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History of Feminism

cinnabonbon

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3. Nah, I was mostly commenting

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 11:56 AM

Jan 2014

on the fact that I am slow today. It wasn't a comment on your analogy!

It IS infuriating that the best advice people can give is "just stop being a woman on the net!" Because being a woman on the internet means we get to victim blame you when you're sexually harassed or stalked. After all, if you didn't want to be sexually harassed, you would have just disguised yourself, right?

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"Gender Neutral" [View all] sufrommich Jan 2014 OP

In the way that cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #1

Maybe it wasn't the best analogy. I just sufrommich Jan 2014 #2

Nah, I was mostly commenting cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #3

That's right,just try not to be provocative by sufrommich Jan 2014 #4

I am glad you said this. I understand people suggesting that women use Squinch Jan 2014 #5