One Billion Rising - Mod warning post 1

midlandsmissus

Events are starting to be held around the world to promote gender equality and make the world a better place for both sexes to live in.

One such event is in Swords on the 10th February, and the big event is on in Stephen's green on 14th February, Valentines day. It's not about calling men the enemy and women the victims, it's about standing together as both genders and working well together on an issue that is effecting a lot of people.

Please go and get the word out. We can make the world a better place.

http://www.onebillionrising.org/pages/about-one-billion-rising

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See here for what I mean.

admiralofthefleet

are you making the sammiches?

Jumblon

midlandsmissus wrote: »

It's not about calling men the enemy and women the victims

Yes it is.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

*open link*

*see "rape culture"

*close link*

fedor.2.

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Events are starting to be held around the world to promote gender equality and make the world a better place for both sexes to live in.

One such event is in Swords on the 10th February, and the big event is on in Stephen's green on 14th February, Valentines day. It's not about calling men the enemy and women the victims, it's about standing together as both genders and working well together on an issue that is effecting a lot of people.

Please go and get the word out. We can make the world a better place.

http://www.onebillionrising.org/pages/about-one-billion-rising

Only if men let you

midlandsmissus

Jumblon wrote: »

Yes it is.

ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.

No, it actually isn't.

donvito99

Swords?



Fookin miles away.

fedor.2.

midlandsmissus wrote: »

ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and menacross every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.

No, it actually isn't.

Load of fatties so is it

Death and Taxes

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Events are starting to be held around the world to promote gender equality and make the world a better place for both sexes to live in.

One such event is in Swords on the 10th February, and the big event is on in Stephen's green on 14th February, Valentines day. It's not about calling men the enemy and women the victims, it's about standing together as both genders and working well together on an issue that is effecting a lot of people.

Please go and get the word out. We can make the world a better place.

http://www.onebillionrising.org/pages/about-one-billion-rising

A worthy and welcome initive, but as usual the pis*takers on AH will derail the thread and belittle the the inititive.

Adhamh

What's this about? Rape?

Rapists don't care what women think, that's the point.

fedor.2.

WileyCoyote wrote: »

A worthy and welcome initive, but as usual the pis*takers on AH will derail the thread abd belittle the the initive.

A white knight arrives

galwayrush

A Taliban run Afghanistan province would be a beter place to start.

pcnoobie

so for one day in ireland
women will tolerate men
what about the other 364 days a year that everything is our fault **** them
men rule!

midlandsmissus

are you making the sammiches?

Only if men let you


The easy replies.
The harder reply...is to stick your neck out of the sand, and say maybe things actually need to change.

gallag

Well, I suppose if yous all get your house work done then go for it just don't expect to many men to be there, they will be out winning the bread so yous can go to the salon, get make up etc to look pretty for us. its not like there are bigger problems in the world.

admiralofthefleet

midlandsmissus wrote: »

are you making the sammiches?

Only if men let you


The easy replies.
The harder reply...is to stick your neck out of the sand, and say maybe things actually need to change.

like the fact that men are victims too?

Death and Taxes

fedor.2. wrote: »

A white knight arrives

No, just an egalitarian.

Gummy Panda

flutterflye wrote: »

What? Do they want to take away my annual chocolate and flowers? Ba$tards :mad:

Yes now you buy the chocolates and flowers for the man. In return we will give you oral sex later if you are not too drunk and smelly.

midlandsmissus

fedor.2. wrote: »

A white knight arrives

Been reading your pick up artist stuff again have you?

Lyaiera

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

like the fact that men are victims too?

Yep. Of a patriarchy.

fedor.2.

WileyCoyote wrote: »

No, just an egalitarian.

A bullsh1tarian more like

MagicSean

One billion people looking for paternity leave entitlements and fathers custody rights? Where do I sign up?

fedor.2.

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Been reading your pick up artist stuff again have you?

You know it. Go have a shave and i may try some of it out on ya

Jumblon

http://i.imgur.com/XIi1I.jpg

J_E

ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME.
ONE BILLION WOMEN VIOLATED IS AN ATROCITY
ONE BILLION WOMEN DANCING IS A REVOLUTION

Where does it say anything about men?

joydivision

How sad are the people who go to this . Cant even get a date on valentines day .
Im not gonna be part of this .

admiralofthefleet

Lyaiera wrote: »

Yep. Of a patriarchy.

a patriarchy?

Pottler

I for one fully support this initiative and believe firmly in equality. If it was up to me, I'd even let them vote.

midlandsmissus

gallag wrote: »

Well, I suppose if yous all get your house work done then go for it just don't expect to many men to be there, they will be out winning the bread so yous can go to the salon, get make up etc to look pretty for us. its not like there are bigger problems in the world.

Sigh, the ironic thing here is these kind of posts even as jokes prove my point. If you think about it a little deeper, can you see it? The thing to think about is - has current society conditioned you to reply like this...

The One Who Knocks

"ONE BILLION WOMEN DANCING IS A REVOLUTION"
Yeah, on a pole maybe..then it's several revolutions

In all seriousness... I'm all for equality and all that, but one billion rising seems to be more of an anti rape event..which is good too, but I think they're tackling it the wrong way.

Inequality isn't the cause of rape, now go make me a sandwich!


...what?.....fine, Please?

midlandsmissus

fedor.2. wrote: »

You know it. Go have a shave and i may try some of it out on ya

Insult a woman because she called you out on something, have a think about yourself fedor.2. Is it clever or smart, is it making you look good?

