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Originally posted by Butterbone
reply to post by LifeIsEnergy
Women and men are equal.
You actually committed sexism by assuming that these women, or that girl needed any help at all.
What if that girl had just finished having oral sex with 3 guys for a bump of heroine and her father was furious and the only thing he knew to do was to slap her.
What if the two women were prostitutes who were trying to get a "new fish" into the basket so to speak.
What if this poor defenseless girl was heading to the corner market after beating up her own mother and stealing money from her so she could try to buy some booze, or drugs.
Doesn't really matter. You aren't a hero. You just lacerated someones skull and possibly gave him a concussion, and then snuck away cause you are a real man.
I don't even believe the story mind you. Because breaking a bottle over someones head is a movie Trope.
I've had 3 bottles bashed against my head and none of them broke. They just caused a stress rip in my skin and a bruise in the bone and a fractured tooth.
I've spent nights at the campfire drinking beer and trying to break the bottles on trees and rocks just by swinging them in a closed fist as hard as I thought was needed. Invariably they bounce off and sting your hand.
When we finally got one to break it damn near exploded and spewed tiny shards of broken glass in a 6 foot radius.
An iced tea bottle is generally shorter than a beer bottle, and most are "lightly squared" so they ding around less during shipping. I seriously doubt this event even happened.
Originally posted by orionthehunter
What if I walked up and then see some guy take a bottle and smash it into the guy's head with blood flying everywhere. Should I go on the offense and attack the guy with a bottle to his head and have his blood flying everywhere because I thought he was attacking the other guy? What if the guy I attacked died? Would everyone be ok if I claimed it was self defense? After all, someone attacking someone with a bottle to the head could possibly kill someone. I've heard about a single punch to the head killing someone. A hard smashing bottle could do the same I believe.
There wasn't any blood mentioned in this story until the op mentioned he went on the attack. In my opinion based on the story I read, the op escaled the violence with an assault that he committed. The father could have been merely disciplining his daughter. It's the way the story reads to me.
Originally posted by tangonine
Originally posted by Butterbone
reply to post by LifeIsEnergy
Women and men are equal.
You actually committed sexism by assuming that these women, or that girl needed any help at all.
What if that girl had just finished having oral sex with 3 guys for a bump of heroine and her father was furious and the only thing he knew to do was to slap her.
What if the two women were prostitutes who were trying to get a "new fish" into the basket so to speak.
What if this poor defenseless girl was heading to the corner market after beating up her own mother and stealing money from her so she could try to buy some booze, or drugs.
Doesn't really matter. You aren't a hero. You just lacerated someones skull and possibly gave him a concussion, and then snuck away cause you are a real man.
I don't even believe the story mind you. Because breaking a bottle over someones head is a movie Trope.
I've had 3 bottles bashed against my head and none of them broke. They just caused a stress rip in my skin and a bruise in the bone and a fractured tooth.
I've spent nights at the campfire drinking beer and trying to break the bottles on trees and rocks just by swinging them in a closed fist as hard as I thought was needed. Invariably they bounce off and sting your hand.
When we finally got one to break it damn near exploded and spewed tiny shards of broken glass in a 6 foot radius.
An iced tea bottle is generally shorter than a beer bottle, and most are "lightly squared" so they ding around less during shipping. I seriously doubt this event even happened.
um.
wow.
If you've had three bottles of beer meet your noggin perhaps you should reexamine you lifestyle? What were you doing that made 3 separate people want to bust a bottle over your head?
Originally posted by HolographicPrincipal
reply to post by Phenomium
Are we on the same planet? I'm not sure if I subscribe to your.... interesting, albeit fantastical and unreal perspective. Maybe on bizarro earth, it's as you say. But here? Nope.
Power through force is base. Words, gestures, knowledge, and leading by example.... That's powerful.
Originally posted by Exuberant1
reply to post by HolographicPrincipal
He makes more sense than you do.
You seem to be confused here.
What he is describing is the ways things are - he is letting you know why women should not expect men to come rushing to their aid.
When he speaks about power, he clearly mentioned that he was speaking about RAW physical power - not what feminist agitprop regards as power.
There is a difference between actual power and the power of - for example - a speech, or an idea.
Deal with it lady.
