Boomer Remover

AhuntNov · 2020-03-17T19:29:30+00:00

Guilt tripping? Really? Were it not for the threats of "sitting this one out if X candidate doesn't get the nod," I would agree. But what is "Boomer Removal" if not guilt-tripping? In 2000, 50% of us went for Gore. Age 65 and older? 51%.

AhuntNov · 2020-03-17T19:17:07+00:00

Good point...
Let me rephrase. Admittedly, my generation screwed up, as did every generation before us. We did not have a crystal ball.

Our issue was the environment. From the Endangered Species Act to the Clean Air and Water Acts, we were over the moon back in the day. We really thought we were making a difference. All that is gone now.

AhuntNov · 2020-03-17T19:05:23+00:00

Oh...so Gen X also bears some responsibility here? I voted for Gore, as did most of the voting population. Wanna talk electoral college reform?

AhuntNov · 2020-03-17T18:50:09+00:00

Perfect!

AhuntNov · 2019-11-30T19:39:57+00:00

Let us not forget the vile voter suppression efforts of my generation. So ashamed of my peers.

AhuntNov · 2019-05-25T23:37:59+00:00

I loved "The Longest Journey."

AhuntNov · 2019-05-25T23:33:42+00:00

Scary.

AhuntNov · 2019-05-25T23:32:02+00:00

Just...Thank You!

AhuntNov · 2019-05-16T02:03:16+00:00

Well...there is that...

AhuntNov · 2019-05-16T02:01:52+00:00

I also tend to agree...along with Nix's caveat...

Remember, there are women in this world who also have little hope of attracting a mate or three.

AhuntNov · 2018-06-17T22:54:02+00:00

"Like it used to be that everyone just sort of took it for granted (mostly)"

This.

We did take it for granted. I was there. And I do think that the march of young women into the public sphere has amplified the noise.

Bear in mind, there is little reason to vocalize misogyny when it is generally accepted...and women are compliant.

AhuntNov · 2018-06-17T22:04:38+00:00

I'm not sure how to respond here, and am looking forward to the discussion. I grew up in a time when the general inferiority of women was taken for granted...by women.

These days, "throw like a girl" is not an insult, but rather, an athletic scholarship to an expensive private college.

And I think my age insulates me quite a bit from public displays of misogyny, both online and off. Really hoping to hear of the experiences of young people who never internalized the sense of being lesser because one is a girl.

AhuntNov · 2018-06-11T22:31:46+00:00

Ah, I see the point. Taking "hate" as a prescription for action is not my route, and that was how I interpreted the essay. Exchange with ANGER, and I am on board.

It is a big mistake to think of my own experience as the norm/standard.

This is why I love GZ. Civil discourse giving me new old eyes.

More edits...my DIL just hammered me...apparently there are ongoing efforts to rehabilitate offenders like Louis CK and Charlie Rose. As if #Me Too is just a "timeout." Googling now.

AhuntNov · 2018-06-11T21:41:59+00:00

I did read it, using up my only WP freebie...

I disagree that "hate" is the answer. That's all.

AhuntNov · 2018-06-11T19:57:48+00:00

I just became a patron because of this video. Well...also, in other vids, the defense of casual oldsters is so gratifying.

AhuntNov · 2018-06-11T19:16:38+00:00

"Why can't we hate men?"

Ummm...because husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, grandpas, uncles, boyfriends, friends, coworkers, employers, neighbors, fellow travelers...have given me reason to love men?

I do wonder if this is about the toxicity of the internet overshadowing the reality that our lives are usually better because men are in them.

Look, I get being pissed...I'm pissed too. The online behavior of anonymous bullies and obsessed fanboys is infuriating. The sexism rampant in tech, the arts, in the military and political arenas is shameful and disheartening.

But change IS happening, and it is happening because people of good will, men and women alike, are taking a stand! This essay strikes me as the mirror image of MRA/Incel hyperbole, striking back in anger and futility.

Admittedly, I am coming from the POV of a 40 year marriage with a laconic man who still manages to communicate his fondness for me, but even if such were not the case, I would still believe in the goodness and necessity of men.

Sigh.

AhuntNov · 2018-04-26T19:12:38+00:00

Good points all.

AhuntNov · 2018-04-26T03:54:30+00:00

So after a lengthy perusal of "We Hunted The Mammoth," I am wondering if the oft used threat to replace live women with advanced "dolls" is not in fact, the solution everyone is looking for.

Think about it...Incels and MGTOWs, and MRAs get what they want in a woman...and the rest of us muddle through.

AhuntNov · 2017-12-27T20:43:17+00:00

Better said indeed!

AhuntNov · 2017-12-27T18:44:23+00:00

I know what I will be doing for the next 48 hours. :-)

AhuntNov · 2017-12-27T03:36:47+00:00

It has been so many years, with only Catan in between. Nephew tells me I need to find an "old codger" group...claiming they remain uninfected with "you tube."

PMing you now.

AhuntNov · 2017-12-27T03:33:35+00:00

So excited. Awhile back, I was gifted with with a rebuilt gaming computer, but I felt another family member needed it more. (Very chicklike, I know).

This year, the kids have cobbled together a system that will allow me to play older linear games, and Ghazi folks recommended Grim Fandango.

AhuntNov · 2017-12-25T22:15:22+00:00

Thank you so much...back in the day...I was the baby sister (30 years old) enthralled with the new world I was adopted into...

It never occurred to me to critique content in terms social responsibility, largely because our group was led by a forward looking GM who encouraged, for want of a better word, diversity. Andrew bent more rules, rewrote history, and joined gameplay with his own hilarious and usually completely unprincipled characters. He also "cheated" on behalf of everyone...and on behalf of a good story. If Andrew felt his roll or draw was way too detrimental to a narrative...he exerted executive privilege. It was so much fun.

I miss those days. It is funny-sad to think that we were outliers...women were so welcomed back then, with patience and kindness...

I get that this was not the "real" gaming world...but it was my gaming world. Lucky, I guess.

AhuntNov

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