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Horrifying comments re. Everyday Sexism

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ShirakawaKaede · 14/12/2013 16:01

Why is every comment I see on pretty much any newspaper site (and almost any other site which isn't specifically female-oriented) by men and why are they always totally sexist & right-wing?

Case in point: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fighting-back-the-woman-giving-a-voice-and-49999-others-to-the-victims-of-sexism--by-giving-an-airing-to-their-horror-stories-9004180.html

"women are very empowered, generally diverse in whether to be mums, models, workers, professional workers, party or busy or sporty types. Men are good or bad. Very unempowered."

"Nature has caused us men to be very attracted to women. We can't help this. This allows for women to have enormous power over men, but power has to be used wisely or it can harm."

I say this a lot, but I DESPAIR. Why are there NO women commenting?

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ButThereAgain · 14/12/2013 16:17

Agree that is a horriying comment. I find it really frightening when an appetitive stance of men towards women is mispresented as a power that women have over men. So that the more aggressively a man stalks a woman the more she is (in his self-justifications) tyrannising over him. That's kind of self-serving delusion that leaves women with no way out at all.

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