View original postAnd I agree with you re: fantasy. If superpowers are a thing, limiting female superheroes to be physically weaker than their male counterparts is like insisting the Flash be black because most of the current world records for sprinting are held by Africans.
Or possibly 'people of somewhat less remote African ancestry than the rest of us'? Because I think your geography is better than to think Jamaica is in Africa.
The purges will continue until morale improves
- 22/08/2017 04:10:36 PM
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I love how they cite Vasquez from Aliens as a strong female character.
- 22/08/2017 04:46:53 PM
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Uh, yeah, I don't see the link. Just because he cheated on his wife doesn't make him not feminist.
- 22/08/2017 06:44:28 PM
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You are not the gatekeeper, either
- 22/08/2017 07:25:31 PM
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I strongly protest against the notion that there IS a gatekeeper. 
- 22/08/2017 07:39:41 PM
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- 22/08/2017 07:39:41 PM
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I am the gatekeeper. Both of you are out.
- 22/08/2017 07:52:22 PM
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You can't kick me out!
- 22/08/2017 07:54:30 PM
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Of course the real problem with the strong female action figure is the lack of real world models
- 22/08/2017 07:30:55 PM
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But is it?
- 22/08/2017 07:45:30 PM
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An interesting thing about sci-fi is that it can plausibly eliminate sexual disparity in strength.
- 22/08/2017 08:19:52 PM
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I take it by 'Africans', you mean 'black people'?
- 22/08/2017 09:19:01 PM
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I meant Africans. The deficiency here is in my knowledge of sports records.
- 23/08/2017 12:40:23 AM
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- 23/08/2017 12:40:23 AM
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Of the two female Avengers only one has super powers.
- 22/08/2017 09:46:49 PM
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*shrug*
- 22/08/2017 09:56:20 PM
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And it bothers me that he can get nocked around like that and live
- 23/08/2017 12:29:26 AM
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No, not yours *NM*
- 23/08/2017 12:34:13 AM
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I doubt anyone had their life changed because they were inspired but whatever his name is *NM*
- 25/08/2017 02:33:48 AM
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So that makes me wonder....What is the definition of a Feminist?
- 22/08/2017 11:20:49 PM
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A person who supports feminism.
- 22/08/2017 11:55:56 PM
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Motte and Bailey
- 24/08/2017 10:22:03 PM
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?
- 24/08/2017 10:34:34 PM
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The argument is
- 24/08/2017 11:03:19 PM
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I think people have different ideas of how to reach equality, some of which are stupid
- 24/08/2017 11:28:31 PM
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I really like this analogy, but I think it's off base here.
- 24/08/2017 10:36:31 PM
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Re: I really like this analogy, but I think it's off base here.
- 24/08/2017 11:01:15 PM
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Re: I really like this analogy, but I think it's off base here.
- 24/08/2017 11:34:24 PM
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Re: I really like this analogy, but I think it's off base here.
- 25/08/2017 12:28:58 AM
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Re: I really like this analogy, but I think it's off base here.
- 25/08/2017 03:33:53 AM
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all the social justice people hide from one reality
- 25/08/2017 03:40:51 PM
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That's the equity/equality distinction.
- 25/08/2017 04:01:10 PM
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Are you ok giving a rich black person advantages over a poor white one?
- 25/08/2017 05:41:58 PM
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It's not just a black/white issue
- 25/08/2017 05:45:17 PM
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Really?
- 25/08/2017 06:16:14 PM
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Affirmative action is illegal for public universities in California
- 25/08/2017 06:44:38 PM
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That's really not what "modern liberal social justice" thinks.
- 28/08/2017 06:41:32 AM
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It may not be what they intend but they ignore the real world consequences
- 28/08/2017 02:25:23 PM
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Re: That's really not what "modern liberal social justice" thinks.
- 28/08/2017 03:02:42 PM
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Only very briefly as I head off to work.
- 28/08/2017 04:07:42 PM
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Well, I can see you're busy
- 28/08/2017 04:36:55 PM
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All else being equal, yes. But that's sometimes difficult to visualize.
- 29/08/2017 03:56:56 AM
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How about a kid who's family endows one or more chairs? Or built the new gym? *NM*
- 29/08/2017 05:45:29 AM
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Oh look; a bunch of dudes discussing feminism! *NM*
- 22/08/2017 11:49:25 PM
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Someone needs to bring some rationality and logic to the topic. *NM*
- 23/08/2017 01:28:16 AM
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And, I thought it was "if you believe men & women are equal, you're a feminist!" *NM*
- 23/08/2017 01:29:24 AM
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I don't know if you've noticed, but...
- 23/08/2017 07:05:10 AM
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Well
- 23/08/2017 09:02:28 AM
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I tried
- 23/08/2017 11:41:00 AM
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It's odd
- 23/08/2017 12:08:34 PM
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Urban Minnesota is a bit of a haven, too. Plus we have agreeable weather with four seasons!
- 23/08/2017 09:29:33 PM
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Pft, I've seen your mosquitos! *NM*
- 24/08/2017 12:57:03 AM
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This year has been very mild. I think they're going the Way of the Bee. *NM*
- 24/08/2017 11:26:10 PM
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Uhoh
- 24/08/2017 11:47:16 PM
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In this particular case, the feminists would appear to have a legitimate point
- 23/08/2017 02:54:46 AM
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So in the end, Joss Wheldon is nothing more than the stereotypical Hollywood producer
- 23/08/2017 03:48:40 AM
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So he is a lot like Bil Clinton only with no Hillary to take the women out for him? *NM*
- 25/08/2017 01:16:11 PM
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