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I was a little divided on whether or not I should post this in lifestyle discussion, or serious discussion. Given that lifestyle discussion seemed a lot more lighthearted in nature, here is my thread. 

A common rant of mine is the lack of self-accountability in society today. It seems a lot of people are more willing to play the victim card, instead of taking responsibility of their own actions. We live in a participation trophy society today, (well I cannot speak for societies outside of the United States) and sadly that is amazingly common here. 

Sometimes, a liberal attitude is a good thing. Take Tess Munster/Holliday and her #effyourbeautystandards movement. Look at what it has done for our sexuality! A quick glance on social media will provide photos of the corpulent women we love in very small articles of clothing and undergarments. This was something we could not find ten or even fifteen years ago, which was the genesis for our very site's origins on a Yahoo group. The liberal attitude of "everyone is beautiful" is a great thing, and I applaud and love that aspect. However the adverse side effect has been groups such as FatPeopleHate. I myself, became a target of FPH a few years back after posting anti fatpeoplehate posts on Instagram. I rolled with it. More and more however, I noticed hatred. Not from some troll concerned with the health of a stranger, but from Tess's own fans. You know them. The ones with brightly colored hair and those ugly fucking stupid glasses. That nasty F-word, feminists. The ones that seem to confuse self-love with misandry. Tess's original message of "love yourself" got horribly lost. Here I was, getting ridicule from one group, only to get it from the fanbase (and movement) I was supporting! It seems like the overweight feminist haven is in Tess, and men should know their place in Body Positivity on social media.

Fuck that.

That really soured the fat girl's societal poster child for me, but really opened my eyes to how many feminists are the chubby babes we love so much. Remember that run-in I had with a web model here? I was infuriated to no end that she was here wanting your money for fap fodder, but was on Tumblr hashtagging "Kill All Men". 

I'm not saying you cannot have your beliefs, I'm all for Second Amendment freedom of speech. I find it really jacked up when you express your hatred towards one group on one platform, and ask them for money and another! I'm noticing a congruency with these man-hating feminists.

It came to me earlier this week as I was working at a gate outside the base I am stationed at. We work with people from commands. A girl that I shared a watch with on the particular gate outside my compound, was your typical cute girly girl. Petite frame, pretty face, and constant attention from all the boys of all ages, and did I mention she was witty as a wet blanket? I made friends with the regular Shipmates and contractors that would roll through my post, but this girl was constant attention. After she had a guy roll up on a bicycle to deliver her water and a few other things, it hit me. Girls like her, are the reason we have feminism in a first world country, on a planet where women are still being traded as a good in this decade! Why? Her beauty is valued, because she's a societal norm. She doesn't need charm or intelligence to get attention. Did I mention she wasn't fat?

I mean think about it the very reason this site, others like it, InternetFatGirlWorld even exist, is because we still need a sexual refuge. A man in a dress can be woman of the year, it's trendy as hell to be gay, but you like fat chicks and your name isn't Tyrone? You are just a freak of nature!

It just goes to show how superficial Society really is and the lengths people have to go for some obtuse form of self validation. Society is still going to value the cute little ditzy girl more then they will be opinionated educated plus-size dare I even say, fat woman.

KFD, you sound pretty negative for something extremely positive! Remember that crazy third waver I was talking about earlier? This is the meat and potatoes of what I'm trying to get to. Body positivity is one thing, a wonderful thing. We see adversaries of that, even here. The concern trolls, who are worried about their health by citing obesity and it's ails. Nevermind the woes of not flossing, or cervical cancer, but damn, post a picture of a fat girl in a bikini, and suddenly everybody's a doctor!

Some women rise through that jilted adversity. We see them here, and we love it. They don't need Danger Glasses, a wild hair color, or bangs to stand out. Some of those girls have made boys cry (or a disposable commodity) thanks to self-confidence. I raise my martini glass to you girl, that shit up!

