence), thanks to feminism, you can see why I (and most AVERAGE men in this country frankly) am doomed to a life alone.

    That and I am sick and tired of getting kicked in the teeth for expressing an interest in someone. It has gotten to the point where if a girl expresses an interest in me, EVEN ONE I WOULD WANT TO BE WITH, I shun her and let it go and walk away.

    I realllllly do not want more grief in my life. I like knowing nobody is screwing with me.

    Maybe I am a wuss, a wimp, maybe I am just hurting too much. But really, with divorce as a carefree lifestyle choice for women, what other choice is there for American men? And I do NOT do one night stands, so there goes my one sole sexual outlet I might have if I tried to bother to pick up a skank in a bar.

    I will move out of this country, SOONER OR LATER, to a place where women STILL like, I mean TRULY, like their men. Not a place where women tolerate or put up with or berate men and guilt trip men and absolve themselves of all responsibility for the relationship and lay a lifetime of grief and sorrow on the men, like in the states.

    Sorry if truth hurts.

    But you can see in any other culture this old man in this article would be treated with some kindness or regard rather than as a borderline CRIMINAL. If men suck so much, then KILL US ALL.

  • Great

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    call me diseased will you?

    I am quite sensitive to not wanting to be around people who do not want me around. I have better things to do.

    In the case of this girl, I should have known with her being Mexican, she acted all charming and cute and led the conversation with more questions.

    Now to the Mexican comment: any time I have dealt with Mexican women they seem to play this game where they lead you on, then mock you or slam you for taking the bait. whatever gets them off, I guess. no wonder their guys beat them.

  • I sure walked into this one...

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    I am quite sensitive to not wanting to be around people who do not want me around. I have better things to do.

    I refer to social situations, not to comment boards-- where I do not feel anyone has to agree with me for me to feel valid in my opinions.

  • OK

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    so express to me the proper way this guy should have approached the girl.

    Here are the circumstances:

    - older guy, wife is frigid or controlling or hates him, he is obviously unsatisfied.

    - he likes a younger woman, a student, who happens to be his student.

    So...

    1. Should he chop off his penis?

    2. Should he shoot himself in the head?

    If it was the wife, every feminist would be high fiving her for taking the initiative to irrigate her fields by taking up with a young male student.

    Where does this aggravation of having to be a man in this society and being hated for it end?

  • I bit

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    I don't get where you're coming from. Do you have any male friends or coworkers or family members who are married on in relationship?

    Ok, I'll bite:

    - My brother married a cow because that is the best his paltry looks and money could get him, in HIS opinion

    - My sister, who is a sweetheart and cute, married a good kid from a rich business owning family.

    - My female cousin, who came here with nary a dollar in her pocket from Europe, married into a very wealthy family and now tortures the husband with her arrogance and selfishness.

    - Another female cousin- Married into another business owning family. The guy is a creep, but no worry, he had money, so he abuses her.

    - Male Friend 1- married a fat chick I dated once too. She seems ok.

    - Male Friend 2- is penniless and alone

    - Male Friend 3- married a girl who turned out to be evil, so he divorced her and her five cats, he does not trust women.

    Anyway I could go on but this is boring me.

    Basically, my beliefs are based on what I see around me. Your mileage may differ.

  • PIZZED

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    While I agree with you mostly, I am reading an interesting, if flippant book by Greg Palast that describes how Iraq (Hussein) was punished not for the oil, but because he was a loose cannon jerking the OPEC oil market up and down. Makes a lot of sense. He had to be taken down to stop the volatility and drive the oil market generally up. I am not saying Palast has the final answer, he seems like another tool of the bankers, but that maybe there is some more depth to the question of oil and its role in the war.