Merriam-Webster Word of the Year 2017

[Kaight]

Originally Posted by skarlorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I went to a pussy riot concert tonight.
The lesbians and empowered women of thr crowd did not dance.
Why did they stand so still and record the show with their phone devices instead of dancing
Bad crowd

Ummm that's their choice and this is why we need feminism to empower women to make their choices and not assert your mal----

Naw I kid. That's lame as hell, they shoulda danced. I try to keep my phone away at shows, taking it out maybe once or twice for obligatory Instagram shot.

[JurisDictum]

You guys realize that younger Millennials and Gen Z are all basically socially retarded, right? Socializing is scary stuff -- for an elite few these days. Most of it is phone text BS.

[Mead]

thread going well

[maskedmelon]

all praise be unto those ideologies which disparage their charges [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the most offensive aspect of the contemporary practice of feminism is the implicit assertion that gender equality necessitates women be more like men. if ever there is to be equality we must first acknowledge disparity and only thereafter may we celebrate diversity.

[kb2005]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

all praise be unto those ideologies which disparage their charges [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the most offensive aspect of the contemporary practice of feminism is the implicit assertion that gender equality necessitates women be more like men. if ever there is to be equality we must first acknowledge disparity and only thereafter may we celebrate diversity.

Well said. 100% agree. Not to say that there aren't inequalities that need to be solved, but taking into account whether or not there's an inherent difference between the sexes that contributes to an apparent inequality should be a factor in determining whether or not it's an actual one. You can't do that if you don't acknowledge that differences exist.

[Nexii]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

all praise be unto those ideologies which disparage their charges [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the most offensive aspect of the contemporary practice of feminism is the implicit assertion that gender equality necessitates women be more like men. if ever there is to be equality we must first acknowledge disparity and only thereafter may we celebrate diversity.

And the corollary to that is that transgender shouldn't exist.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by Nexii [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And the corollary to that is that transgender shouldn't exist.

no, that is not the case in the least ^^ it is no more reasonable to argue that differences in general propensity are absolute than it is to argue that deviations preclude the existence of a general propensity. The idea that "some women are more aggressive than average man" does nothing to refute the idea that "men are in generally more aggressive than women." Just the same the idea that "men are generally more agressive than women" does not neccisitate that "all men are more aggressive than all women."

the bell curves do not align, but they do overlap. what is offensive is suggesting that more women should force themselves into the area of overlap with the male spectrum. the focus should be on promoting the value of femininity rather than asserting that women are equally capable of expressing masculinity and thereby demanding it of them.

[Pokesan]

which school of feminism is it that says the sexes are identical?

i'd love to know

[mickmoranis]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

which school of feminism is it that says the sexes are identical?

i'd love to know

could you explain to me how they are not identical please?

[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by mickmoranis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

could you explain to me how they are not identical please?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism#Humans