Red Mosquito

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:She nailed it.

Is she fully clothed the entire 13 minutes?

Emma Watson wrote:We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes, but I can see that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men don't have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won't feel compelled to be submissive. If men don't have to control, women won't have to be controlled.

The Internet wrote:You must be punished.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.1949398

once again beating the dead horse that is the 21st century

Well I don't understand why we knocked it down unless it was so we could keep on kicking.

Fuck the internet, it fucking sucks. It may be a huge step forward in connecting humans on a technological scale, but it's been a massive step backwards for sexism, racism, and is just plain rampant idiocy.

The pandemic of Idiocy is spreading. Repent now.

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Fuck the internet, it fucking sucks. It may be a huge step forward in connecting humans on a technological scale, but it's been a massive step backwards for sexism, racism, and is just plain rampant idiocy.

The pandemic of Idiocy is spreading. Repent now.

I don't think it is a "step backwards" for those things- they existed anyways. It's just a more public setting for the views to be seen.

and frankly, I'd rather the problems be visible than hiding- you can't solve a problem you don't know you have.

malice wrote:once again beating the dead horse that is the 21st century

Nothing makes me happier.

McParadigm wrote:

Emma Watson wrote:We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes, but I can see that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men don't have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won't feel compelled to be submissive. If men don't have to control, women won't have to be controlled.

The Internet wrote:You must be punished.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.1949398

Far be it from me to defend fucking 4chan, and this is definitely something I wouldn't put past them ("share your rape stories!", "here are my ex girlfriend's nudes and contact info, let's destroy her life", "this bitch has a feminist blog, let's harass her"-- these kinds of threads are posted daily on /b/. Fuck daily, they're posted hourly)... but it appears this particular threat was a hoax.

http://www.avclub.com/article/threats-r ... oax-209632

McParadigm wrote:

Emma Watson wrote:We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes, but I can see that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men don't have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won't feel compelled to be submissive. If men don't have to control, women won't have to be controlled.

Interesting... it appears to be a moderate, reasonable approach to begin to educate the edges of the gender spectrum in how to approach equality. Alas, this seems to contradict the message our modern pop culture is spreading, which appears to advocate for women to compete sexually for the attention of the aggressive, dominant male... what amounts to a regression for both traditional society and "legacy" feminism.

theplatypus wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

Emma Watson wrote:We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes, but I can see that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men don't have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won't feel compelled to be submissive. If men don't have to control, women won't have to be controlled.

The Internet wrote:You must be punished.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.1949398

Far be it from me to defend fucking 4chan, and this is definitely something I wouldn't put past them ("share your rape stories!", "here are my ex girlfriend's nudes and contact info, let's destroy her life", "this bitch has a feminist blog, let's harass her"-- these kinds of threads are posted daily on /b/. Fuck daily, they're posted hourly)... but it appears this particular threat was a hoax.

http://www.avclub.com/article/threats-r ... oax-209632

I still have my fingers crossed that all of 4chan is a hoax.

4chan is the Mos Eisley Cantina of the internet.

Green Habit wrote:4chan is the Mos Eisley Cantina of the internet.

But with a shittier house band.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Green Habit wrote:4chan is the Mos Eisley Cantina of the internet.

But with a shittier house band.

What does that make RM? Boyd Crowder's bar on Justified?

The follow up was that it wasn't 4chan, it was some sort of group trying to discredit 4chan. You'd think they wouldn't need any help with that.

broken iris wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Green Habit wrote:4chan is the Mos Eisley Cantina of the internet.

But with a shittier house band.

What does that make RM? Boyd Crowder's bar on Justified?

No. The brothel on Sons of Anarchy.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

broken iris wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Green Habit wrote:4chan is the Mos Eisley Cantina of the internet.

But with a shittier house band.

What does that make RM? Boyd Crowder's bar on Justified?

No. The brothel on Sons of Anarchy.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

broken iris wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Green Habit wrote:4chan is the Mos Eisley Cantina of the internet.

But with a shittier house band.

What does that make RM? Boyd Crowder's bar on Justified?

No. The brothel on Sons of Anarchy.

That had chics.

This recommendation makes sense to me. Unfortunately, this will send the slutshaming brigade into full force...

Green Habit wrote:This recommendation makes sense to me. Unfortunately, this will send the slutshaming brigade into full force...

Is this safer for the girl than hormones or just more effective at preventing pregnancy?

broken iris wrote:

Green Habit wrote:This recommendation makes sense to me. Unfortunately, this will send the slutshaming brigade into full force...

Is this safer for the girl than hormones or just more effective at preventing pregnancy?

I think mainly the latter, but perhaps the former could also be true.