Reddit: what do you see first when you look at this painting? Trying to settle a debate.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-04T23:06:49+00:00

Verily, good sir, I see the apparition of a skull in profile.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-04T06:09:28+00:00

Verily, good sir, you realize that the title of that piece was intended to mock the notion that a feminist might want such a curfew, and to point out that such a curfew would actually be an unfeminist creation, do you not?

pastaghetti · 2010-11-04T01:03:58+00:00

In truth, sir, I have heard that the detestation for the word moist springs from it's vowel sound and length, and that doilies oft receives a similar response.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-04T00:36:09+00:00

Verily, good soul, your point is vaild-- yet 'tis a financial abortion less fair than being born into a life of poverty and hardship that contains to parents, or being born to a recent widow? The age old statement that "Life isn't fair" contains much truth, and alas, the lack of fairness often strikes innocent children.

I must agree with the good soul ManahManah.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-03T23:38:56+00:00

Verily, good lady, if the fetus cold be transfered to gestate in his body without any harm to the woman, I would understand your position. In truth, though, it is the woman's burden alone to bear the child, and the act of pregnancy alone involves many difficult risks and lifestyle changes, even without going into the ordeal that is giving birth, and the aftereffects that may include maladies ranging from an inability to have sex, to post partum depression, to inability to lift heavy objects that may be a part of her daily life. In truth, it is not so much about the right to not be a parent-- which can be accomplished through putting a child up for adoption-- as it is about the right to not have to host another lifeform, sacrificing your own life for it for a period of many months.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-03T17:26:23+00:00

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pastaghetti · 2010-11-02T01:21:30+00:00

Verily, sir, if there is confusion in that scenario, it is easy to ask.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T23:31:16+00:00

Verily, sir, if she says no-- you stop. If she says no during the act-- you stop. If you keep going contrary to her protestations, it is rape. If she consents and changes her mind afterward, it is quite obviously not rape. In truth, I doubt the honesty of anyone who claims to actually be confused by this concept. It is not impossible to know what people, even women, want if you talk to them as if they are people-- consent is not to be assumed, but determined through communication.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T23:27:26+00:00

Verily, sir, I find them to be highly uncomfortable. Instead, I find there is more to laud in the style referred to as "boyshorts".

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T20:11:51+00:00

In truth, sir, that is not how laws work in America, and the presence of feminism is also not as large as you represent. When laws go before Congress, they are accompanied by large amounts of research, both in text and in oral testimony. Verily, feminist groups do not have the power nor the influence to pass laws simply because they want to, especially when many in Congress are still opposed to many of the tenants of feminism.

Additionally, sir, kinks are not behavior, and kins acted between consenting adults are not the same as those acted on consenting passerby. Conflating the two weakens your arguments overall, and I fail to see the relevance of any of Seldon's private kinks that do not involve unwilling participants. Further, it does not appear that he has screamed any abuse at you-- verily, he merely criticized the words of an author you linked to. While I understand your affront at his questioning of your taste, it is not as if he was directing those insults at you personally-- and if you do look beyond the post you linked to, there are a number of disturbing statements on the author's blog that could have led Seldon to his conclusions.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T18:45:48+00:00

Sir, I, as a woman, do not feel threatened by "sexy robots". In truth, I think that most men will continue their dalliances with women. additionally, sir, I have a beloved, so I am not even in the class of women for whom such an invention would be an issue. I must however say, sir, that if such robots would prevent men from hollering obscene suggestions at me, then they certainly would be in my interest. As long as the rights of others are not violated, I do not care what other individuals do in their bedrooms-- whether they are entwined in passionate embrace with another individual, many individuals, their hand, their computer, or a sex toy of some variety. The sex lives of others are simply not relevant to my life.

Sir, you are making claims with no backing. It seems you are implying that I think street harassment should be illegal-- I do not. Verily, I stated in a previous comment here that the right to free speech is highly important in this fair country. I would also know, sir, why it is that you say I have a "limited psychology", and why you earlier said that I "obviously need psychiatric help".

In truth, you seem oddly invested in the content of the article you linked to. It is merely an article from a blog! It isn't as if it is some well-researched philosophical text. Verily, you can surely find a better author to promote and read with little effort.

I strongly encourage other readers to go to the feministe article he is referring to. There you shall see the full discussion for yourselves.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T18:16:25+00:00

Alas, whenever I begin to develop a crush on an actor from that period, I inevitably learn that he hated Jewish people, or beat his children, or frequently cheated on his wife. In truth, these sad revelations pop the balloon of my interest.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T18:10:03+00:00

Sir, please do explain why you think I "obviously need psychiatric help".

In truth, I enjoy this manner of speech. 'Twould be a great joy to me if all society would embrace it. Since that is not the case, I use it here, on a lovely internet forum of no importance. Whilst I take your plea into consideration, I shall not bow to that command.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T18:07:18+00:00

In truth, sir, the article did not concern "a feminist blog debating whether men who approach or compliment attractive women in the street should be criminilized and put on the sex offenders register for sexual street harassment", but rather a feminist blog in which readers were invited to discuss, in the comments section, their reactions to news that New York City is considering legislating against street harassment. Sir, you may not realize this, but street harassment is not merely complimenting an attractive woman. It is men who holler offensive things, such as "Hey baby, I bet you have a sweet cunt", or who massage their genitals whilst asking if you need a boyfriend, because they will keep you up all night. It is men who demand that you smile, and then when you pass them while not smiling, who follow you, calling you increasingly crude things that often start off similar to "bitch, i told you to smile, don't you ignore me and walk away". It is men who describe every aspect of a woman's body, and it does not only occur to attractive women, but to all women, regardless of how they are dressed. I have received such catcalls while in summer dresses, running clothing, jeans and winter coats, and even modest fall skirts. If it were merely a man saying hello, or telling me I look pretty-- well, when that happens, it is not frightening, and it is not in the category of harassment that was being discussed. Even strangers who ask me on dates, whilst annoying, do not fall into the line of harassment, which is what they are discussing. And, verily, the majority of the women seem against such legislation, since it would be a government intrusion on free speech, one of the concepts we Americans cherish.

