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MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
17. It's perfectly acceptable to insult men all the time.
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 09:13 PM
Jul 2014

And it happens right here on DU, quite frequently. And yes, women are the ones often making the slur. Just as often as other men.

The constant reference to the (theoretical) small size of a man's penis. Not based on any evidence, because he own a gun, or drives a big, expensive car or truck, or buys or owns something which is viewed as an ostentatious display of wealth by others. In other words men are constantly accused of being deficient in their manhood and sexuality because certain people don't like certain male's purchases and / or behavior. Despite being also "constantly" being told by women that penis size really does not matter to women.

The same type of comment is almost never made about the size of a women's breasts or the size of her genitals. The closest that it comes, is calling a woman the dreaded "C" word. And THAT provokes howls out outrage.

So "Yes, is it perfectly okay to insult some people and not others."

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Institutionalized misandry, perhaps? n/t Darkhawk32 Jun 2014 #1
You're not the only one. DavidDvorkin Jun 2014 #2
It only bothers me.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2014 #3
yeah them... the_working_poor Jun 2014 #4
there's a whole lot to unpack right there... shaayecanaan Jun 2014 #13
and isn't that in itself not just hypocritical the_working_poor Jun 2014 #14
pretty much shaayecanaan Jun 2014 #15
Enough About Me Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author opiate69 Jun 2014 #16
Standard sanctified slurs used in DU. Hide proof. nt Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #5
You know what they say: the penis mightier than the sword. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #6
*epic facepaw* you're not helping... nt the_working_poor Jun 2014 #7
What the hell ever gave you the idea that I was here to *help*? Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #8
My penis has never apologized for fucking anything. westerebus Jun 2014 #9
Meh... Frankly, I can take a little (or more than a little) crude humor. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #10
I totally agree. And that is the funny thing. Bonobo Jun 2014 #11
I am all in favor of humor the_working_poor Jun 2014 #12
It's perfectly acceptable to insult men all the time. MicaelS Jul 2014 #17
No, but... TreasonousBastard Aug 2014 #19
how big did you say your penis was? kwassa Aug 2014 #20
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