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Misogyny, the term used to describe societal inequity, is evidenced by many everyday things, like the gendered wage gap, pink tax, lack of women in positions of power, and the unmistakable influence of patriarchy penetrating every level of our lives, from households to politics. Whether you’re being mansplained to or fall victim to the career-destroying prerogatives of men, it means that sadly, you’re no stranger to the ways misogynistic society operates.

But luckily there are many bright women and men out there who are not willing to put up with the sexist BS they witness or experience firsthand day to day. And out of the frustration, hilarious, spot-on, merciless, and witty comebacks are born to target any misogynistic remark.

Scroll down to read through the most entertaining comebacks below that will remind us we don’t have to stay silent when someone is being a jerk.

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Some Words From Maisie Williams

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Misogyny functions as an ideology or belief system that has accompanied patriarchal or male-dominated societies and continues to place women in subordinate positions with limited access to power and decision making. But thankfully, in present times, it’s not being taken lightly anymore as more and more women and men are willing to step up and challenge this ancient and inherently harmful belief.

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Lauren Caswell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because it is met with approval by their peers, if surrounded by like minded folk. Not acceptable at all.

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Wysteria_Rose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What would that "transformed wife" say to someone who lost her breasts to cancer? Or to women who are told they can't carry a child? That they have no purpose in life then? We are more than our bodies.

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Llama_flower93
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You said it perfectly. Not all women can have children nor should they. To tell every woman that that's her only purpose is insane and very damaging to ones self worth.

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Paul Davis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If we ever create a "The Handmaid's Tale" type society almost half the people bringing it into life will be these sort of self-damning women.

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Aliquid A
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The world hasn't needed more babies for 70 years now. Creating and nourishing new life is NOT the most important thing now. There are two *more* important things. (1) Doing damage control on all the harm done by the 7.9 billion people on the planet right now, and (2) Teaching the next (smaller) generations to be better people than we were

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Dawn Sardella-Ayres
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, Transformed Wife, but my identity does not depend on your screwy ideas about "God." Shut up about my choices.

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Agnes Jekyll
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about women who can't have children, who have had hysterectomies or have had breast cancer--or, like my mom's best friend whose breasts atrophied after her first child? Are they all failures? not human? our only purpose is to breed? this thinking results in transphobia and the oppression and subjugation of women. Every single society that treats women like breeding cattle is a hell hole of fear, bigotry and abuse.. I'm so sick of it, and I'm sick of women who perpetuate this oppression on other women.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because I don't want goblins running loose in the apartment as I cook 3 different meals because they all like different things.

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Kate Priestley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women's amazing ability to reproduce shouldn't be thrown under the bus. Let's own it. We're just saying that's not all we can do.

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WildBerry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. And I don't see anything where the poster says that's all a woman can do. The poster seems to be marveling over the miracle of life that we women can make babies. That's all I see there. Not sure what the huge feminism outcry is about. Some people just like to complain.

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Dark Pearl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend can't have babies, so her body is not for having babies, but for doing good in the police force

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Llama_flower93
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And she's a whole, complete and valuable woman! No one should ever make her feel different.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What really makes me mad about this woman’s BS is that there are countless women who have suffered miscarriages, lost babies, and gone through still birth with their children who could read this. ‘God wants women to only bring children into world’. There’s obviously something f*****g wrong with you if you can’t. Evil

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CatWoman312
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always use that logic against sexist. If god intended women to be complacent baby making machines, how come he gave us a brain where we can think for ourselves? I’d think he’d make us dumb baby making machines if that was his intent.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i'm even surprised she doesn't explicitly denounced the servants part.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look at my flag! Women were created to help change the world! Not just reproduction! We have more than one purpose! tumblr_ce0...52-png.jpg tumblr_ce06f2e4433934da0e5e6be5cf27896d_c58e9e94_1280-62100f6854a52-png.jpg

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Michael Beswick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Humans are one of the few animals that continue to live far beyond their reproductive years; which is proof that women especially, are important to our species for more than just giving birth.

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WildBerry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I suggest you look up the life span of other animals, in particular but not limited to primates.

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John Montgomery
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen a few crazy posts from the "transformed" wife. I think they meant stepford.

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Debrina Blackmoon
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did she forget not everyone can have babies/find someone they want to have them with, or does she not know??? Also, it's perfectly FINE to NOT have them, as if that needs repeating! wtf

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David Gripon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But I didn't see anything about being servants for men in her comment.

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Meghna Mohan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly I come from a land where half the populace still worships the ground men walk on no matter what they are like, what they do or what they bring to the table. I'm teaching my two young boys to be responsible, caring, appreciative and honing a willing to help out attitude towards women in their life.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“ the Transformed Wife”, sounds more like The Stepford Wife to me.

