"Hello" has become threatening supposedly

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#1 Sunfyre7896
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I saw this on another forum and it's so ridic, I just had to see what you all thought. I know that some feminists can be a bit ridiculous, but this one's pretty out there.

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2011/08/05/the-politics-of-hello/

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#2 comp_atkins
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#3 Ultrabeatdown55
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I feel like my intelligence went down a couple of notches after reading 3 paragraphs of that.

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#4 ABCarmine
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Hello threatening? Hellno.

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#5 Sunfyre7896
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I'm just trying to decide on whether it's too much time on hands or a ridiculous complex based on not being popular or wanted by anyone.

I'm guessing she wouldn't like this song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ILDFp5DGA

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#6 imaps3fanboy
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way to over analyze to fit your agenda. I hate feminists
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#7 mrmusicman247
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Good God.
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#8 ABCarmine
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way to over analyze to fit your agenda. I hate feministsimaps3fanboy

I hate Ferrets

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#9 Wilfred_Owen
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Surprised it didn't turn into "blah blah blah wonder if the game is on today." At least thats where my mind started to wander.
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#10 OrkHammer007
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hi cat

Yep... looks like a threat to me.

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#11 deactivated-5fc147aeeb0aa
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This just... I don't even know...

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#12 67gt500
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This ranks right up there with holding a door open for someone now being considered passive-aggressive... ridiculous...
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#13 Sunfyre7896
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This ranks right up there with holding a door open for someone now being considered passive-aggressive... ridiculous...67gt500

Now that is funny. I'm not sure which one is more laughable. . . Oh SH**. Just had an idea. Hold the door open while saying "HELLO." I think I just divided by zero or something.

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#14 EliteM0nk3y
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I... but... umm... ya, I really have no words for this.
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#15 fl4tlined
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that is the dumbest thing i have read on the OT board you win sunfyre
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#16 weezyfb
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"That's not the hello that bothers me. I'm talking about the hello that has an undertone of You, Woman, owe me, Man, your attention-an undertone that's usually so subtle as to be difficult to define, leaving me wondering if I'm just being a misanthropic New Yorker who can't play well with others. I'm talking about the hello that slides up and down the scale, the echo of a wolf whistle, its tone indicating what its denotation cannot. I'm talking about the hello that happens just as I pass a man on the street, the hello that is not a greeting but a whisper, the hello that puts me in a position of reaction-to turn my head in good faith to acknowledge the existence of a fellow human…or to hurry past, knowing full well that there's a good chance it's not my human existence, but my female existence, that's being acknowledged."

lol... just lol

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#17 Maedre
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Wow, what complete garbage.
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#18 Sunfyre7896
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that is the dumbest thing i have read on the OT board you win sunfyrefl4tlined

YES!! I did it.

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#19 dkdk999
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wait SOME feminists can be a bit ridiculous ? :lol:
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#20 67gt500
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[QUOTE="67gt500"]This ranks right up there with holding a door open for someone now being considered passive-aggressive... ridiculous...Sunfyre7896

Now that is funny. I'm not sure which one is more laughable. . . Oh SH**. Just had an idea. Hold the door open while saying "HELLO." I think I just divided by zero or something.

lol -- I see a Nobel Prize in your future...
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#21 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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That author has one massive inferiority complex.

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#22 SirWander
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i kinda skimmed it, but hello only seems "bad" if it's a man who says it.

feminists being sexist, what a surprise.

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#23 LJS9502_basic
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So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?
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#24 Treflis
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Guess I'll just start with walking up infront of them and just stare at them then. That can't go wrong.
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#25 mrbojangles25
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"Chivalry is dead...

...and women killed it"

-Dave Chappelle

Next time a woman says "Why aren't people friendier to eachother on the street?" I am going to grab a big handful of her ass after giving it a firm slap, and tell her it is because of feminism.

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#26 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?LJS9502_basic
I wonder if she meant "Helllloooo", the way Joey said it to women on the sitcom Friends?
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#27 Codename_Drake
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I don't think the author is suggesting that the greeting "hello" is inherently aggressive or that men should never say "hello" to a woman. I think what she's saying is that although "hello" is usually perceived as an innocent greeting, it can be just as harassing (through tone, body language, whatever) as, say, a wolf whistle. This puts women in an awkward position because there is an obligation to say hello back (don't want to seem rude), even though the intent might be less than friendly.

