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Is a long article (in fact several articles) in a political weekly that barely touches upon the issues in your paragraph countering this appearance policing, or is such care taken by the magazine only strengthening it? Because that's the issue here m-person turned on its head (congrants to her BTW) - I'm well aware of your points.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 04:50:37 PM EST
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I don't understand your question, nor was I responding to either a magazine article or zoe m-person.  I was responding to you and your continued "who cares" which seemed a bit flippant and undeservedly testy.  I couldn't tell if you were frustrated by the comments or just the fact that this person was posting, to be honest.  And if someone irritates you so much, and you know they will irritate you, why not ignore them instead of responding to them with comments like "who cares?" (This, from the very person who normally demands a high standard of intellectual integrity...)  

I've had to struggle to understand much of what is happening around here lately.  Many of you seem to be in a bad mood.  I don't know if it is the poor economic outlook or what.  But a drum circle may be in order...  For valid reasons or not, lots of people are feeling barked at and alienated.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:08:35 PM EST
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don't understand your question

That's bad because my continued questioning of who cares (to which I did get an answer) is directly connected. Either I parsed it badly, or you followed this discussion via Recent Comments. I am referring to the thread-starter SPIEGEL article on Merkel.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:17:33 PM EST
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I know what you are referring to.  I said I was responding to you not the article.  

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:33:07 PM EST
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Hm, so how should I better parse my question?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:34:22 PM EST
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Perhaps it helps to point out that my repeated "Who cares?" was a question, not a comment?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:38:37 PM EST
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A question I answered no less!

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:40:44 PM EST
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Yet, you based your judgement of me on characterising it as a flippant, testy comment. So while you don't understand what I was out for, I don't understand what's your problem with me :-)

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:48:47 PM EST
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I'm putting words into DoDo's mouth here, but I think he's saying that women are doing a good chunk of the enforcing in order to establish their own pecking order, but this ultimately works against their own interests.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:22:01 PM EST
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No, I am not saying that.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:35:53 PM EST
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heh. ok, I'm saying it.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:37:45 PM EST
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I'm saying it too.  

No idea what DoDo's trying to say, though.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:39:11 PM EST
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there is no name for these type of women, is there?

we should coin one.  

by zoe on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:51:09 PM EST
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It's not a "type."  Everyone does it to some extent or another.  It's just that some recognize and admit it and want to avoid it and some don't.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Tue Apr 15th, 2008 at 05:52:33 PM EST
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