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But he didn't. See his earlier post where he voiced some patently sexist opinions.
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I missed his earlier post. All apologies.
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Yes he is. A sexist opinion. And both analog and I are responding with our opinion. Are you saying it's OK for someone to have one opinion, but that it's not OK for others to respond? Oh, and for the record, this community is about discussion. What exactly do you think we're doing now?
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I'm not saying its not ok for others to express their opinion against it. Analog's post seemed like a rush to judgement on whether or not he was being blatantly sexist or not, and a threat of bringing the mods down. As I said before I didn't see billege's earlier post. I just couldn't figure out why he was getting jumped on, and what it was for.
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Of course it is. Indeed, if you REALLY want I'm sure I can dig up some statistical studies on this matter. I'm curious as to what "interesting question" it raises.
Women have for centuries (if not thousands of years) laboured in male dominated society one way or another. In sexual, domestic, professional, religious, even legal issues. I think we all agree that's a bad thing. So, in an effort to be understanding, and to allow women a place where they are free to discuss things without the typical male interference, TFP has provided a women's only board.
So what?
You think that's a bad idea?
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No. I don't. Never said it was. Actually I think its a great idea.
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You can't honestly try to argue that you don't understand why it exists. So, knowing why it exists, and understanding the context in which TFP has made a "safe harbour" for our female members to live, learn & play, why complain about this facility we provide?
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No complaints.
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Why not move along and join those if one think TFP is too female friendly or PC or liberal (or whatever label you wish to use)?
Mr Mephisto
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I'm not interested in labels. I simply failed to read the "sexism" in between the lines of billege's post. I read a couple off color jokes, but not any kind of misogyny. What I read was that he was questioning "why" it exists, not that it shouldn't exist at all. Personally I am glad it exists. I think it should exist.
The responses to his posts seemed overly sensitive to me. Maybe I don't see it because I am an insensitive ass (my label), and I am sorry for that. My defence of billege was simply that it seemed he was being misunderstood. Perhaps I misunderstood the "oversensitivity". If so then that's my problem and I apologize. We are all entitled to misunderstand.
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P.S. to everyone- Mr Mephisto is the man. That is all.
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Without a doubt.