 Feminism will loathe me for what I'm about to say, but my primordial wiring is unashamed. I won't apologize for your physique being a damn solid reason to masturbate. What breaks my heart, is the fact that we have to apologize for our sexuality these days, because that subject will offend someone.

So what sparked my rant today? Fucking Facebook. I shoot a video today regarding some of the recent events, the police shootings. The video I shared was from a conservative point of view, but the speaker had a pretty clear unbiased message. Don't jump to conclusions based on impartial facts. One person commented on it, a well-known name here who I was friends with on Facebook. She actually unfriended me as a result. Let's also state for the record, she is unapologetically a feminist. Am I degrading or judging her because of that? No, I'm not. It just helps me form a hypothesis. Is it a generalization? Possibly. Again it sounds like a pigeonholing comma by saying all Muslims are terrorists, when we know that is not a fact. I don't want to get it twisted, I'm not saying all purple haired fat girls are man-hating feminists, either. It's just building a case against a reoccurring heartbreak of a trend.

 

 What really breaks my heart and irritates me to no end, is an inability it seems, to cope with a thought process or ideology that doesn't mirror yours exactly. This isn't the first time an incident like this has happened on Facebook. I had a friend again well known in the community do I actually know in real life. She recently, on her very popular YouTube channel, came out amongst peals of giggles is being gay. I have known her now for probably ten years at this point. I made a post regarding the absurdity of the Tumblr made up genders. It was a very callous post from someone I had quoted, but I felt it very effectively Illustrated the point I was trying to get across. Well instead of disagreeing with me what's the easier thing to do? Unfriend, and make sure you know about it! 

 

Is an inability to handle a thought process different than yours a prevailing theme I'm seeing in our community munity? Or is this representative of the ideology of twenty-somethings in society today? This is the heartbreak I'm seeing, possibly because we are such a small microcosm of society today it's amplified tenfold. I really can't say it's because I'm a curmudgeonly old man, I sit in the gray area between Generation X and Generation Y so I am not that out of touch with the latest Tumblr blogger. Is it so damn hard to take accountability of your own actions? Is it so hard to listen to what someone says even if you don't agree with their point of view?  Is blocking and ignoring the new business is usual? 

Again I'm saddened and I lament this spineless touchy-feelyism that seems to permeate in this community. I will unabashedly be my usual crass and callous self when I say that a pretty fat girl in revealing outfit is going to understandably make my dick twitch. However, the mentality infecting our community is making me say let me go find the next in shape Warrior Princess who doesn't need feminism or any sort of social agenda to cling to in order to feel validated. 

Ladies, if you need a feminist ally for an SO, do you boo. Do fucking yo. You don't need a stinky, nasty Y-chromosome infiltrating your feminine palace.

I will not, apologize for the fucking potato that screwed you over, or the dumbass that screenshots your Snapchat selfies and sent you unsolicited pics of his winky. That's one idiot. If you base your assumptions about men on one fuckstick, then maybe you really need some half-assed hatred to compensate for your intellectual shortcomings.

For all my fabulous fat babes who make sandwiches for your SO because you don't want to see them hungry, keep that shit up! That's just as hot as that steamy Instagram post in your fatkini! 

 

The rest of you fuckers, stay off my weed-infested lawn.

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Thanks for the rant, KFD.  A few things.

You come across pretty harshly on a fairly frequent basis.  Yeah, it's just words on a screen and nothing compared to what you face (or theoretically what regularly you would face if you were deployed in a combat zone).  But some people just don't like that stuff and don't want it on their screens.  Personally I don't like cursing.  I don't want it regularly on my facebook feed and have unfriended as a result.  It wasn't personal, just something I didn't want. You can be combative.  Some people might unfriend you for that.  It's how you say what you say, not so much what you say.