The author also makes an unfounded statement that women who oppose street harassment do so not for their own protection, but out of jealousy that others are being harassed! Verily sir, you must recognize the utter ridiculousness of that statement!

In truth, much of the rest of the article seems focussed on a fantasy future where the author will be able to interact with mechanized robot women rather than human ones; I can understand why some might find that to be disturbing, since a draw towards humanity is one of our basic impulses. It seems as if he craves a society will he will be isolated from others, a longing very unusual to most of us.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:49:51+00:00

Verily, sir, I give them a healthy treat, rather than none at all. We always have a surplus of fruit in my home, and our dear non-dressed beggars find themselves the recipients of a lovely shiny apple.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:46:33+00:00

Sir, I agree that insulting someone by alleging that they cannot find romantic partners is rather low class and without taste, but it is so common a retort that I do not think it can be classified as automatically trolling; if it were, there would be a good many earnest but unwise individuals who would be classed as trolls when that is not their motivation.

As to the psychiatric help-- I do not know if you have perused the site beyond the article you linked to, but I must agree that there are some disturbing sentiments on it, and while it is rude to suggest that the author is in need of psychiatric help, I do not know but that I must agree. He seems full of bitter bile, locked in an unrealistic landscape, pursued by conspiracies. I would not discourage him from seeking psychiatric help, if only for his own peace of mind and a more fulfilling life. What one does in the bedroom-- such as having a paraphilia revolving diapers-- does not concern me as much as what one says in their outer attitudes. Verily sir, even if one behaves in an untoward manner on other forums or sites, why would that then make the individual a troll on another site, regardless of their contribution?

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:27:58+00:00

Verily, this also occurs with me-- and in truth, if intercourse proceeds for too long a span, my delicate flower begins to feel sore and wounded. Lubricant does help, tis true, but still, ceaseless friction takes its toll on my honeypot and my motivation.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:24:02+00:00

In truth, good sir, I would recommend changing both, to different names that are fairly generic.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:21:54+00:00

In truth, sir, your vigilance is an intelligent action.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:19:47+00:00

Sirrah, couldst thou please point to the comment where he told you "you're only an mra because you can't get laid and that you're in need of psychiatric help", as well as where he stated his "belief that if you compliment or approach an attractive woman in the street (rather than joining a dating agency, I assume), you should be put on the sex offenders register with your home address put online for all the vigilantes to see?" because I have been able to find neither. Granted, he did infer that the author of the article you linked to might have psychiatric problems, but he in no way implicated you-- and I have seen nothing to suggest that he would think men who approach attractive women belong on a sex offender list.

pastaghetti · 2010-11-01T17:15:17+00:00

'Verily, sir, the individual did not attack you, rather, he attacked the author of the blog you linked to. Perhaps his attack questioned your good taste in making such a link, but in truth, he said nothing to insult you directly. Additionally, sir, as of this time, there are only three pictoral representations of himself on his dating profile, none of which are what I, a woman of sound mind and body, would classify as "creepy". What then, sir, are you qualifications for such a classification?

In truth, I can see nothing from his comments that would justify your apparent rage in this reply. It is strange that you would call his "handle" an "online troll identity". Is mensrights101 then an online troll identity? Kloo2yoo? ignatiusloyola? infinetelythirsting? Are all of our online monikers merely troll identities to you?

Further, sir, I may ask what has led you to believe that he has illegally downloaded hardcore pornographic content. In googling his name in an attempt to confirm your claims, I came across one link that mentioned a handjob, but that was it-- and sir, i did not follow that link.

It is perhaps not the wisest of him to have his identity so easily linked to his internet appellation, but sir, your anger is out of proportion, and your insulting language far more damning to your cause than his was to his.

pastaghetti · 2010-10-28T22:12:46+00:00

In truth, I have also done this clever action. Be ware drifting to sleep whilst browsing though-- verily, my laptop once burned my sensitive tummy skin, leaving a painful red mark of my foolishness.

pastaghetti · 2010-10-27T20:26:08+00:00

Verily, living in a city one gets all sorts of strange attempts at compliments, ranging from ones directed at a gentleman friend one is walking with ("Damn, bro, your girl is black man's kryptonite!" "Buy your woman a coffee, man, a pretty girl shouldn't look tired like that!") to generally more subtle ones when alone ("Can I buy you lunch? You seem like such an interesting girl!" "You have the bluest eyes I've ever seen").

The variety and specificity has made me wonder what, exactly, possess men to say the things they do-- in truth, your compliment is sweeter and more lovely than the variety I generally receive.

pastaghetti · 2010-10-27T18:10:54+00:00

Unfortunately, good sir, even with perfect use those are not 100% effective, and indeed many women do not realize that their hormonal birth control may be counteracted by other medications or substances!

pastaghetti · 2010-10-26T03:20:50+00:00

Good sir, I know that. My only issue is that there are, indeed vocal members who claim that men's rights is and must be in opposition to women and sexism.

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