An Open Letter on Feminism Threads....Questions and Thoughts... (5)

Feb 18, 2014 8:02 AM CST An Open Letter on Feminism Threads....Questions and Thoughts...
Is this the 'only game in town'?....

One has to wonder if this is the case...


Many times over the last long while I have seen the rake of threads on feminism in the CS forums, the evils of the feminist in society and the denigration of the people who have the temerity to stick up for women whether they be forthright and opinionated or not....I ask, what more is there to be gained by milking this subject?...
Evedently, the men who post this material believe in what they post, for only a fool would post threads of inflamitory content ad-nausiam and expect us all to have some kind of 'epiphany' upon reading these same posts!...
But wait....I see the replies, the counter threads [which i freely admit to having contributed to], the 'fall out' from the feminism threads is fuel in itself for keeping the CS forum fires burning, in much the same way as 'Sofar' threads animated the forums and got people 'tuned in' to the next great installment, is the 'feminisim road show' just a sideways step in car crash entertainment?, surely not, are we the ones keeping the feminism threads alive simply by contributing in any way, shape or form by side threads on the topic [i say this knowing the irony of my own post]....
I would not be harranged by any subject that made its point veciforously [via the OP's genuine interest and concern] and then gracefully declined when the topic had been thouroughly dissected and discussed, and therein [as the bard said] 'lies the rub'....
Feminisim threading seems less discussed than dictated...The OP's cannot expect to present subject matter of a sensitive nature and not expect people to get 'riled', particularly women, to whom the very tone of these posts is morally offensive, and I should add, a great many men who are enlightened enough to not see women as a threat around every corner of lifes events...
The principal OP [and i will out of CS ruling not call names] is very evidently an intelegent, and id hazzard a guess, well read person, I feel it a great waste of time and intelegence to ceaselessly push the feminism arguement when plainly, there is nothing let to glean, and nobody left to care about the subject, in effect, all that comes of these threads now is threads about the threads....(erm!).....
Me, Im just on the outside looking inside, and perhaps if the feminism threads ended tomorrow our 'reason detre' would be gone also, but id like to think we all have a little something in the tank to add to the forums and perhaps make it challenging and interesting without being offensive, confrontational and built on point scoring and internet reserch [thats assuming you have internet worth a damn]....
Like I said in the title, this is an open letter, my opinion, your right to reply, you can comment, agree. dis-agree, give me a hard time or completely ignore me, but if you have read this, then my work here is done [well, up to a point]....laugh.....
Feb 18, 2014 8:40 AM CST An Open Letter on Feminism Threads....Questions and Thoughts...
Orion34
Orion34Orion34Dublin, Ireland18 Posts
I think you're missing the whole point of the feminism threads. And I think in some ways I do aswell. THis may very well originate from a time long before I was a member (2011). The other thing is that buried in them posts there is some kernel of truth... it's buried under a layer of abrasive inflammatory stuff, but it's hard to dismiss it all. When it's hard to dismiss then come the analysis of motivations. Are they women haters? Maybe... maybe not. But call them that 'cos we can't get rid of the underlying argument. and on so she goes. The other things I noticed, some of the main objectors have at least once been very ingratiated with the main protagonist's humour at times.. and then sort of fall out again... and maybe in a week or two we'll see them all trade funny banter between each other too. That's hilarious from someone observing, watching the switching back and forth. laugh

The other thing that we have to be aware of, is that there may be untold stuff going on behind the scenes too.
laugh That skews motivations.
Feb 18, 2014 9:00 AM CST An Open Letter on Feminism Threads....Questions and Thoughts...
I dont always agree with the views of others but i tend to ignore or not engage with them if that's the case. Other than that I try and find common ground on a different level or through another interest.

Here's like my own family if I'm honest.....there are members that I really dont get on with but you either find some common ground or move in different circles. I dont get this expending negative energy.
Feb 18, 2014 12:14 PM CST An Open Letter on Feminism Threads....Questions and Thoughts...
Orion34: I think you're missing the whole point of the feminism threads. And I think in some ways I do aswell. THis may very well originate from a time long before I was a member (2011). The other thing is that buried in them posts there is some kernel of truth... it's buried under a layer of abrasive inflammatory stuff, but it's hard to dismiss it all. When it's hard to dismiss then come the analysis of motivations. Are they women haters? Maybe... maybe not. But call them that 'cos we can't get rid of the underlying argument. and on so she goes. The other things I noticed, some of the main objectors have at least once been very ingratiated with the main protagonist's humour at times.. and then sort of fall out again... and maybe in a week or two we'll see them all trade funny banter between each other too. That's hilarious from someone observing, watching the switching back and forth.

The other thing that we have to be aware of, is that there may be untold stuff going on behind the scenes too.
That skews motivations.


The kernel of truth, absolutely, and im not in dispute with the facts that there have been and continue to be cases where men have been unjustly accused of offences against womem, and there are some women who have successfully played the victim and the system, and i dont think for one moment anybody out there would be in any doubt of that fact...but i would make an educated guess that the 'inflammitory' content of which you mention is the thorn in the side of many....
I will stand correction, but were there not recently videos being put up showing men slapping women, the reasoning for such a post is lost on me, whats conclusion am i to draw from such a video?....
You do hit the nail on the head in respact of the cohort, and again, what conclusion are we to draw from those who play an active role directly inside the feminisim detraction collective?...
Ill posset a guess based on my own life experience....
As a young lad, i could not get a girlfriend for lovin or money, for 7 long years i carried the bitterness around with me and learnt the word 'mysogeny' and pretty much lived the life, I blamed women for not finding me interesting or attractive, not for a moment thinking of, and seeing myself as, 'ugly in, ugly out', I dont know what my wife saw in me back then, but whatever it was, it changed me and probably saved me from myself...The popular conception is women haters have had a bad hand somewhere in life, mother, girlfriend, wife, someone has put these men on a high alert so they are far more pre-disposed to see the negative potential and not the possitive that so many of us see almost all of the time...
Interesting you close with the 'untold stuff', I doubt we will ever find out what life experiences direct an OP's posts and content [and in fairness, its not our business, but it might help us understand motives a bit more]....
Anyways, im not going to write chapters on here about this, i'd say my thoughts are clear enough, and whether people think i have a simplistic view or not is for them to decide...Ill leave this for folks to debate if they wish....handshake...

...And welcome (back) to the forums....
Feb 18, 2014 1:13 PM CST An Open Letter on Feminism Threads....Questions and Thoughts...
stanley8m
stanley8mstanley8mkildare, Kildare Ireland156 Threads 7 Polls 5,341 Posts
I know damn all or have the slightest interest about soccer or womens fashion, therefore I don't read or contribute to threads on those topics. Some of the feminist stuff is funny, if people don't like it, they should just post on other threads.
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