If you're mostly focused on the difference between the liberal (in the classical since of the term) lip service to tolerance and diversity and its actual authoritarian, top-down, totalitarian nature beginning to creep into everyday life, you'll get no argument from me.  Seems you're pretty conservative, and the core principle there is decentralization of authority.  Not so the modern liberal/progressive/Fabian Socialist (all the same): they aim for an egalitarian utopia based on ill-articulated values enforced by hook or by crook, and so you see every now and then normal people steamrolled in the name of virtue, and that certainly does seem to be on the increase.  That's feminism: a political agenda looking for enforcement of rules they make up, ignorant of the facts, and dressed up under fairness.  So, yeah, some of the people will join that army in their personal lives and fight like it's a battle, when you just want to share your views and be treated with basic respect.

But, you said it: "That's one idiot."  Trying to characterize millions of people and their motives just isn't worth the time.  Don't throw your pearls before swine, but stick to the message that someone can be revered as a desirable sexual object and *gasp* still be valued as a person, too.  There are plenty of girls who are willing to benefit from it even if the purple hairs aren't.

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Thanks for reading, Imp. The last part I was saying was my attempt to address that, I don't want to base my opinions of many over a select few. There are increasing numbers of them, and that is making me want to walk away from this community. 

 

There are plenty of babes here, that are better than that, and I appreciate that shit! 

 

...And while I never considered myself conservative (registered Federalist here), the actions of liberals make me less than enchanted with their ideologies.

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Admittedly without adding anything substantive to the discussion, I just can't resist a little editorial review...

4 hours ago, KFD said:

I'm all for Second Amendment freedom of speech.

Not sure if error or cheeky suggestion for expression-through-armament...

 

4 hours ago, KFD said:

Don't jump to conclusions based on impartial facts.

Aw, but those are the best kind!

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http://www.dictionary.com/browse/impartial

 

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Mr. Doke:

First and foremost, a most heart-felt thank-you for your time and effort around these parts, and also, thank-you for your service.

 

I don't know that we've ever spoke, as I mainly confine myself to lurking.  Not out of any malice, or ill-will.  I just usually have nothing to say that hasn't already been said, or could be said better by someone other than me.

 

There's something I'd like to point out to you, regarding your objections to IFGW, Tumblr, et all.  Social media is not representative of the world in general.  In reality, social media in more representative of the neighbourhood bar, back in the old days, when you and I got out of high-school.

 

You know-- Dress up in the shit that makes you feel good about yourself, pose for the OpSex, crow loudly about your accomlishments, and berate those who impinge on your awesomeness.

 

And let me illustrate some of the characters:  We all remember the little church-mouse who when she gets a couple of drinks in her is dancing on the tables and stripping.  And we all remember that asshole who couldn't hold his drink, and wants to fight everybody.  Usually some Half-pint little shit, who's all talk and starts crying when you punch him in the face. There's guys like me, who just want to escape reality for a little while, There's even bouncers and bartenders.

 

It's the bar only bigger, with more faceless losers whom you will never see or hear from again.  And in reality, they don't make a damned ounce of difference in your real life.

 

You might meet someone at the bar whom you truly connect with, and invite them into your world.  But they aren't significant until they are part of your world, and part of the 5 or 6 people that you hold dear to you.  Even then, they might go dance with someone else for a while.

 

I'm sure one of the next posters, will trot out that trite old phrase, "A drunk man speaks a sober man's mind."  and I'll counter with, "Nope!  A drunk man *exaggerates* a sober man's mind." and this is exactly what we see on social media.  We all get a little drunk having some anonymity, a voice, and maybe some others who agree with us, maybe even a touch of mob-mentality, and we become caricatures of our real selves.  Just like the bar, Just like social media in general.

 

I think a large part of what you are seeing is distorted through the lense of social media drunkeness.  Maybe I'm wrong.  I'm just a mechanic.

 

Don't worry about it.  They'll sober up and go to work in the morning.  If not, then they're alcoholics.  (And nobody takes alky's too seriously.)  It's not the world, It's just Friday night at the bar.

 

 

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Mercedes Guy: fellow professional wrench here as well. I've actually used that neighborhood bar analogy about this place before. 

