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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Lighthearted (if possible on here?)

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Nogodsnomasters · 19/05/2018 21:31

Why are you all so annoyed about the word hysterical being used to describe a woman? Even if she IS being hysterical!!? It's a perfectly good word.

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Pratchet · 20/05/2018 20:07

Most women respond appropriately to male dominance and agresseion only when they've got PMS imo. The rest of the time they tolerate and appease it. I mean this lightheartedly of course deadly serious

IfyouseeRitaMoreno · 20/05/2018 20:11

Because it connects the inability to control one’s emotions to being female.

Which masks the fact that the sex that is least able to control their emotions and the most likely to commit physical harm as a result of this inability is not the female one.

It’s a word that was used to gaslight.

Juells · 20/05/2018 20:14

GF

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 20:49

They obviously took it as a personal attack

For goodness sake...she obviously wasn't referring to them as potato

What sort of a shitty fucking insult is that??

I can think of much better ones

Im thinking of a doozy righhhhttttt .......now!!

thebewilderness · 20/05/2018 20:56

Some mods have made it quite clear by refusing to remove direct insults from obvious trolls, and removing innocuous comments at their request, that some of the mods are abusing their position. I expect there will be a new and bigger data breach any day now.

thebewilderness · 20/05/2018 20:57

Im thinking of a doozy righhhhttttt .......now!!
Me too!

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 20/05/2018 21:01

I use it when people are being hysterical. Man or woman.

HotRocker · 20/05/2018 21:30

Post a thread called light hearted then ask a stupid question designed to irritate people, yes, of course it’s perfectly legitimate. I don’t know why you’re all feeding the troll.
Trolleytrolleytrolleytroll.

ReluctantCamper · 20/05/2018 21:31

cor blimey. I reported my post to ask why theBewilderness's post was deleted. had a rather curt reply to tell me it was troll hunting.

tuber based humour is now off the table folks.

yams, cassava, all verboten.

you have been warned.

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 21:33

Uummmer youve been deleted reluctant

I am so relieved that i didnt quote!!

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 21:35

And of course no one knows who you are on the internet

Thats not troll hunting

Thats a statement of fact

Im not 100% convinced any of you exist to be fair

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 21:38

Or was it the potato thing specifically

Is that an internet troll hunting thing

Im not being funny....it might be...im not down with da youth

SupermatchGame · 20/05/2018 21:42

Some mods have made it quite clear by refusing to remove direct insults from obvious trolls, and removing innocuous comments at their request, that some of the mods are abusing their position.

That's an outrageous accusation. I have felt aggrieved and upset by some of the actions some of the current mods have taken with me. But at the same time I realise hey have taken the same approach with others that I disagree with. Therefore I can appreciate they are being fair when I step back and take a breath.
Imo you have lost all perspective. You're way off.

ReluctantCamper · 20/05/2018 21:44

I'm not sure the yout talk much about potatoes.

I am pretty sure that MNHQ are suffering from a serious sense of humour failure at the moment.

A comment that correctly points out that we are all anonymous on the internet (I don't exist by the way Rufus, I'm a figment of your imagination - get out more) is deleted.

was it the humorous reference to a tuber that did it? who knows any more?

ReluctantCamper · 20/05/2018 21:46

to be fair, I've never seen direct insults left to stand.

this modding decision is bonkers though.

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 21:48

Shhhhhiiiitttttt

I know reluctant didnt exist...i bloody knew it!!

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 21:49

Yout

Ooooohhhh i was going to use yout but i wasnt sure anyone would get it

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 21:50

Bugger it

I am literally talking to myself

(No change there Grin)

ErrolTheDragon · 20/05/2018 22:14

Grinnot quite alone, rufus.

Potato was ridiculous, obviously. Tubers can't type, that's why it's a dog that no-one on the net knows you are. Suppose it could be a cat or domesticated rodenty thing. I bet with a bit of lucky predictive texting they could make at least as much sense as this some posts I've seen.

ReluctantCamper · 20/05/2018 22:17

well nobody knew I was imaginary until I admitted it just now.

just goes to show....

ReluctantCamper · 20/05/2018 22:19

I'm particularly enjoying the fact that my post was deleted.

by all means, let's remove all reference to potatoes. for heaven's sake, will no-one think of the children.

ErrolTheDragon · 20/05/2018 22:22

Potatoes are the root vegetable of chips all evil.

thebewilderness · 20/05/2018 22:27

Potato was ridiculous, obviously. Tubers can't type, that's why it's a dog that no-one on the net knows you are.

I think calling someone a dog is rude so I go with potato so as not to give offense.
That worked out well.
I don't exactly understand what troll hunting is unless the policy is that we are not allowed to name the behavior. That would be silly considering we are experiencing an invasion.

ReluctantCamper · 20/05/2018 22:29

I fear that our insistence on talking about potatoes may drive a wedge between us and MNHQ

see what I did there?

Rufustheyawningreindeer · 20/05/2018 22:30

Assuming errol is real ....i really dont know why the thing that must not be mentioned isnt one of your five a day

I know its all about the starch bollocks but still

(Adds potato to bless and yawn....ive got a list going)

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