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See also: Women in Refrigerators Edit: Bargle got what he deserved

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A big part of the problem is that layoffs are seen, for reasons that definitely make sense in a well-designed economic system, as a sign of a healthy business and so people buy their stock more.

Again? We just left this party! We can't keep doing this!

The answer is "no". Or at most "not always". Or perhaps most accurately: "not often to make it the default assumption." Even a woman seeking fleeting male companionship, and dressing accordingly, is not necessarily doing so at the behest of patriarchy. Sex is a common, and for many people...

Of course; I can't really speak for cultures outside of the Anglosphere in which I reside.

This is where the disconnect is, because the reality is, that isn't a reasonable conclusion to make at all, and it hasn't been since the arrival of second-wave feminism, at the bare minimum.

Hell, I've been locked out of this very thread for months before, and if the pattern holds I'll probably end up locked out again in a couple of months, and yeah that's frustrating, but I still prefer it to the alternative. The In Remembrance thread is right now mourning the loss of a popular TV...

As always, if you are hurting or struggling with thoughts or actions of self harm, please make sure to reach out and talk to someone. In the US and Canada you can call or text 988 to speak to someone anonymously 24/7. The UK hotline can be reached at 0800 587 0800.

It should go without saying but please don't provide guidance to others about how to get around board privacy features

Not to beat the dead horse again and again, but if we're going to insist on continuing to do so; Two-way ignore is a feature that is absolutely essential for certain people (such as myself) to safely navigate the internet. You are not owed access to anyone else's content and I have often said...

The point is that it doesn't. That isn't why the hypothetical woman in question is dressing sexy. My point is that there are plenty of reasons why a woman would want to accentuate their body in varying ways that have absolutely nothing to do with receiving sexualized attention from men, and the...