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Blue_Tires

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7. But it's good that he's exposed himself and we all know where he stands

Reply to Paladin (Reply #4)

Thu May 3, 2018, 03:35 PM

May 2018

And as corny as it sounds the whole "incel" thing needs to be dragged out into the light and slain... Because believe me when I tell you the number of unhappy, ill-adjusted men with at least some incel leanings is much higher than we dare to imagine...

I'm in my 40s now, but in my 20s I probably would have sympathized with a lot of their craziness...

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Ross Douthat at the NYT tries to legitimize a conservative attack on women [View all] sawasigndc May 2018 OP

I'm curious as to whether I am the only one who reads that guy's name as ExciteBike66 May 2018 #1

Haters gotta hate roscoeroscoe May 2018 #2

I think the exploitation and the reduction of women to lesser, child-like beings, is the crime here, Nitram May 2018 #3

"Dehumanization" might apply here. malthaussen May 2018 #5

Yes, dehumanization does apply. Nitram May 2018 #6

It is hate for women. Here's Talia Lavin at the Village Voice sawasigndc May 2018 #8

Yes, some men, and some women, hate women. But more insidious are those who want to enslave women Nitram May 2018 #10

Douthat ought to lose his NYT job for this. Paladin May 2018 #4

But it's good that he's exposed himself and we all know where he stands Blue_Tires May 2018 #7

Seriously sawasigndc May 2018 #9

Conservative thought is over-represented in the NYT opinion section. Paladin May 2018 #11

Every person has a right to refuse sex/relationship with any other person. alarimer May 2018 #12

I've found "incels" who thought that they were entited to the most attractive women TexasBushwhacker May 2018 #13