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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 05:55 PM

Oh, yeah. I forgot.

Sarah Silverman is a racist.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 06:06 PM

@HH

"Feminism is your friend and mine, as it strives to eliminate such assumptions, benefiting women, men, and the world..."

I don't believe that is true. I believe that organizations created to benefit one gender do not necessarily care about injustice to the other. That is why we need a real men's movement. For instance, as women begin to dominate higher education, and calls for helping boys out began to surface, the American Association of University Women didn't chime in on how to help boys, but instead conducted advocacy research to blunt the obvious, which is boys are failing. They did this as an advocacy group for women. If there is no counterweight advocating for men, or boys, or whatever, then truth can be squelched for political, or gender real politic reasons.

Any organization that is to benefit boys and men, needs to do so by embracing the types of action and activism that those constituence prefer. Death by committee type organizations are best left to those that like to talk about things, where as men's movement organizations should start to recruit men from the military, business schools, athletics, and attorneys. It should be able to meld a combat like attitude, with issues that inspire action.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:27 PM

@The Jim

"With friends like this well you know the rest. AAUW goes out of their way to not only deny that their is a boys crisis but uses it as a chance to say that somehow girls are the ones hurting. President Obama sets up a new department for Women and Girls when it is boys and men that make up 40 percent of entering freshman and college grads and are rapidity shrinking. Its boys that are dropping out of school in high numbers. Its men that are getting screwed in the economy while women have a net gain of employment yet women are getting the big chunk of stimulus money. Its boys killing themselves. Yet where are the stories about these issues? Where are these issues on NOWs website?"

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Bingo!

That's why we need a coherent, sophisticated, and threatening men's movement. I may start another website. We should organize. How about, "The Men's Militant Congress." We should make sure that any representative that ignores true equality, instead of the crap we are being served now, regrets it. To allow men to painted as being a member of the "patriarchy," when your average Joe as no power whatsoever is slanderous. Concepts like "white male privelge" are disengenuous. I mean really. More women get sports scholarships then men under Title IX...it's crazy. Black is white. War is peace. It's time to call "bullshit."

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:56 PM

manginas - hahaha

From Antimysandy.com: http://antimisandry.com/facts-figures/manginas-betrayers-men-13392.html

Kind of describes some of the feminist guys here. Like "can't-fuck-any-of-'em bob"

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 01:55 PM

@CB

"Well, any 'movement' that contains the likes of you dudes, well I for one sure do not want to be a member..."

_________

Don't worry. You're not invited.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 02:07 PM

Hmmm.

He-man, woman hater's club..ah..damn...I'm sure that name is already taken.

Go with D.Joe and drink herbal tea, as your wives fuck the gardener.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:06 AM

I freakin' wish the pro-lifers...

...would stop trying to prevent contraception. It gives us that have reservations about abortion policy in the United States, particularly late-term abortions, an up hill battle to convince moderates on the other side that our position is not based on a hidden belief that we secretly want women bare foot and pregnant.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:37 AM

@Nathan Coker

I don't know what precipitated the ugly attacks by bernbart and Diable4, but if it is only your comments on this thread, then they are out of line with their ad hominem attacks. And don't take your view point out of the conversation, just because these keyboard jockeys don't like your opinion.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:52 AM

@Diable4

You're a big man behind the keyboard, little man. You're one of those people that should have been aborted. In fact, why don't you go take a long walk, of a short pier and do what should have been done so very long ago.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:54 AM

Really?

Market Street in Soma?

Me too. Which cafe little man? Cause I'm walking distance.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:58 AM

You left Orphan Andy's?

That means your a fag...I mean..gay. Yup..I'll be around. You go ahead and let me know.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:03 AM

No Dude, not 1.

Now.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:13 AM

Yeah right...

Gerardo "Chicho" Pineda...your full of shit.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:07 PM

@marc

Hmmm....sleepless in seattle situations? Maybe. We'll see. I will head over at 1pm.

Obviously, I don't want anybody dead. Just using it as a rhetorical device.

I do feel uncomfortable with late term abortions...don't you? If not, why not?

Thursday, July 23, 2009 01:26 PM

You're full of shit mother fucker.

I was there at 1:05pm.

As you can see here: http://fauxwhore.blogspot.com/2009/07/fist-fight-and-golds-gym.html

Where the fuck were you. You're a lying piece of crap. You fucking coward.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 01:33 PM

I knew you were a coward when I rode there.

Same shit everywhere. As a former Marine, I know goddam well that the great majority of feminist men aren't...men that is.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 01:47 PM

Slither away coward.

You are right on one thing...you are embarrasing yourself, but not for the reasons you think. I will bet anyone here a thousand dollars, that this thread is the last time you're so stupid as to include personal information about yourself, because you're not willing to back it up.

As for me, everything about me is out there. I am a tranny...and proud of it. Every word on my blog is based in truth...You can take that to the bank. I said I was going over there at 1pm...I knew you'd deny it. I had a picture taken cause knew you'd lie.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 02:19 PM

Okay People...

I have to leave this thread...to drain myself of adrenalin. All this excitement as made me tired and irrationally angry.

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