Social media is increasingly becoming a hugbox, and as proven by a few former friends, some can't seem to handle a thought process countering their own.

 

And stop that Mr. Doke shit!!

KFD

K-F-D.

Unlike Bigbootytitslover385839, I use that moniker in real life.

 

Cenahater: I'm not one for left or right when it comes to politics, but there is something to be said when the best option for our country is someone who isn't a politician. 

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Oddly enough, I get referred to as "TheMercedesGuy" in real life as well.  Huh.

 

I would submit to you that you are looking for something in the wrong place.  There is no such thing as a deep, meaningful relationship, formed in a bar.    They aren't friends, at least not in the sense I would consider a friend.  At best the bar people are distractions, and diversions.

 

Maybe there's an exception that proves the rule, but I haven't seen it yet.

 

The last thing I would like to touch on is Mob-mentality.  Found in copious quantities, in both the bar, and Mod. Soc.  A person is smart, flexible and capable of considered thought.  People are stupid sheep, bleating noisily to hear themselves.  Meaning what you say, and Saying what you mean have very, very little place in a Mob.  I kinda think you might be looking for something you can't find in a group.

 

Jeez, re-reading that I went really dark, and I didn't intend to.  Meh, I'll leave it be.

 

I guess I will try to sum up, and keep it a little more on point--  I wholeheartedly agree with you, the waves of "isms" sweeping both out respective countries are for sure a concern.  But I also recognize that facespace, et all are not reflective of real people.   Were you to meet one of the unfrienders IRL, I'm willing to bet they would be very polite, and willing to listen to your point of view over a coffee.  As long as they're sober, and not surrounded by their 'ism" spewing 'friends.'

In 5 years there will be something new, and we'll remember Facebook like we remember MySpace.  and then the sheep will ruin that too. :D

 

--Vince

 

 

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The tendency of third-wavers to generalize is annoying as hell, but it cuts both ways. The problem is that there are genuine pigs out there who value women only as a commodity or a trophy. But we are too reluctant to publicly condemn them. So a woman walking down the street encountering a man has no way of knowing if he is one of the good ones or if he is going to rape her behind a dumpster knowing that the only repercussions will be having his swimming scores published in every national newspaper. So the woman has to keep her guard up around all men, and when we only respond with #notallmen, we completely miss the point and only make things worse. 

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Also, I am not sure exactly what you mean by "Tumblr made up genders", but by continuing to refer to Caitlyn Jenner as a "man in a dress" suggests that you lump all gender identities other than that which matches the genitals you were born with in with the "made up" bucket. I don't know if you are being intentionally obtuse here, but you seem unwilling to even consider the possibility that ones psychological gender exists and is is just as real as ones physical gender, it is very psychologically damaging when the two don't line up, and it just so happens that the physical gender is far easier to reassign than the psychological gender. 

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I see what you are getting at, and yeah, I might be lumping. Let's consider this: Watson and Crick initiated the Genome Project back in the fifties. Those cats identified polypeptides humanity has known about since 1869. We have base pairs, and haploidial and diploidal arrangements. X and Y. 

Gender Identity Disorder (as well as homosexuality) have been identified in the DSM. I'm not going say it is a negative (which 'disorder' implies), but rather a manipulatable condition, brain chemistry and whatnot. 

Are there legitimate instances of people being born with chemistry levels and wiring that is not correlative to their chromosomal makeup? Yes. Let's state that I'm not a biologist, or have any formal medical training, outside of biology and anthropology.

