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16. lol. i do get assertive but it isn't rooted in insecurity

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 05:59 PM

Jun 2013

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After being called an MRA here numerous times, I decided to try define that term [View all] galileoreloaded Jun 2013 OP

Don't let others define you. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

or, you could just change the light bulb in the john. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #5

Ah, but when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die. opiate69 Jun 2013 #13

Adding to the definitions: galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #3

Know what else apparently defies explanation? opiate69 Jul 2013 #34

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #20

Let's explore this. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #9

The main problem I have with it is selective primacy. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #12

Which is why addressing gender inequality all by itself is never adequate. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #18

"Men as a whole" = cop out. I asked about you. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #19

Okay, sorry. I guess I misunderstood slightly. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #21

Privilege is not a feeling Major Nikon Jun 2013 #22

If privilege is subjective, it is bullshit. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #27

Burden of proof and remediation. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #30

If you feel safer than the typical woman, it's irrational. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #23

In terms of cold, hard statistics, you may be right. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #25

Subjective perceptions of the world are shaped by phrases like... lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #26

women's lives, by biological necessity are more important than mens galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #32

lol. i do get assertive but it isn't rooted in insecurity galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #16

Join the resistance Major Nikon Jun 2013 #31