"Hello" has become threatening supposedly

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#51 LJS9502_basic
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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:topsemag55
What if she responds to hi with squat....what then?:o
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#52 fl4tlined
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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:topsemag55
i dunno i mean maybe it means the guy who said it is asking if your high so he can take advantage of you..
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#53 Hallenbeck77  Moderator
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[QUOTE="topsemag55"]Here's a word that the author cannot bash - just throw out a "Hi", and she can't say squat.:lol:LJS9502_basic
What if she responds to hi with squat....what then?:o

If I say "Hi" and a woman squats...I'd be kind enough to direct her to the restroom, at least. Any more help than that, and she's on her own.
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#54 ImpliedBunny
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feminists are psychotic sexists who want to wipe men off the face of the planet.

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#55 michael_1234576
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lol I say anyang
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#56 LJS9502_basic
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="topsemag55"]Here's a word that the author cannot bash - just throw out a "Hi", and she can't say squat.:lol:Hallenbeck77
What if she responds to hi with squat....what then?:o

If I say "Hi" and a woman squats...I'd be kind enough to direct her to the restroom, at least. Any more help than that, and she's on her own.

:lol: Ha.....you actually got me to laugh....and then I pictured your post with visuals...so I was like...:cry:

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#57 battlefront23
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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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#58 m0zart
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feminists are psychotic sexists who want to wipe men off the face of the planet.ImpliedBunny

Not all feminists are that. However, there exists a subset of feminists who base their ideology essentially on the social inferiority of males, and this particular article is definitely a propagation of that. The idea that a man cannot say hello without having a hidden motive, either sexual or in an attempt to dominate women in some social way, is basically a statement of male inferiority.

It's painfully funny to me because it seems that in that sense that they are in agreement with very extreme conservative religious folks who have said even on these boards that women must remain completely covered because otherwise men will end up violating them in some sense, as if the mere sight of an attractive woman would be too much for them to handle. Both of these positions presume a natural inability of men to behave themselves in social settings where women are present.

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#59 Codename_Drake
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[QUOTE="Codename_Drake"]

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

I agree that it's polite to respond to a friendly hello from a stranger. But it's not impolite to ignore verbal harassment - and yes, saying hello (with the right tone and attitude) can be verbal harassment.

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#60 UCF_Knight
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So there's a nutty feminist out there.. In other news, I believe the Earth continued rotating today.
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#61 shadowkiller11
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What are you talking about, I give you this as an example

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#62 Treflis
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What are you talking about, I give you this as an example

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:lol:

The ironic part is, that's not really threatening so that's probably how feminists want men to greet women.

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#63 linkin_guy109
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ill take your word for it tc, i know better then to read a feminist article/blog, it just makes me rage, and i dont like raging :P

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#64 nutcrackr
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That article isn't nearly as crazy as I was expecting. I can see how almost anything can be made vulgar and offensive if you say it a particular way, But I guess "Hello" here is the prime example because it gets more use in these situations. She doubts her own thoughts a few times but to me she seems scared of the possibility that another male can assault her with words. I think there are some deeper problems if she feels so threatened and lost when a male says "hello" in a sexualized way. I think she's just got to stop worrying about those types of things.
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#65 SailorHiiragi
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[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"]So there's a nutty feminist out there.. In other news, I believe the Earth continued rotating today.

lol, best.
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#66 hyrueprince11
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[QUOTE="ImpliedBunny"]feminists are psychotic sexists who want to wipe men off the face of the planet.m0zart

Not all feminists are that. However, there exists a subset of feminists who base their ideology essentially on the social inferiority of males, and this particular article is definitely a propagation of that. The idea that a man cannot say hello without having a hidden motive, either sexual or in an attempt to dominate women in some social way, is basically a statement of male inferiority.

It's painfully funny to me because it seems that in that sense that they are in agreement with very extreme conservative religious folks who have said even on these boards that women must remain completely covered because otherwise men will end up violating them in some sense, as if the mere sight of an attractive woman would be too much for them to handle. Both of these positions presume a natural inability of men to behave themselves in social settings where women are present.

Be honest, a man would never say hello to a strange woman without a sexual motive.

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#67 Krelian-co
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way to over analyze to fit your agenda. I hate feministsimaps3fanboy

that makes two of us, everything we man do is wrong lol

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#68 ROFLCOPTER603
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Does this mean shaking a woman's hand is rape?

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#69 ImpliedBunny
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Does this mean shaking a woman's hand is rape?

ROFLCOPTER603

if thats true then i just raped two women today.....

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#70 ROFLCOPTER603
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[QUOTE="ROFLCOPTER603"]

Does this mean shaking a woman's hand is rape?

ImpliedBunny

if thats true then i just raped two women today.....

First day at work I raped ten or so.

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#71 Collecian
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Hello is just a standard greeting that most cultures have all over the world. Its a way of introducing yourself. Where I come from I'm sayin hello to folks. Its just polite. That article really has no substance and is a rant of someone who doesn't understand much.

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#72 ABCarmine
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Does this mean shaking a woman's hand is rape?

ROFLCOPTER603

Oh god i'm a child molester!

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#73 m0zart
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Be honest, a man would never say hello to a strange woman without a sexual motive.hyrueprince11

I was being honest from the get-go. I say hello to strangers all the time -- men and women, and I have no sexual motive.

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#74 KamuiFei
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Seriously.... what the hell did I just read...? I stopped after the first paragraph, for fear of a brain aneurysm. :(

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#75 mAArdman
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I also realised that there were some very well hidden invisible but powerful ultra-sexual undertones when I said "hello" to the females.
I now say "welcome" to people everywhere I go.


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#76 ROFLCOPTER603
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I also realised that there were some very well hidden invisible but powerful ultra-sexual undertones when I said "hello" to the females.
I now say "welcome" to people everywhere I go.


mAArdman

That's even worse!

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#77 mrbojangles25
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[QUOTE="hyrueprince11"]Be honest, a man would never say hello to a strange woman without a sexual motive.m0zart

I was being honest from the get-go. I say hello to strangers all the time -- men and women, and I have no sexual motive.

me too. I hold the door open for men and women; the only difference is, men say "thank you" more often than women and don't give me a weird look. But, I guess this is the society we live in: we don't do anything nice for people unless we want to **** them :roll:

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#78 pokemondude2012
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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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