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#28 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

"Chivalry is dead...

...and women killed it"

-Dave Chappelle

Next time a woman says "Why aren't people friendier to eachother on the street?" I am going to grab a big handful of her ass after giving it a firm slap, and tell her it is because of feminism.

Don't you mean womyn? LOL. :P
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#29 mrbojangles25
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So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?LJS9502_basic

You could always go "Whats new p****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

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#30 LJS9502_basic
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?sonicare
I wonder if she meant "Helllloooo", the way Joey said it to women on the sitcom Friends?

But it always worked for him...:P
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#31 VendettaRed07
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Well you know what? Don't interact with other humans then. If a man can't even say hello without you accusing him of being a sexist pig then don't go outside you psychopath

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#32 SailorHiiragi
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yeah, feminists can get a little psycho here and there.
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#33 Sunfyre7896
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I don't think the author is suggesting that the greeting "hello" is inherently aggressive or that men should never say "hello" to a woman. I think what she's saying is that although "hello" is usually perceived as an innocent greeting, it can be just as harassing (through tone, body language, whatever) as, say, a wolf whistle. This puts women in an awkward position because there is an obligation to say hello back (don't want to seem rude), even though the intent might be less than friendly.

Codename_Drake

God forbid anyone have to say hello back. Just another excuse to be anti-social.

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#34 Shottayouth13-
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The stupidity of some people will never cease to amaze me.
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#35 taterfrickintot
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i agree with the article. whenever i say hello to a woman, i inted to assault them.

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#36 fl4tlined
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i agree with the article. whenever i say hello to a woman, i inted to assault them.

taterfrickintot
i know seriously i thought i was the only one and i also ask them does the carpet match the drapes as well
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#37 OrkHammer007
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i agree with the article. whenever i say hello to a woman, i inted to assault them.taterfrickintot

What a relief! I thought I was the only one who felt that way. :P

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#38 CJL13
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Hello Clarice.

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?mrbojangles25

You could always go "Whats new *****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

Tom Jones? I'd lose my cool if I sang Tom Jones.:(
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#40 SailorHiiragi
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Hello Clarice.

CJL13
thought of the same thing myself. lol
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#41 Wasdie  Moderator
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Hello Clarice.

CJL13

Ok that's just damn creepy.

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#42 fl4tlined
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[QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

SailorHiiragi
thought of the same thing myself. lol

ha i saw that movie for the first time a week ago pop culture finding skill +1 !
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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]So singing Hello I love you won't you tell me your name is wrong now?:?LJS9502_basic

You could always go "Whats new *****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

Tom Jones? I'd lose my cool if I sang Tom Jones.:(

Tom Jones is a balla'. Maybe even a shot calla'. He's got 20 inch rims on his Impala.

Lots of cool he has.

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#44 m0zart
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My goodness. If there be any ongoing problems of sexism in male-female relations, that author is part of the problem, not a solution.

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#45 trick_man01
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From this point forward I will say hello to at least 20 strangers a day, man women or child.
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#46 mrbojangles25
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[QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

Wasdie

Ok that's just damn creepy.

only if you follow it with the lip curl and the "ffft fffftt ffftt" he does

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

You could always go "Whats new *****cat? woooooooooooooooh woh woooooh woh ooooohhhhhhh"

mrbojangles25

Tom Jones? I'd lose my cool if I sang Tom Jones.:(

Tom Jones is a balla'. Maybe even a shot calla'. He's got 20 inch rims on his Impala.

Lots of cool he has.

:lol: At the fashion....
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#48 SailorHiiragi
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[QUOTE="SailorHiiragi"][QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

fl4tlined
thought of the same thing myself. lol

ha i saw that movie for the first time a week ago pop culture finding skill +1 !

lol, looks like it came in handy. ;)
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#49 LJS9502_basic
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[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="CJL13"]

Hello Clarice.

mrbojangles25

Ok that's just damn creepy.

only if you follow it with the lip curl and the "ffft fffftt ffftt" he does

Wouldn't mind a nice chianti....though he says the word a bit funny....I'll pass on the human liver and fava beans though.
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#50 topsemag55
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Here's a word that the author cannot bash - just throw out a "Hi", and she can't say squat.:lol: