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of women appropriating male power icons for their own use.
In past centuries blue was the girls' color and pink the boys'. Men also wore silk stocking in past centuries.
You can see the pattern. Women covet these things, adopt them and take away from men another reason for men to be luscious to women. I do not know that pink swathed or silk stockinged women are much of a lure to men though.
The equivalent in men would be to take on some stereotypically female elements as their own. For instance men shaving completely and parading around would be one way to adopt the traditional female role as body hairless. The fashion industry does utilize this in its ads to sell more tchochkes.
Another thing is when guys paint their nails. The PUA on the TV show paints his nails black. Girls think he is adorable apparently.
a feminist that wants women to take responsibility for their lives?
color me perplexed.
Diana gets at least her fair share of too much criticism.
As much as I could have cared less about her personally, she was a fetching, charming, personable, humble, vulnerable woman who had her heart on her sleeve-- all winning things if you want to become a cultural icon.
And she died young, which makes her a 'rock star' of sorts.
did you object to, meathead?
brings up a great point which is why is it that typical stupid kid behavior is being punished AT ALL?
tell him no, don't do it, and leave it at that.
I never hear of women being told to pay men money after the women have wronged the men.
It is a feminist driven JIHAD against men and against male sexuality is all.
Those pooooor sorrrry girls who were actually touched. awwwwww.
You know I think it's not only hateful, but just plain ignorant.
You probably miss the times I point out that my general attitude on here is a reflection of the attitude I so often see among feminists towards men.
According to feminists, they know what men think, they know men are evil, facts are irrelevant to the larger picture, and they know they are always right.
I merely reflect this back at them. The benefit I and men have is that men today can use solid truth to counter fraudulent feminist excesses as well.
It is unappetizing for us gentle men to see such a thing as this reflection of attitudes back at women, but to us, it is the REALITY we endure without question daily from women.
The women can hack it, they are stronger emotionally than we are and have less invested in us than we have in them.
As for therapists, they are paid by the hour, meaning they churn clients for bucks. Besides, I have no need for them because I do not have any problems that would not solve themselves if only society WAS NOT INSANE.
I keep having to remind people, I have no choice in bringing up personal issues that I would rather not put out. If I do not cite personal examples when I make points, then I am accused of talking out of my ass. If I cite personal examples to back up my contentions, I am accused of being narcissistic, off topic, a loser of some sort, and given advice. This distracts from the original point I am trying to make and also glosses over the fact that many, many guys feel similarly or have had similar experiences.
Women get to mouth off day and night, exposing their smallest personal issues, but we men are supposed to stay quiet, stay in the corner, and only respond when asked. Useful TOOLS.
I AM MORE THAN A TOOL.
Why I should support Dems over Reps or Reps over Dems again?
Both parties are much the same, eating the US out alive. Ron Paul, the only dissenting voice, is completely neutralized and marginalized.
Half of Mexico is streaming over the border (40 million are already here) and you think this is NOT a problem?
The wealthiest nation in the history of the world, and the infrastructure is collapsing, I drive over knee deep potholes in Houston, the US is verging on bankruptcy, and I'm supposed to bother picking Internationalist Socialist Flavored Party A.1 or Internationalist Fascist Flavored Party A.2?
Maybe we need to begin admitting to our slower brethren that YES, indeed the country is being sold out from under us and that YES indeedie, we are no longer a sovereign nation on paper.
Democrat? Republican? Their true constituency is the corporations who could care less about America as a nation.
I do not understand. Sure it is liberating to wear skimpy outfits, better yet, go naked in public. It is liberating for 12 year old boys to go rob a bank, shoot a dog, or drive dad's vehicle off a cliff too. I do not understand why limits only apply to MEN. Think of a better reason why girsl should look like whores. Makes for better profit margin leveraging your sexuality earlier.. something like that.
Follow the money.
Media companies are largely owned by corporations, not beholden to America but to investors, who feed Washington billions of influencing dollars thru 20,000 lobbyists.
Who are the investors? Largely foreign banks in Europe.
So the two parties are bought and paid for-- president, senate, house.
Media feeds us what will sate us. Meanwhile people are walking the streets shaking their heads wondering why the media, corporations, and government have all bailed on America while going thru the motions and pretending everything is OK.
Oh, we don't have problems. 40 million illegal Mexicans walking our streets unhindered by the police means nothing. A collapsing working class means nothing. Open borders and an internationalist banker fed Al Qaeda bent on buying America for pennies on the dollar means nothing.
Am I the only one who feels this country is DOOMED?