Big Bottom

Well considering how many men seem to be living at home with their Mummys I dont think women have anything to worry about!

Ill have something better to do that day like washing my hair or something!

gallag

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Sigh, the ironic thing here is these kind of posts even as jokes prove my point. If you think about it a little deeper, can you see it? The thing to think about is - has current society conditioned you to reply like this...

I am just more concerned about the thousands of women and children that starve to death every day than about some jumped up bra burners that imagine there is a problem.

Pottler

Handing out 1 billion tasers and a course in how to use them might be more useful.

midlandsmissus

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

like the fact that men are victims too?

Start your own day then. There can be seperate days tackling different things. You can't deny violence and assault against women is extremely prominent right now, look at the last few months and the amount of cases been presented to us, it is an issue that needs to be tackled.

Th point I'm making about it being a day for both genders is that it wants both genders to go along and promote the end of violence against women.

omahaid

Genuine question OP. Why did you post this in After Hours?

EdenHazard

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

are you making the sammiches?

Could have made this hilarious dude.

fedor.2.

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Start your own day then. There can be seperate days tackling different things. You can't deny violence and assault against women is extremely prominent right now, look at the last few months and the amount of cases been presented to us, it is an issue that needs to be tackled.

Th point I'm making about it being a day for both genders is that it wants both genders to go along and promote the end of violence against women.

Thats all people need to know about you right there

The One Who Knocks

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Start your own day then. There can be seperate days tackling different things. You can't deny violence and assault against women is extremely prominent right now, look at the last few months and the amount of cases been presented to us, it is an issue that needs to be tackled.

Th point I'm making about it being a day for both genders is that it wants both genders to go along and promote the end of violence against women.

See, this isn't about equality, it's about rape. They are completely different issues and disguising rape as sexism IS calling men the enemy and women the victims.

midlandsmissus

omahaid wrote: »

Genuine question OP. Why did you post this in After Hours?

Good question .

Biggest Audience on Boards.

And also - I've found with human rights awareness, (which I volunteer in in real life) - the most important place to post a message is in a place where you're going to get criticism and mocked, because these are the people that could most benefit and change a society from the spark of the message.

Amongst all the make me a sammich bravado jokes, some-one might think jesus all the stuff going on is actually shocking - Cathering Gowing, Aoife Phelan, Jill Meagher, three prominent cases in a very short space of time, all the numerous sexual assault, rape cases in Ireland recently, all the controversy surrounding the judge in Ireland handing out fines/not custodial sentences for women being physically and sexually assaulted, they might go away thinking something about it - that other human beings are suffering and they can help change.

MagicSean

So nothing at all to do with equality then? Figured as much.

Gummy Panda

omahaid wrote: »

Genuine question OP. Why did you post this in After Hours?

In fairness, there is a crowd who will take this serious. Just you need to time the posting correctly or the thread turns to shít

midlandsmissus

fedor.2. wrote: »

Thats all people need to know about you right there

Calling a guy who said something decent 'Oh look a white knight' - which is a pick up artist term belittling any man trying to be nice, and saying to me 'go shave' - I think tells the audience all they could ever need to know about you right there.

Genuine Question. Why can there be a seperate day tackling every kind of issue you think is prominently effecting men? I would go to it.

Fr_Dougal

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Good question .

Biggest Audience on Boards.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63135899&postcount=8

The One Who Knocks

MagicSean wrote: »

So nothing at all to do with equality then? Figured as much.

Exactly, I'm all for gender equality, and completely against rape, but don't disguise one issue as another.

fedor.2.

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Calling a guy who said something decent 'Oh look a white knight' - which is a pick up artist term belittling any man trying to be nice, and saying to me 'go shave' - I think tells the audience all they could ever need to know about you right there.

Genuine Question. Why can there be a seperate day tackling every kind of issue you think is prominently effecting men? I would go to it.

You couldnt. No women allowed;)

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Banned. see below.

Micky Dolenz

Mod

The stupid sexist jokes make you look really foolish and small.

No more please.

Death and Taxes

MagicSean wrote: »

So nothing at all to do with equality then? Figured as much.

That would be the unoffical Garda view of offences against women , explains our low prosecution and conviction rate, then you have ex Garda Nolan treating sex assault victims as unpaid whores!

midlandsmissus

Jamez735 wrote: »

See, this isn't about equality, it's about rape. They are completely different issues and disguising rape as sexism IS calling men the enemy and women the victims.

Can I ask what is your opinion on all the stories of rape, assault and murder of women in the media currently. Any opinion?

I'm just referring to these cases as they are prominent and everyone will have heard of them so are relevant to discuss.

Logical_Bear

midlandsmissus wrote: »

V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.

whats the V for? vagina

The One Who Knocks

midlandsmissus wrote: »

Can I ask what is your opinion on all the stories of rape, assault and murder of women in the media currently. Any opinion?

I'm just referring to these cases as they are prominent and everyone will have heard of them so are relevant to discuss.

Yes sure, I think they're absolutely awful, I think the people who carry out these atrocities should be shot. I'm totally against rape.

But don't disguise rape as an equality issue. It's a separate issue.
Every negative response you have received on this thread is regarding sexism, not rape.

Maybe if you titled the thread "Anti-Rape Protest" or something along them lines, you wouldn't have gotten as many b*llsh*t replies.