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In reply to the discussion: "rape and PIV* are almost the same thing", Part II. Welcome to Bizarro World. [View all]nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)62. Crazy, crazy people all over this crazy world... What can ya do?
Now, that said, I do not condone using any of this as a strawman to beat anyone over the head with. I'm not saying you advocate such an approach yourself, just that that is one possible misuse (IMHO) of the OP.
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"rape and PIV* are almost the same thing", Part II. Welcome to Bizarro World. [View all]
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
OP
Yeah, seems to me a concrete and unequivocal concept of consent is the obvious starting point.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#4
Also: That's an illuminating question, which one could also ask about radical anti-choicers.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#16
There must be some type of condition that causes people to come up with and believe this warped shit
Major Nikon
Aug 2012
#10
The theory of evolution was written by a penis-wielding member of the patriarchy
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#23
Strict adherence to any religion forces you to believe silly things from time to time
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#25
Or politics, or philosophy, or economics, or art... or pretty much anything.
LanternWaste
May 2013
#55
I don't know of too many economists who think the Flintstones really happened
Major Nikon
May 2013
#56
They don't believe it's natural, and yeah, Dworkin and MacKinnon would qualify the statements
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#31
This stuff, in August of last year mind you, didn't just materialize out of the vacuum.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2013
#66
You had reason to suspect the Space Patriarchy would be any different than the terrestrial one?
Major Nikon
Jul 2013
#75
But, what if she gets the Big "O" while some guy is muff-diving? Is that OK?
Eleanors38
Aug 2013
#77
Gotcha. Sorry, people keep trying to drag me into this silly fucking argument.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2014
#82