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History of Feminism

cinnabonbon

(860 posts)

6. I think it depends

Reply to gaspee (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2013, 06:49 PM

Dec 2013

sometimes it can be a force of habit. But what is really telling for me is not whether he calls women "females" (although that's certainly a bad warning sign) it's whether he's consistent and calls men "males" as well. If he calls men men and women are females, then I'd start to wonder if he's an MRA or not.

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I don't know if it's MRA or not, but... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #1

It can be an MRA thing. redqueen Dec 2013 #2

that's kind of what I thought gaspee Dec 2013 #3

We used the term females all the time in the military. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #4

Nope, never military gaspee Dec 2013 #5

I think it depends cinnabonbon Dec 2013 #6

i just do not know. i have not had men in my life that are not respectful to women. i know i use seabeyond Dec 2013 #7

hi iusedtobe Dec 2013 #8

then chat. are you having a good christmas... eve. i guess. seabeyond Dec 2013 #9

it's about oitw iusedtobe Dec 2013 #10

lol. clueless. i did send you a pm. seabeyond Dec 2013 #11

whomever this is ... I think they need ten posts before they can PM. I don't know if they can Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #12

You don't have to kick him out. But you should certainly make him clean up after himself nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #13

Most guys who aren't willing to share household / parenting duties equally won't come out and say redqueen Dec 2013 #14

People just mindlessly do things the same old way because "that's how it's done." nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #15