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Facebook's misogyny problem
« on: September 27, 2012, 02:37:57 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021424175

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Facebook's misogyny problem
 
I admit I use FB quite a lot to keep up with friends and family, and also to post political comment. I chose to ignore the fact that it's used for far more nefarious purposes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/12-year-old-slut-meme-and_b_1911056.html

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What the interpreters of terms at Facebook have yet to realize is that these pages are not just "offensive" to some people. Of course they are offensive to some people and that is just fine. But, they are genuinely "threatening," "hateful," and appear to "incite violence." They represent Facebook's choices about what the company thinks is okay culturally. This isn't hard to understand. Facebook doesn't have a word problem. Or a terms problem. Or a censorship problem. It has a sexism problem. It has a puerile male norm problem, apparently well-informed by lad-mags. It has a problem with defining words like "violent" and "hate crimes" and construing how words like "punch" "die, bitch, die" "slap" "bitch" "slut" and more might not be considered "threatening" and "inciting."

Facebook censors content all the time. It makes a conscious choice NOT to censor misogynistic content.

Discuss. And, the first person who 1) tells me to make them a sandwich or 2) tells me I can't take a joke goes on "ignore." And the second, and the thirds. And so forth.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2012, 02:48:31 PM »
First, a primitive wants to censor the fashion industry's use of "plus-sized". Now a DUmmies are pissed at Facebook. What don't these idiots find offensive?

What bitter people they must be, waking up looking for something, anything that doesn't meet their P/C-ness.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2012, 03:13:20 PM »
Lapislezzie, take a joke and go make me a PB&J sammich.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2012, 03:13:42 PM »
I wonder if the DUmmie is as upset at the treatment of Sarah Palin on FB?!?
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2012, 03:24:21 PM »
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That's nice, sweetheart.  Why don't you fetch me a sandwich, a beer, and lighten the **** up...
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2012, 03:32:26 PM »
Facebook won't even remove threats to the military, so you'll excuse me if I don't give a shit about your complaint.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2012, 03:38:22 PM »
Do you know why women's feet are so small?

So they can stand closer to the stove.

There is no right to be not offended. Most humor, as the DUchebags keep telling us, from the left is all about calling women c*nts, tw*ts, and other hilarious jokes lie that. I don't find that funny or satirical but mean. Now the joke above I do find funny because well it is absurd and that makes it funny.

Bill "the Dwarf" Mahers version:

Do you know why Sarah Palin's feet are so small?

Because she is a c*nt.

Not so funny.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2012, 04:51:50 PM »
For the love of peanut butter and jelly!!!!!!!  You dumb whore.  Take a ****ing midol and shut up!  I seriously hate these miserable twats today.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2012, 05:01:00 PM »
Bitch please! STFU and get your ass in there and make me a sammich.  :fuelfire:
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2012, 06:35:55 PM »
I've been called a bitch, to my face, and I did not consider it a "threat of violence" in any way, shape, or form.   ::)

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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2012, 06:36:28 PM »
Are there any ladies on ConservativeCave who I can ask a favor of ?

It seems there is a primitive female who needs to be bitchslapped, because she wont make me my damn sammich. - If one of you would be so kind, it would be most appreciated.   :-)
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2012, 06:54:06 PM »
Quote from: BEG on September 27, 2012, 03:13:42 PM
I wonder if the DUmmie is as upset at the treatment of Sarah Palin on FB?!?
Of course not.  Palin "deserves" it.   ::)
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2012, 06:55:45 PM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on September 27, 2012, 06:35:55 PM
I've been called a bitch, to my face, and I did not consider it a "threat of violence" in any way, shape, or form.   ::)


I have been called a bitch to my face and did not consider it a threat of violence...but I will admit that my response was most definitely at least a threat of violence, and sometimes more.   O-)     
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2012, 07:49:26 PM »
You know, if you had a job, you would have less time to bitch about things like this...
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2012, 07:50:48 PM »
Quote from: miskie on September 27, 2012, 06:36:28 PM
Are there any ladies on ConservativeCave who I can ask a favor of ?

It seems there is a primitive female who needs to be bitchslapped, because she wont make me my damn sammich. - If one of you would be so kind, it would be most appreciated.   :-)

I would love to, but I don't know where she lives.  Get me her address and I'll be there in 2-3 days depending on location.  If she's in California, I could be there tonight.  :)
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2012, 08:30:53 PM »
Excellent - Ill see what I can do to hook you up  :rofl:
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2012, 08:38:01 PM »
The DUmmies are ones to complain about misogyny.
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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2012, 09:18:56 PM »
These people are offended by a hangnail.

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Re: Facebook's misogyny problem
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2012, 09:44:08 PM »
Quote from: Randy on September 27, 2012, 05:01:00 PM
Bitch please! STFU and get your ass in there and make me a sammich.  :fuelfire:

And while you're at it, throw another log on the fire. :-)
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