Feminist Meeting
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Two of them have the same birthday and live near the water, too.
You're just asking for it, aren't you? 
Tonio
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Originally posted by jazz lady
So you're saying jazz is like LOUNGE music?
Only that easy listening crap on 105.9 that calls itself "smooth jazz." Jazz isn't supposed to be smooth. Like good classical music, it's supposed to challenge the listener. I can't seem to find a D.C. station that plays real jazz, like Miles Davis.
Chain729
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"PCU" was one of the first college-comedy's. The movie made fun of the whole "Politically Correct" crap that started about the same time (mid-late 90's). Most of the student body belonged to various organizations that protested about whatever. The feminists and womenists were two of the groups they made fun of. The movie is a little dated (protesting to allow gays in the military and freeing Nelson Mandela), but the overall theme and the constant one-liners are still amusing if you have a sarcastic sense of humor.
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KaZamm1061
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I'm not a "feminist", I'm a "peopleist". And I don't think women have been victimized by anyone except NOW in many years. Like the NAACP, feminism had a valid mission back in the day. But times change, thanks to these organizations, and now they just can't let go even though their mission is complete. There's too much money and power involved so they BECOME the oppressors of the very people they helped liberate.
Tonio
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Good point, but I won't go as far as to say that feminism's mission is "complete." Not while there are still jerks around like Dr. James Dobson, who seems to believe that God intended men to rule over women. I read one of his books and he was spouting BS about how women are inherently inferior.
There will always be jerks in this country and, as long as we have a First Amendment in our Constitution, they can say what they please. NOW and the NAACP certainly aren't so unsophisticated that they think they can eliminate all the jerks in the world.
What they DO do, however, is make a big deal out of these random jerks and try to make the case that bigoted beliefs are a lot more commonplace than they really are. Then they can say, "See? You DO need us after all!" and keep their mugs on the talk shows.
Tonio
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True. My point is that Dobson and those like him wrap their bigotry in religion to make it not just acceptable, but to convince people that any dissenting opinion is against God. To me, that's more infuriating. It comes across like he's saying that God hates women, even if he doesn't mean it.
So what? People can say or think whatever they want. When they take action that hurts others because of their beliefs, THAT'S when there's a problem. If we were in danger of having this guy as President or any other position of authority, then you could worry. Since we're not, he's just another random person expressing his free speech rights.
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KaZamm1061
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Thought it was appropriate for this thread. NO PUNT INTENDED FOR ANYONE.