...and we are past 50k question! Drop the balloons and roll out the free car!

maybe in the time you are bored, you can tidy up your antiquated worldviews

"All that's happened - they've run out of things to victimise themselves over so they've dug up more stuff." <- this is the most ridicolous sentence that has ever come out of your fingers.

two dudes talking about catcalling being not that bad

or "Equality has existed for quite a considerable amount of time in most 1st world countries now."

yeah, right

no, hello isn't catcalling. and yes, I have other views about 3rd wave feminism

here, look at this

no, I'm not.

"Morons. Yes ban people from indicating that they find you hot. "

this for me says "cat calling equals telling other people 'I find you hot'"

but it's much more than that

okay, fair enough

then you should stay consistent

either catcalling is bad or it isn't

you can't say it's bad and then 5 seconds later say, "people shouldn't victimise themselves"

when someone ridicules me and asserts his power over me, s/he victimises me

and it's not I who victimises myself

It's like if I were to say: "stop whining about your anxiety. stop victimising yourself!"

It isn't, it really isn't

no, it's not

it's a prime example of an asshole

so?

I know a ton of feminists who would never do something like that

and I bet you did not talk a second longer with these people after they supposedly screamed at you

maybe you should just stop holding doors..

what I find really weird is this. you have this set of anecdotes, but have not read a book on feminism or know a prominent figure or engaged yourself with this issue in another way although you say yourself it is a good thing on other occasions

I wonder if you could tell me right off the bat what the difference between 2nd, 3rd and 4th wave feminism is

well, isn't that a healthy attitude

I'm a person as well

cool, but life and discrimination are a bit more layered than this ;)

wrt the door situation, I certainly don't think so, no.

and another women screamed at me somewhere else

well, you opinions reflect in your actions and your actions matter

for instance your vote

but that's a whole 'nother topic

okay...

if you are offended, that's your problem

@TomK. language!

HAH!

I knew you were lurking

I was gonna delete that anyway

I was just trying to make a point

@J.J the reasonable way to deal with unreasonable people is...

to just walk away

because that would be a much nicer place to live in?

"What a strange game, the only way to win is not to play"

*sigh

@J.J if they say that "My leg hurts, and I didn't want to delay you... "

;p

totally true in my case. My ankle's probably going to kill me when I'm old.

no, but that's no reason why it can't get gradually better

well, they matter for yourself at least

sigh

yeah

I was just gonna say

check and mate

wow, now you got me

okay...

I tried my best

I'll stop now

go read a newspaper

bye

@J.J I was serious

basically turn it around and make them feel bad

@J.J heh.

You're only allowed to do it if you get the reference ;p

Its from one of the avengers movies

For what it's worth @J.J - I'm with you on a lot of this. I absolutely will not read any newspaper, I don't trust any source I have not done some background checks on, and I hate fads... But I believe in being courteous, nice, kind and gentlemanly. To all, until they show I shouldn't

This means I also hold doors open for men, not just women. And I give up my seat for anyone who may need it more than me. If anyone has a problem with that - that is their issue