Now, is there a correlation between the XX sperm cells in Caitlin Jenner's testes and these Tumblr potatoes who identify as a cloud and prefer the pronoun Zir, or Zirself. I think Jenner paved the way for normalizing transgenders. With it, comes ignorance. Look at the vines of females saying "I'm not a girl". You have XX chromosomal markers, boobs, and a uterus. Sorry, you are not a tiger, and even if you take hormones to grow facial hair, your DNA doesn't lie. I'm not an ableist shitlord for calling you a female. I really think that pronoun bullshit is akin to the Emperor's New Clothes. You want to go by the name Paint instead of your birth name of Helen? I prefer KFD to Kelly, so do you, boo. You want to be a man-hating Feminist? That's your First Amendment right, as is mine to call you a misandric cunt. You feel you are in the wrong body? Kudos to you for bucking any gender notion society gives us. Hell, fat chicks make my dick hard, even though society tells me it shouldn't. The Zirself star-gendered Tumblrite greatly demeans the adversity and anguish TG people have encountered. That's the naked despot in the streets I was musing about earlier.

I saw a very uplifting video on Facebook. You've seen those types, where the subject shows the viewers a series of cards, and emotions are conveyed with facial expressions. The video is of a beautiful girl, who was transitioning from a boy, and the adversity and hatred they faced. Now, if we were to clone this person's DNA, that wouldn't produce a woman. There female part is solely in their braincase, but the unconditional love and acceptance from their parents spoke volumes, which made me think about acceptance.

The biggest issue I wrestle with is that, and I think that is a fundamental subject any sentient being does. If you go back to the root of my rant, a prevailing ethos of a lack of acceptance is the spark to all this. Two women couldn't stand my political views on Facebook, and I can't stand Tess Munster's fanbase or business practices.

So, to answer your post, Bluetech. Am I myopically lumping Bruce Jenner with that Tumblrite who calls basic biology shitlording? No. I do however think his transition has paved the way for the positive, and the ignorant.

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On 7/11/2016 at 6:53 AM, bluetech said:

Also, I am not sure exactly what you mean by "Tumblr made up genders", but by continuing to refer to Caitlyn Jenner as a "man in a dress" suggests that you lump all gender identities other than that which matches the genitals you were born with in with the "made up" bucket. I don't know if you are being intentionally obtuse here, but you seem unwilling to even consider the possibility that ones psychological gender exists and is is just as real as ones physical gender, it is very psychologically damaging when the two don't line up, and it just so happens that the physical gender is far easier to reassign than the psychological gender. 

Your thoughts here are completely inconsistent.  The idea of gender identity is that it is a psychological construct, which means that anything not rooted in the biology is by definition "made up" because it is constructed by the individual.  It cannot be "just as real" as the physical if it is literally made up of something that cannot be measured.

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The criteria or cut of points for biological sexes are also largely arbitrary. There are chromosomes, sure, but the way those manifest in the actual physical body are not nearly as binary as you might think.

Also, things that are psychological constructs are still real. Religion is real. 

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Actually, chromosomes are THE shit.

If you're human you need XX and XY to have natural offspring. E.g. XX males, though occuring (1:100000), are sterile.

I'd say it makes a pretty clear cut division and all the rest is just making a notional chaos.

Now, as for roles culturally assigned to each sex (which I suppose is what genders are, in a way), that's a tougher nut to crack, although as history proves, this stuff is pretty fluid. Plus, people should bear in mind that many things that have impact on secondary sexual characteristics are genertic disorders or disorders of the hormonal balance and while I don't think people with those should be treated like some kind of aberration, discriminated against etc. and I think they should have the right to live their lives the way they want to, I am not sure if this is a valid basis for creating thousands of genders (or worse, sexes) on the male-female axis.

All in all, it would be far easier to get rid of gender altogether and just assume we have one kind of people divided into those with XX and XY chromosomes, with only a mix of it being able to have natural offspring. And soon the ability to have offspring "naturally" may cease to be that important anyway.

Me, I can always describe myself as someone who prefers fat XXs exhibiting secondary sexual characrteristics typical of their sex but selective when it comes to tertiary sexual characteristics and mental characteristics usually associated with their sex.

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13 hours ago, imp said:

Your thoughts here are completely inconsistent.  The idea of gender identity is that it is a psychological construct, which means that anything not rooted in the biology is by definition "made up" because it is constructed by the individual.  It cannot be "just as real" as the physical if it is literally made up of something that cannot be measured.

