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yellowdogintexas

(23,477 posts)
55. Yep beginning with the high school sociopath
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 10:58 AM
Sep 2018

Every high school has at least one. He cornered a friend and me and literally backed us into a corner then like lightening grabbed our breasts. Then ran. We reported him, he got his licks with the really bad paddle (the one with holes in it) which he laughed at. Another friend heard her name called as she was going into the gym and turned to see who it was, and he was standing in the door to the men's shower room, stark naked. I have no doubt that he raped some woman somewhere. This was in the "morning devotional" days, and I'm sorry but required prayer and Bible in the classroom had no impact on him or any other of the really scary bad boys who were in our very small school.

Every woman has been catcalled by construction workers. Do they still do this? I have not had to walk through a construction zone in a long time. Back in the Stone Age when I did, it seemed that the workers considered it their absolute right (even responsibility) to verbally harass us and make us feel demoralized and afraid even in broad daylight with lots of people around.

Every woman has had the office creep, who makes slimy remarks and just manages to keep from crossing the line.

Every woman has had a date who assumed you should be so grateful you would do whatever he wanted.



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K&R JHan Sep 2018 #1
I also remember when Democrats thought Kennedy was in the camp. All Republicans are scum. olegramps Sep 2018 #36
Athiest AMEN! Amimnoch Sep 2018 #2
Got to admit, I thought there was no way to stop Kav. Hoyt Sep 2018 #3
Yeah, Roe is gone no matter what, Griswold, Gay marriage , all civil rights Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #6
I'm so pissed kairos12 Sep 2018 #18
This is defeatist nonsense mythology Sep 2018 #23
+1 Happy to agree with you today! lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #24
The reason I say these things is in HOPES that not ONE person will WHINE about our next Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #37
Excuse me . . . Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #40
All this . Thank you lunasun Sep 2018 #50
I'm a 66 year-old woman. zanana1 Sep 2018 #53
Yep beginning with the high school sociopath yellowdogintexas Sep 2018 #55
I am sorry for the pain you have had to endure. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #59
Less WHINING might result in MORE SEATS for our party, so yes, thanks. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #4
I wish I was more optimistic KenCol Sep 2018 #5
Gerrymandering has NO impact on getting a majority in the Senate scheming daemons Sep 2018 #7
I mean, states are kinda the ultimate gerrymander quakerboy Sep 2018 #48
that is NOT gerrymandering. If the Senate races were for yellowdogintexas Sep 2018 #56
You make my point: quakerboy Sep 2018 #58
welcome to DU Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #8
True but we're talking the Senate here. The House is irrelevant in this right now. Drunken Irishman Sep 2018 #9
Gutting the voting rights act actually is the hill to climb Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #10
The gutting of the Voting Rights Act has been a major pain Gothmog Sep 2018 #44
It is statistically a 5% hill nationally for the House, so quite scaleable! Welcome to DU. Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #16
The "Dems don't fight" talking point is annoying. betsuni Sep 2018 #11
Yet constant. I dont really understand it either. nt 7962 Sep 2018 #27
YES! happy feet Sep 2018 #12
Good for the dems. I have been highly critical with... Lucky Luciano Sep 2018 #13
I still want to know about that suspiciously timed retirement Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #14
Absolutely ! C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #15
PLUS they damn well knew they were nominating someone who is a political operative with FromTheAshes Sep 2018 #17
Easy. libdem4life Sep 2018 #32
McConnell warned trump but trump ignored this warning Gothmog Sep 2018 #43
Trump and his minions forced Kennedy out - so they could replace him... BadGimp Sep 2018 #19
Credit really goes to the women who are braving right-wing hate by speaking out Azathoth Sep 2018 #20
Sorry, Feinstein is not a "spectator" here. scheming daemons Sep 2018 #33
K&R. ehrnst Sep 2018 #21
Saying the same thing DownriverDem Sep 2018 #22
The republicans have been very powerful when they were the minority. Lucky Luciano Sep 2018 #25
They didn't stop any SCOTUS judges or the ACA when they were in the minority. scheming daemons Sep 2018 #34
Kennedy really blew it. C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #26
I wonder what the lever was. nt Hekate Sep 2018 #30
K&R geardaddy Sep 2018 #28
Hell yes we must have our Dems' backs Hekate Sep 2018 #29
The Democrats did a great job here Gothmog Sep 2018 #42
Call them and thank them for their hard work...they need encouragement BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #31
What if Kennedy takes back his intent to retire? Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #35
I would like to know how plausible that is. Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #38
And then he would just vote as Kavenaugh would have quakerboy Sep 2018 #49
Yes! I'm so shocked! And so PROUD of them! They're doing everything they can. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #39
The Senate Democrats have done an amazing job fighting this nomination Gothmog Sep 2018 #41
Senate Democrats better not vote for this scumbag! nt RandiFan1290 Sep 2018 #45
They've really taken it to the republicans on Kavanaugh. D23MIURG23 Sep 2018 #46
K & R SunSeeker Sep 2018 #47
Ignore the skeptics... cbreezen Sep 2018 #51
Agree 100% UCmeNdc Sep 2018 #52
I get your point. But it's not about the present, it's about the past. KPN Sep 2018 #54
True Democrats have finally shown backbone INdemo Sep 2018 #57
The people that bashed Dems when Kennedy retired Blue_true Sep 2018 #60
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