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(12,482 posts) Sat Dec 28, 2013, 11:08 PM Dec 2013

the biggest problem for women in america [View all]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery

The rape of the entire working class.

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the biggest problem for women in america [View all] arely staircase Dec 2013 OP

thanks for the rec arely staircase Dec 2013 #1

So many social ills stem from disparity NoOneMan Dec 2013 #2

class inequality is the greatest threat to america arely staircase Dec 2013 #4

I think climate change is the greatest threat to America and the rest of the globe NoOneMan Dec 2013 #5

Amazingly, this isn't the 19th century BainsBane Dec 2013 #13

People could think about complex interactions in the 19th century; intersectionality is old wine El_Johns Dec 2013 #43

exploitation of workers is not meaningless arely staircase Dec 2013 #46

No one said they were, that's ridiculous. bettyellen Dec 2013 #49

Another man telling me what I'm supposed to care about BainsBane Dec 2013 #3

care or not arely staircase Dec 2013 #6

Silly woman theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #14

Systemic actual rape of women has absolutely nil to do with unfair wages. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #7

I disagree arely staircase Dec 2013 #9

Power is the root of all struggle, not money. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #10

and economic power is arely staircase Dec 2013 #21

Power manifests itself in many ways. To understand that is to be multitalented. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #23

it still boils down to control of resourses arely staircase Dec 2013 #24

As I stated first, actual rape of women has nothing to do with the pay gap. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #27

and I am talking about the daily rape of every woman and arely staircase Dec 2013 #29

I understand what you're talking about and your argument is not new to me. Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #35

no argument then arely staircase Dec 2013 #38

I think we can agree cinnabonbon Dec 2013 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Dec 2013 #45

"daily rape" xulamaude Dec 2013 #57

met·a·phor arely staircase Dec 2013 #58

And it's also offensive to victims of actual, xulamaude Dec 2013 #59

then we simply disagree arely staircase Dec 2013 #61

"rape is an act of control and humiliation" xulamaude Dec 2013 #63

immediate, no. nor directly arely staircase Dec 2013 #64

And as I've said, your "metaphorical" use of the word rape xulamaude Dec 2013 #65

Poverty and Sexual Violence arely staircase Dec 2013 #68

Yeah, I'm familiar with all of that. xulamaude Dec 2013 #69

"Poverty is among the root causes of sexual violence and has a daily presence in the lives of many arely staircase Dec 2013 #71

You are not answering my specific question. xulamaude Dec 2013 #73

Is poverty the cause of rape? no arely staircase Dec 2013 #75

Thank you. xulamaude Dec 2013 #76

I stand by the metaphor nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #77

would be an absolute dismissal of victims of rape. as long as you recognize what you stand by. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #78

IYHO. nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #79

of course. yes. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #80

Okay. I guess the rape victims here at DU xulamaude Dec 2013 #81

+1 Dr. Strange Dec 2013 #74

Thank you. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #83

Holy shit. Someone actually went there. nt madinmaryland Dec 2013 #8

Frederick Engels "Within the family (man) is the bourgeois and the wife represents the proletariat." Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #11

Here's an idea: Why don't you let women tell you what women's problems are? LeftyMom Dec 2013 #12

I do nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #15

the biggest problem for women in america is men telling us what our biggest problem is, and whining niyad Dec 2013 #16

Oh, how I long for "unrec". PeaceNikki Dec 2013 #17

And I thought I could focus on more then one thing at a time... Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #18

Yep, that's the message BainsBane Dec 2013 #19

quite the contrary. the adjective "most important" implies other problems arely staircase Dec 2013 #47

ahhh... But it's woman that need to shut the fuck up... Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #48

Thank you- to write this OP about how women's concerns are always secondary .... bettyellen Dec 2013 #51

your words, not mine arely staircase Dec 2013 #53

Your OP was not directed at women? Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #55

my op directed at anyone who wishes to read it arely staircase Dec 2013 #56

Yeah... I think it's bullshit Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #60

Please direct me to one "anti-feminist" post I have written. nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #62

This one Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #66

As I have said. It is directed at whoever wishes to read it. nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #67

uh huh... Ohio Joe Dec 2013 #70

Excuse Me But, Megahurtz Dec 2013 #82

As a woman and a member of the working... one_voice Dec 2013 #20

well put nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #22

If he had phrased it as about class exploitation as a central problem facing America BainsBane Dec 2013 #25

I haven't yold anyone ehat to think arely staircase Dec 2013 #26

Why would you say the "biggest problem for women in America"? BainsBane Dec 2013 #28

class exploitation is americas biggest problem arely staircase Dec 2013 #30

Wow, you got all that? one_voice Dec 2013 #32

It's just a complete coincidence that it came in the midst of GD threads about rape culture BainsBane Dec 2013 #36

I'm glad you brought up that last part because I was about to say... Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 #37

I usually don't wade into those... one_voice Dec 2013 #40

my point is not to stir any shit arely staircase Dec 2013 #41

Why Isn't Anyone Else Getting This? Megahurtz Dec 2013 #84

while class issue is a big issue and hits us all, we also know within our class there are misogynist seabeyond Dec 2013 #86

Coincidentally, it's also the biggest problem for men. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #31

Common ground?... one_voice Dec 2013 #33

+ 1 nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #39

or simply a dismissal of womens issues? can we find common gorund. absolutely. do we do it at the seabeyond Dec 2013 #72

But Not Equally. Megahurtz Dec 2013 #85

Seems the biggest problem is expressing an opinion without bouncing it off HOF first. lol Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #34

K&R El_Johns Dec 2013 #42

Disagree. Biggest problem for WOMEN is reproductive slavery. MH1 Dec 2013 #50

Huge problem, in addition to robbing women of self determination bettyellen Dec 2013 #52

the regression of womens' reproductive rights is indeed one of the most important issues in American arely staircase Dec 2013 #54