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Comment on lock your car door, lock your legs and omg i hate this metaphor but let’s indulge (mostly copy/pasted off my tumblr) by Rape “Switch” Component Identified in Human Males and Possibly, Females. « pornalysis

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:15:05 +0000

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Comment on I’ve Been Engaged By The Trolls! Damn. by Sohan

Sohan — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:04:32 +0000

Yeah, it’s such an obvious attempt at trolling, all the way down to the “Grrrl Powrrr” and “PhenoWOMENa”. “Marcus’” half-wit parody of feminism isn’t remotely funny – it’s copious content of FAIL is proof of how desperate he is. It’s basically a rehashing of the old right-wing argument that “since it’s worse elsewhere in the world, you should shut up about your relatively mild oppression here”

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Facial Features: What Makes Black Women Beautiful « DangerousLee.Biz — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:04:58 +0000

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Comment on Camelot, The Borgias, Game of Thrones: Failing Us, One Episode At A Time by Jon

Jon — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:42:58 +0000

Before you cast judgment on Game of Thrones as sexist, you really should read the source material. The series contains numerous heroines who overcome adversity to become icons. By the end of the first season of the show, for example, Daenarys will be a transformed character. Arya becomes a feminist icon if there ever was one, and you have yet to meet Brienne or see the evolution of Catelyn. Yes horrible things happen to women in Westeros, but horrible things happen to everyone, it is a gritty dark world where the aspirations of the noble are constantly undone by the machinations of the cynical. However, this only makes the characters all the more heroic when they succeed in spite of such adversity and this is true of both genders throughout the story.

Comment on Why Can’t We Really Run This? (Review of Beyoncé’s Run The World) by Ria

Ria — Sun, 29 May 2011 00:10:00 +0000

Oddly enough my favorite part of the song is “none of these hos can fade me” live she says people so at least you can skip over that if you get an edited/radio version of the song. I like the delivery of the line though and the barber fade connection so much, I can overlook it.

Comment on Slutwalk Tehran Isn’t What You Think by ThePersianPerversion

ThePersianPerversion — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:23:04 +0000

Thanks for laying bare these morons. What’s crazy to me is that, while they may think this is hilarious, I’m sure that so many people who have left comments and/or “liked” their facebook page actually think this is real and that this is a worthy “cause.” So many kinds of ill-informed! My favorite is the misspelling of “Tehran” though.

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Comment on Slutwalk Tehran Isn’t What You Think by Nikoel

Nikoel — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:02:50 +0000

I’m extremely relieved if SW Tehran really is fake. It’s such a spectacularly bad idea I’m not sure why I believed it was real in the first place. Not to mention, that it’s not even easy for Persian-Americans to enter Iran (The US no longer has any Iranian embassies) let alone a bunch of foreigners wanting to stage a protest. And if they actually were able to get in somehow, they’d very likely be beaten and arrested by police.

Comment on Slutwalk Tehran Isn’t What You Think by Dan Waters

Dan Waters — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:34:05 +0000

Hey Marcus, stfu and stop man-splaining.

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I Need To Stop Arguing With Brick Walls « The Rambling Feminist — Sat, 14 May 2011 07:38:01 +0000

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Comment on Slutwalk Tehran Isn’t What You Think by theramblingfeminist

theramblingfeminist — Sat, 14 May 2011 07:23:37 +0000

This is about making a point, taking a stance and doing it in a manner that is sexy while also being engaging and instructional. *sigh* Marcus, it's amazing how much you keep missing the point and end up being exponentially offensive. I have already pointed out that Slutwalk is a western movement that no one has any right to impose on on anyone else; it's been pointed out elsewhere that Slutwalk is not a movement for every westerner to participate either (not that there is one particular way to do Slutwalk, as your organization have unfortunately shown). This is not a one size fits all deal, and you can't arbitrarily make that decision for Tehran's women- again I say, you are just reinforcing the problem. Participants in Slutwalk did not protest because they were trying to be sexy. Asking for victim's rights to not be blamed for being raped is not sexy, it's just a request for a bit of human decency. Whether or not the other organizers choose to endorse you is on them. My bone to pick is with your continued perceived entitlement of our support. Good intentions, and I will freely admit that I am skeptical that you and your project's are in fact good, do not excuse you from criticism. The best intentioned plans, even within widely acclaimed movements can still cause a lot of hurt. I have had enough experience as a woman of color with well intentioned people with no concept of their privilege though they deigned to teach me about what my rights were. I do not want to join your cause, and I have been clear about my reasons, so has Tiara for that matter. Expect no solidarity while you trample over other's voices.