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WildBerry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She sounds like she's admiring the fact that women can have babies to me. She didn't say that a woman has no other purpose. This a bogus post and people are falling for it because the responder popped out a feminist retort but her retort is out of context and aggressively defensive.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who transformed her into an incubator and milk dispenser? Could they change me into a computer with a suite of Adobe products and the latest versions of Microsoft Office? It would save IT a lot of work.

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TheReader19
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about look after yourself to reduce your chances of getting cancer, that would have made more sense

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Lisa Chambers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hard to be really deep in 140 characters I suppose. She only scratched the surface.

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Karen Lyon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does this twit even understand that God did not make everything equal for all women? I worked once with a woman who came from an extremely abusive household, who was worried that with her poor role models, she wouldn't be a good Mom. And let's talk about the women who just CAN'T have kids. It's their fault, is it?

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Roberto Durante
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Godlywoman is not possible to educate a feminist even they have thousand's of PHD or what ever to hide their frustrations

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Luuta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God gave me balls, a d**k and testosterone for the magnificent job of creating and protecting new life. But I use it to tell my wife to fetch beer and pizza while I unbutton my shirt, scratch my belly and watch sport.

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Steve Ramaekers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Commenter - You soooooo misunderstand the beauty of a woman. I can do both by the way - appreciate and enjoy my blessed gift of joining in the act of creation (which is why you are here by the way) AND be an educated professional psychologist as I am.

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Llama_flower93
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, you have a penis and testicles that carry the seed of life, God must have created you to only procreate! What could be more important for your life?

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Bacony Cakes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know what can be more important than either of those! I'll put it into the form of a song! *satellite teletype sounds*

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J Charbonneau
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh I hate that woman and everything she posts. She's toxic to women...

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James Buchanan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While that is true, this person is telling women that their sole purpose in life should be to marry and have kids. That is clearly wrong. That isn't a differing viewpoint, that's just being blind to reality.

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Kat Plumb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it may be a response to left saying men can have babies or a period. let's go with science.

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Melvin Dragvelk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ann may have a PhD but she is dumb as a rock. Read the original post, now re-read it without putting your own spin of sexism into it. It was a c0mplement to how wonderful women are. Nowhere in the comment did the poster claim women are less than men or anything bad. Stop adding your biased BS into everything you read.

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Robert Thompson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did Ann add the words "Servants for men" in her reply? This was not implied by The Transformed Wife. My guess is that Ann didn't care what was being posted, she had something negative to say and she was going to say it to anyone that would listen.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Servants for men? That just sounds like an unhealthy relationship, not motherhood o-o

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Gay Llama
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For me it's finding a nice girl and hopefully marrying her and protecting her from men like this.

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Way to say "I believe that women in general are so incredibly stupid and ignorant about what roles they can have in life that I'm going to waste years on a completely irrelevant medical degree just so I can sound smart and turn the tide against the entire group of people I hate."

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The OP didn't say women should only make children and nothing more, but ok

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The OP is a well known advocate of the religious stay at home wife who answers to her husband as head of the household and should not work because she is needed at home to raise children and run the house.

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But although the term has been all over the media in the past 5 years, its real meaning is still widely confused. Kate Manne, a Cornell philosophy professor and the author of “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny” argues that misogyny is really not about male hostility or hatred towards women, as it’s commonly assumed. Instead, it’s about controlling and punishing women who challenge male dominance.

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In an interview with Vox, Kate explained: “There’s a tendency to define misogyny as this deep hatred in the heart, harbored by men toward girls and women. I define misogyny as social systems or environments where women face hostility and hatred because they’re women in a man's world—a historical patriarchy.”

And what’s really alarming about misogyny is that it is something we practice almost unconsciously. The hostility towards women is something that’s a priori embedded in our culture where people internalize it through social norms and customs. In reality, it’s a trap for anyone born in an already misogyny-fueled society.

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I’ve Never Heard This Explained So Succinctly

I’ve Never Heard This Explained So Succinctly

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Your Unsolicited Advice Doesn't Matter To Anyone, My Dude

Your Unsolicited Advice Doesn't Matter To Anyone, My Dude

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"And I like men who do not comment my beauty routine, yet here we are."

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When Autocorrect Only Recognizes Male Achievements

When Autocorrect Only Recognizes Male Achievements

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happens too much and needs to stop. We are not just wives, parents, children etc. We are individuals and should have our achievements shared as individuals and not because we are related to someone else famous.

