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What we have here is a -major- inconsistency. Gathered in Broadsheet and any other places from which they emerge are as scabrous a collection of verbal trolls (We'll ignore Dick's non-bathing habits for the moments) as I have ever seen. The people to whom I'm referring include a few Men's Rights Activists who are so sour I'm certain they fellate lemons, a few Aunts (if you've read THE HANDMAID'S TALE), some of the "oh, aren't I edgy" types...and people who have theories about women, feminism, and sexuality that, essentially, attack women past the level of morality down to the chromosomal level. Some of it's projection, some of it is legal, sexual and financial frustration, and some of it is just plain nuts.
And against that, you say "don't be condescending."
In other words, a group of which I'm a part can be utterly vilified and that's okay. But let me go verbally aggressive, and that's condescending.
In short, women can be trashed, but the Kzin had better be polite.
That's as good as trying to sell a New Yorker the Brooklyn Bridge or catching any one of us in the Nigerian e-mail scams...
Wait a minute...TELL me that you didn't...oh nooooooo