This a common fundamental misconception begging the question that psychological facets of a person are by their nature "made up", and therefore easily changed. This can't be farther from the truth. Just because it's "just in your head" doesn't mean it's not a fundamental part of you. This is the same misconception that has lead to the very damaging and probably should be illegal practice of gay conversion therapy. Or, since you are a member of this forum, it would be like if somebody told you to just stop being turned on by fat chicks. It's not that easy, because the brain just doesn't work that way. 

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@KFD I wholeheartedly agree with the fact that people tend to find it impossible to hold a discussion with anyone who doesn't mirror their own beliefs. And this isn't tied down to any specific side of the political spectrum. That's why I like to get into discussions with people who I know aren't on the same side of the political spectrum as I am. Once we've had a reasonable discussion for a period of time they'll ask about my political inclinations. And will be shocked as to what my answer is. Generalizations and stereotypes cloud people's minds and simply doesn't allow them to hold further discussions. Once you can label someone, you can put them into the "them" category and justify being uncivil and unable to further discuss matters.

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I'm a liberal, socialist, vegetarian but even I over the last few years have got increasingly sick and tired of tumblresc social justice warriors and media pandering, but more specifically feminism, it's warped agenda, permanent victim status, and authorised hate movement/speech.

Its all just so much privilege denying bullshit misandrist nonsense that no one seems to ever question even though it's literally ruining people's lives, which everyone ignores or praises.

I find it all so hateful, selfish, ignorant and rediculous I don't even know where to begin describing it.

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On 24/07/2016 at 4:16 PM, Tony Watt said:

@KFD I wholeheartedly agree with the fact that people tend to find it impossible to hold a discussion with anyone who doesn't mirror their own beliefs. And this isn't tied down to any specific side of the political spectrum. That's why I like to get into discussions with people who I know aren't on the same side of the political spectrum as I am. Once we've had a reasonable discussion for a period of time they'll ask about my political inclinations. And will be shocked as to what my answer is. Generalizations and stereotypes cloud people's minds and simply doesn't allow them to hold further discussions. Once you can label someone, you can put them into the "them" category and justify being uncivil and unable to further discuss matters.

I was thinking about this earlier and I would certainly say it's true online, however most of my friends are Conservative meat-eaters (it is confusing how we mainly seem to agree on most topics though, I suppose we just avoid the decisive issues, or think different people can achieve the same goal). It also reminded me that another thing that people tend to do is be completely unable to relate to or support an issue that doesn't directly affect them.

That's the thing about the London Andrews topic, I share pretty much all of her political and moral beliefs, and most of the time to be on a similar wavelength; she also posts lots of bullshit things like false body positivity (see image) or when Patreon messed up and didn't charge subscribers for a month and so paid London out of their pocket but she still later charged everyone for that month as we hadn't personally paid for the content, effectively getting paid twice.

The thing is no one is perfect and no one is exactly like you, there will always be something you disagree on so I ignore it most of the time but where in reality (if we even shared a continent let alone a city) there is a good chance you could be really good friends with someone with very similar interests but on the internet it's just "I don't need fans like you *blocked forever*". It just seems a shame.

The world has become a place where everyone is TRIGGERED permanently. Every time I use Reddit and post about myself in any form (rather than just posting or looking at naked women) I get inundated with down votes, and it's always for the stupidest reasons like; we agree with everything you said, and this is a relevant topic, but you're not X. Okay so on a sub where body shaming is not allowed and says so in massive bold letters you are down voting me, even though you agree with me, just because I'm not as X as you... effectively body shaming me you stupid hypocritical ignorant morons. Seriously need a new word for this level of reasoning ability failure.

