Free Radicals
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I think that a lot of people have a shallow understanding of radical feminism (there's something called the patriarchy, and it's about men oppressing women)and they object to the idea that men are consciously trying to oppress women.
But what do I know? In my mind, everyone described as radical looks like this.
But what do I know? In my mind, everyone described as radical looks like this.
Heh, I'm not gonna lie, that was pretty funny.
You do know that this thread is going to explode now though, right?
You do know that this thread is going to explode now though, right?
*grabs popcorn*erttheking said:
OT: Pretty funny. Reminds me of a lot of people I know from uni.
inb4 the radical feminists come to take our penises away.
Smokey bacon crisps also have free radicals, but they're more carcinogenic than they are politically minded.
Smokey bacon crisps also have free radicals, but they're more carcinogenic than they are politically minded.
Erin and Poochie the dog, separated at birth CONFIRMED.
I want to say that there's no way something like this'll get derailed into a rampant feminism thread - but I just don't know any more with this site. Can we please take this one in humour? Please?
I want to say that there's no way something like this'll get derailed into a rampant feminism thread - but I just don't know any more with this site. Can we please take this one in humour? Please?
Okay, I am curious. Enlighten me what a radical feminist is. I'll admit I do tend to associate them as females who associate their exploitation with men, with the declaration that it's something built into men to do. This is in contrast to liberal feminists and Marxist feminists. I don't tend to associate the "radical" part with extreme or edgy, just the full label to what I've learnt about them. Things like political lesbianism. If you want a comparison to what I tend to associate radical feminism with, this quote by Ann Oakley is a good representation: "Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace, they nevertheless exploit and injure in a myriad subtle ways. Without men the world would be a better place: softer, kinder, more loving; calmer, quieter, more humane. "
The knowledge you have is the liquid, and I am the sponge.
The knowledge you have is the liquid, and I am the sponge.
You're a few months late. They started doing that with "OH, I HEARD THIS SHERRIFF SAID VIDYA GAYMS ARE LINKED TO VIOLENCE, UH, NEWS WORTHY!". Currently now there's a nice big chunky news story about a kid who shot his grandmother being linked to GTA IV. Naturally, everyone is losing their shit, The Escapist is making a lot of money from ad-revenue and the staff is learning a lot from what Fox News does.hazabaza1 said:
I don't really see how anyone could be offended by this comic...
I mean it is just a male writer using a strawman argument to make a spurious issue out of said strawman's semantic error of mixing up 2 definitions rooted in the same issue, and wheeling out a reference to a dated colloquial term that will register a humour response out of the demographic of readers, with a punchline so disconnected from the set-up as to make you wonder why he picked that paticular issue at all. Except of course, knowing hot button topics generate views...
Neeeeooooooo way anyone will get upset about this comic, no sir.
I mean it is just a male writer using a strawman argument to make a spurious issue out of said strawman's semantic error of mixing up 2 definitions rooted in the same issue, and wheeling out a reference to a dated colloquial term that will register a humour response out of the demographic of readers, with a punchline so disconnected from the set-up as to make you wonder why he picked that paticular issue at all. Except of course, knowing hot button topics generate views...
Neeeeooooooo way anyone will get upset about this comic, no sir.
Erin should be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine.Teoes said:Erin and Poochie the dog, separated at birth CONFIRMED.
I want to say that there's no way something like this'll get derailed into a rampant feminism thread - but I just don't know any more with this site. Can we please take this one in humour? Please?
Yeah, this comic was pretty entertaining but it doesn't make any sense. Why can't "radical" mean "extreme" in "this context?" I mean, I'm not one of those people that think there's a plague of radical feminists out to take over the world, but I don't see any problem with the semantics.
It's easier to blame the "patriarchy", than to blame ourselves.
We like to think there is a shady council, with sinister looking men of power, secretly pulling the strings of the world and making all the bad things happen.
We do it al the time. We do it with Sexism, and we do it with Feminism.
It makes us feel comfortable, because we convince ourself that it's not our fault everything sucks.
That there is someone to blame.
But in reality, each of us is just one drop in an ocean of bad things, and all we can do is try to do our best.
We like to think there is a shady council, with sinister looking men of power, secretly pulling the strings of the world and making all the bad things happen.
We do it al the time. We do it with Sexism, and we do it with Feminism.
It makes us feel comfortable, because we convince ourself that it's not our fault everything sucks.
That there is someone to blame.
But in reality, each of us is just one drop in an ocean of bad things, and all we can do is try to do our best.