Originally posted by Dark Ghost
Why is it that threads attacking Men get so many stars and flags and barely any criticism, but threads criticising Women get crucified and called Misogynistic?edit on 18/8/2011 by Dark Ghost because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Anon404
I'm sorry, but for many of the reasons people already said (look out for #1, victim attacking, etc.) I would not intervene anymore.
Women want to be equal to men in every way. Maybe that's not true. Women's rights always stop at negatives (draft, child custody, etc).
Today when stepping in risks getting beat down and facing legal problems, I will let women be equal adults and handle the problem. I would call 911 but that's it.
Only time I will step in now is for a child. I can't punish the innocent. Women are no longer innocent or allowed to be viewed as weak creatures today, and therefore I will not either.
When I see women fight for true equality instead of allowing paternal culture persist where they benefit and fight where it does not, then their hypocrisy condemns them to lose my protection.
Where a group fights for beneficial unequal treatment and get it, then let that society protect them.
Originally posted by Phenomium
Originally posted by HolographicPrincipal
reply to post by Phenomium
Are we on the same planet? I'm not sure if I subscribe to your.... interesting, albeit fantastical and unreal perspective. Maybe on bizarro earth, it's as you say. But here? Nope.
Power through force is base. Words, gestures, knowledge, and leading by example.... That's powerful.
1776 proved that words did not work, therefore battle (where no women were needed) and force had to be brought to remedy the situation......AND IT DID. Until now, because people like YOU chose to listen to lies and political WORDS that they choose to not even listen to. My world seems bizarro to YOU because it would to anyone who is still asleep and ostensibly still votes because they truly thin their WORDS still matter. It would seem like a fairy tale to someone who looks around and still sees a beautiful country in the midst of chaos that was cause because the people of America thought that their words mattered. Words are nothing! Actions speak louder than words...you've heard this no?edit on 20-8-2011 by Phenomium because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by felonius
Originally posted by Aeons
See, I'm much more a hit-me-and-you'll-never-sleep-soundly-again kinda woman.
Amen sister.
People ALWAY go to sleep.....eventually LOL!
Originally posted by HolographicPrincipal
Originally posted by Phenomium
Originally posted by HolographicPrincipal
reply to post by Phenomium
Are we on the same planet? I'm not sure if I subscribe to your.... interesting, albeit fantastical and unreal perspective. Maybe on bizarro earth, it's as you say. But here? Nope.
Power through force is base. Words, gestures, knowledge, and leading by example.... That's powerful.
1. You are responding within the framework of politics. I was responding within the framework of sociology.
2. Leading by example = "Actions speak louder than words".
No. I'm not saying that at all. So obviously I can't be serious, except for the conviction that your assumption is false.
Originally posted by Phenomium
You are saying that "physical force" is a fantasy and unreal perspective in this world we live in??? Are you serious???
You're kind of right. Leading by example is a concept whereby the possibility exists to get results without anger or violence.
Originally posted by Phenomium
You are further saying that words and knowledge and gestures and (a concept, rather an idea) like "leading by example".,..IS TANGIBLE?? This is your power?? Ideas that no one can touch, see, smell and that most of the world today does not even subscribe to?
I agree with you.
Originally posted by Phenomium
Earth, you see, is rife with violence and war and raw power right now....and words are used to trick the public into support for more wars.
On a social level....words don't matter, they are but, a day to day way to convey our say and dismay, and when a disagreement of words, it ends in vulgar display. This is reality.
? How would you even know what I choose to listen to? You don't even know me, and you are responding to a few lines of text I've written in an online forum. That's a pretty big leap.
Originally posted by Phenomium
Until now, because people like YOU chose to listen to lies and political WORDS that they choose to not even listen
Fantastic. I'm not trying to win anything or beat anyone.
Originally posted by Phenomium
It doesn't matter. we have you beat under both terms in the end.
It's your perogative to feel that way.
Originally posted by Phenomium
When I said "actions speak louder than words", you and I have a totally different frame of thought. Yours = weak, mine = results.
If you would read the posts, I described a personal incident where leading by example was very effective. And further, it has very little to do with gender. My entire point relating to the OP, is that this is more a human issue than a gender issue. Otherwise, you have no argument from me that what you are saying here is reality.
Originally posted by Phenomium
If you were to try to "lead by example" using your words.....does that work 100% of the time? No! If the person still disagrees with you and punches you in the face. You hit the ground...no more words and you lose!