You have a question? Down votes. You have a neutral opinion? Down votes. You have a subjective opinion? Down votes. You don't share the same body type? Down votes, and feel shit about yourself. Your artwork doesn't cater for me personally? Down votes, and feel shit about yourself. You aren't the same gender as me? Down votes and banned. You aren't a pro gamer? Down votes. Etc etc for all of eternity.

I'm fucking getting fucking sick of it.

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It honestly drives me crazy. Notice how my recent status updates disappeared? A paysite girl complained to SuperJ. 

Reddit, and the faceless Chans are notorious for what you are saying, Miners. Look at the JJ thread. I basically told those guys JJ despises them, and she's not worth your fap. Had some dude namefag me like I'm going to be intimidated because you said my whole name. Really, fucker? I have given out my cell number on this very forum!

Basically, these dudes had this ideology of "She's hot, who cares?". That's cancerous, because it perpetuates and validates these women's misandry. Doesn't matter what they say, because they will get attention (and dollars from the people they loathe).

I had another paysite model actually defend JJ's actions after I called her out here. Of course, I'm the a-hole, but again, that's the persona I work hard to keep. It's a mindless cycle.

I knew damn well I would be painted as a misogynist after making this thread, but I can't be the only one that values a girl's mind as much as her thighs. 

While I am painting with broad strokes, perception is reality. The popular idea of a Hijacker being a Muslim started with Hezbollah's 1986 hijacking and murder of Robert Stetham, but 99.993% of Muslims aren't terrorists. The voice of few, speaks for many.

As far as feminism is concerned, I'm seeing whiney, man-hating twenty somethings as the voice of it. Feminism should be empowerment, much like it was a century ago. 

If you didn't know, I'm not exactly twenty anymore. This concept hits home for me, due to the fact that I have a pre-teen daughter. She's not on the social media thing yet (I'm trying to get her on Snapchat and Instagram, but she's on that 'If Dad does it, it's lame' kick), but the #killallmen is on there. 

That vitriol is not what I want my daughter to think feminism is.

What I would like to see more of in that movement are people like Jessi Combs. Gearheads know her from 'All Girl's Garage', 'Overhaulin', and occasionally, Mythbusters. She doesn't idolize sexuality, she idolizes competency and fearlessness, much like Jackie Cochran, Amelia Earhart did in the past. She is a woman that is a positive role model, and proves that women can do a hell of a lot more than bat their eyelashes and look pretty for men.

When we can have feminism without the misandry, I'll have no qualms with it. When we have feminism that actually empowers and uplifts the women that need it (hey Tumblrinas, 9 out of 10 Afghani women endures oppression and basic human rights and you bake killallmen cakes), instead of pandering to first world problems, I'll be be fine with it.

Until then, complain to SuperJ because I don't have a mentality mirroring yours, brand me a misogynist, because your movement and hatred I don't want in mine or my daughter's life.

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6 hours ago, KFD said:

The popular idea of a Hijacker being a Muslim started with Hezbollah's 1986 hijacking and murder of Robert Stetham, but 99.993% of Muslims aren't terrorists. The voice of few, speaks for many

Yeah. But perhaps 10% approve of islamic terrorism in the Arab world. 

ISIS, which is seen as much worse than Al-Qaeda also has 'solid' approval ratings. That is for people who gleefully behead innocents at least.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/17/in-nations-with-significant-muslim-populations-much-disdain-for-isis/

Future's looking bright. 

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Let's forget goat-sodomizers and their Caliphate. 

99.993% aren't terrorists, but that .007% has fueled Islamophobia. 

Does every feminist want all men dead? No. 

Now find me someone who says the third wave of feminism has done something beneficial for women's rights, like give them the right to vote, own property, be seen in public without a man, or you know, not be sold at auction.

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I'd blame it on the general attitude which is now too progressive combined with technology and social media. Nowadays instead of having to go outside to protest you can do it at home, on Tumblr for example, and can get away with pretty much everything. There's also the fact instead of facing someone in real life and using serious arguments you can block them, or quickly type some insult or how they're being rude / offensive.

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