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According to Kate, such hostile behavior comes from the fact that many people feel attached to the positions they believe are their birthright. “When men think women are taking opportunities and privileges away from them, when they think women are challenging male dominance, you get backlash,” she explained.

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They Are Probably Not Funny, Just A Terrible Person

They Are Probably Not Funny, Just A Terrible Person

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As a way of dealing with misogyny in society, Kate believes it all comes down to men in positions of power accepting that women can surpass them without having wronged them. At this point, we are still far from this point, but externalizing our discontent is crucial in making things better, hence every debate, whether IRL or online, is a small step towards an equal, respectful society.

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A Common Denominator

A Common Denominator

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It reminds me of a joke. A guy goes to the doctor. "What's wrong?" the doctor asks. "I hurt all over my body" he says. "Show me exactly where it hurts" says the doctor. "Here, here, here, here and here". "Well, you should get that finger checked!!" hahaha

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Boys Will Be Held Accountable For Their Actions

Boys Will Be Held Accountable For Their Actions

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the American South people will say "he's just being a good ol' boy!" and somehow that would excuse his heinous crimes. It just meant to me that he's "one of us" versus some evil person with slightly darker skin or who goes to a different church than we all do.

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When Men Think Everything Women Do Is For Them

When Men Think Everything Women Do Is For Them

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Accusations Ruin A Man's Life

Accusations Ruin A Man's Life

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the thing is that, in this case, these men had enough money and power to just make it go away, and the people that support them largely don't care about that stuff anyway. For those who don't have that money and power, accusations can ruin a life, but the way to solve that is to ensure that every accusation is correctly followed up on and necessary prosecutions made. Just saying "don't accuse" absolutely does not help, in fact it makes things worse.

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A Woman's Place Is One Of Servitude

A Woman's Place Is One Of Servitude

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Lauren Caswell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What. The. Ok that hit me too never thought about how it being paid work changes everything!

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Bennyboy Gets Rekt With Facts And Logic

Bennyboy Gets Rekt With Facts And Logic

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This Belongs Here

This Belongs Here

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand how everyone can't see it. Willfully blind I guess

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The Link Between Guns, Police And Violence Against Women In America

The Link Between Guns, Police And Violence Against Women In America

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe half the police force in the US and many non developed countries. But not in most of the western world. We don't have a huge gun issue. EDIT: Since some people seem to have an issue of me only commenting on the gun part and not mentioning anything about domestic violence, well here is my stance. ANYONE who is a perpetrator of domestic violence deserve to be punished. The court system is an absolute joke in protecting victims and things need to change NOW. Too many people are dying at the hands of their "loved one" and something should have been done years ago. We keep hearing about perpetrators facing tougher punishments but it is yet to be seen. It is all talk and no action. And judges/parole board need to be held accountable for releasing repeat offenders. If the reoffender ends up killing someone, the judge/parole board have blood on their hands. Hopefully that satisfies some of you.

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Truth

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Self control peeps it's really something adults should know. But it's as common as common sense

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Had To Be Said!

Had To Be Said!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To the know it all who made a comment about nurse’s salaries, I use to work in collections for auto loans. A lot of nurses defaulted on their payments. I know this might come as a surprise but people, nurses have other bills to pay, many have children, and many are single mothers. Just because someone is a nurse doesn’t automatically equal wealthy.

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Turn That Mansplaining Into A Joke

Turn That Mansplaining Into A Joke

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol! Thank God it was mansplained, if he been washed away by that one. Dripping with confusion

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When Random Online Males Suffer From Correctile Dysfunction

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Patriarchy Will Always Find A Way To Blame Women

Patriarchy Will Always Find A Way To Blame Women

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How come it's always single mom and that is seen as a bad thing. If ever there is a single dad he's sung like a hero. Unless he goes with his baby girl to the ladies toilet to change the diaper (because the changing tables are if at all only in the ladies toilet), then he's a pervert.

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When Decent Behavior Doesn't Come Easy

When Decent Behavior Doesn't Come Easy

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So Unfair

So Unfair

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Marianne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women being emotional would not be such a problem for men if they had not been bullied into supressing their own emotions from early childhood.

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Lets Treat Women The Same Way

Lets Treat Women The Same Way

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Lauren Caswell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or we could try using the same terms for males as for females. So a guy who sleeps around is a s**t etc. It's not something I exactly approve of, but I think it wouldn't take long to get the point across to at least some more people

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"Give Me A Smile"

"Give Me A Smile"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because women were only put on this earth to be pleasant ornaments for men to look at (/s which really should be obvious but you can never tell the idiots in a crowd)

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