What washing powder does Una Mulally use?

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Goodshape wrote: »

There was no sexism or gender issue with what posts/threads?

In the posts calling una a c*unt and a geebag? Suggesting she needs a shag? I disagree. That's why I brought it up.

In the threads about Donoghue and Hook? Well, I've seen one and I agree that there wasn't. I haven't seen any others because you've not provided anything to back up your point.




I wasn't the one calling a journalist a c*unt and a geebag. Or making unverifiable claims about supposed similar abuse elsewhere.

Is calling a woman a c*nt or geebag sexist?

Omackeral wrote: »

No rule against showing that someone has typed nazi messages for all to see! If they’re there, link to them and I’ll gladly report them. They are against the rules and shouldn’t be allowed to stay up.

Neo nazi in 2018 = Anyone that has a slight concern about open borders.

Goodshape wrote: »

When the topic relates to a women's profession and someone chimes in with "she's a ****" or "she's a gee bag" then yes, I would call that sexist.

Particularly when it's been demonstrated that similar discussions about men in the same profession do not resort to the same level of abuse, whereas a similar discussion about a another women does, the difference seems to be centred around the persons sex. Which is sexist, yes.

So it would be sexist to call a man a dick or a ballbag then yeah?

Omackeral wrote: »

I know plenty of men who are c*nts.

I know far more men who are c*nts than I do women. Am I only allowed call the men c*nts? What about equality and all that?

Omackeral wrote: »

I know plenty of men who are c*nts.

Me for example

However there is a certain amount of vitriol that seems to be reserved for female feminist writers. Just the tone seems to be completely different.
It might be the feminism is a bugbear for a lot of people here. There's the usual crowd that are always creating threads about anything vaguely liberal (using the US terminology there). And they're always the same. It's always gender, women's rights or islam. And they're not being created by the lefty posters.

Goodshape wrote: »

When the topic relates to a man's profession? Yes I suppose it would.

It'd be less of an issue though, because:

a) it happens much much much much less often. As evidenced in this thread and other threads linked to or mentioned above.

b) men unnecessarily dominate this profession so it's not a case of a few in danger of being drowned out or bullied into silence.

c) it's usually fellow dick- and ballbag-owning men dishing out the 'abuse', which does make it more acceptable.

The irony of your double standards is simply laughable.... :pac::pac::pac:

Omackeral wrote: »

See the problem with a lot these left leaning people is that they deal in absolutes.

In fairness I think it's a problem with both "sides", each one believing the other is too black-and-white, too totalitarian.

It's worth trying to keep in mind (for me too!) that that is rarely the case. We're all people with all sorts of different ideas.


Just a silly anecdotal personal example: I'm about as liberal a lefty social snowflake as you could find and I don't have much problem saying so. I also think Jordan Peterson, while he is very over-played and over-revered, has some ideas worth hearing.

And I'm really not sure about all this 'intersectionality', which does seem to be creating more niches and clusters of individuals to market products to. Have seen this myself with the commercialisation of Gay Pride. The parade in Dublin last year would have been better called Corporate Pride, with the amount of tech and other company logos all over the place.


But... I will call out sexism when I see it. And calling a woman a c unt or a feminazi for having an opinion and doing her job, is sexism.

Goodshape wrote: »

Can you explain my double standards to me?

In short, anyone who calls a woman a name in relation to their profession is a sexist pig. Anyone who calls a man a name in relation to their profession......well..........you know......that's kinda alright.....because.....

Equality means it's one rule for all. So make your mind up which is acceptable.

Once again, I'd like to point out that I have not called the subject of this thread any name or offered my opinion/thoughts on them one way or the other.

BandMember wrote: »

In short, anyone who calls a woman a name in relation to their profession is a sexist pig. Anyone who calls a man a name in relation to their profession......well..........you know......that's kinda alright.....because.....

Well I clearly said that yes, I believe that by definition it would be sexist to use that language.

I also think it would matter less than sexism vs. a woman because it matters less. It's less of an issue, it has less consequence, we can afford be less pro-active in stopping it.

Those two points of view are not mutually exclusive and I think you're being disingenuous, to put it politely, if you claim not to see that.

Will I Am Not wrote: »

No it wouldn’t but you had to agree it would or your argument doesn’t stand up. When you reverse the genders you see how silly it is.

Wouldn't it be? I think by definition, when you're talking about a gender-neutral topic like journalism, using gender-specific language of any sort would be sexist.


I freely admit I'd have less issue with it, simply because (as stated) it's already a male dominated profession, men aren't in danger of losing out, and a man calling a man a dick is not the same as man calling a woman a c*unt. In my opinion anyway.

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