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Feminist college professor plays 'patriarchy chicken' to inconvenience men on her morning commute
Red Alert Politics/Washington Examiner ^ | March 15th, 2019 | John Patrick

Posted on 03/17/2019 10:57:57 AM PDT by LouieFisk

Charlotte Riley, who teaches history at the University of Southampton, penned an interesting op-ed in the New Statesmen last month where she literally suggested standing in the way of busy males on their morning commute to help resist perceived patriarchy in society. According to Riley, such tactics are necessary because males have naturally been raised to believe they have a “right to occupy space.” “The point is that men have been socialised, for their entire lives, to take up space. Men who would never express these thoughts out loud have nevertheless been brought up to believe that their right to occupy space takes precedent over anyone else’s right to be there,” complains Riley. “They spread their legs on tubes and trains, they bellow across coffee shops and guffaw in pubs, and they never, ever give way.” While Riley’s hatred of males is unique in that she chooses to hide her contempt in the form of refusing to move over at the train station, she also admits that reclaiming some of her “space” helps her to question potential assumptions that might be standing in the way of her success.


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To: moovova

Seriously. I pity this woman.


21 posted on 03/17/2019 11:05:20 AM PDT by moovova
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To: LouieFisk

22 posted on 03/17/2019 11:05:55 AM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: LouieFisk
and they never, ever give way.

Probably only to you, because you exude industrial strength jerk vibes.

23 posted on 03/17/2019 11:06:58 AM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: The people have spoken

Poor thing...


24 posted on 03/17/2019 11:07:24 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: LouieFisk

I’ve noticed a lot of screwballs wind up professors.


25 posted on 03/17/2019 11:07:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: LouieFisk

this is the UK? they have completely lost their way over there.


26 posted on 03/17/2019 11:08:37 AM PDT by ronniesgal (so I wonder what his FR handle is????)
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To: moovova

Not all women are ladies.


27 posted on 03/17/2019 11:09:36 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Robert DeLong

If I looked like her I suppose I’d curse the unfairness in the world, too. Most definitely an angry, bitter b!tch with a capital “C”.


28 posted on 03/17/2019 11:09:44 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: LouieFisk
Cher Calls For Laws To Control Men’s Bodies: ‘Must Be Circumcised, & Show Papers Or Penis’
30 posted on 03/17/2019 11:10:30 AM PDT by blam
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To: LouieFisk

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/history/about/staff/clr1y14.page


32 posted on 03/17/2019 11:12:22 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: LongWayHome

Only a matter of time when the backlash comes and they will be crying in their soup. Keep it up there is only so much we can take


33 posted on 03/17/2019 11:13:29 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: LouieFisk

Any person, male or female, who “spreads their legs on tubes and trains, bellows across coffee shops and guffaws in pubs, and never, ever gives way” is a rude boor and most people cannot stand being around such a person. Males have no monopoly on bad behavior.

To wit, by writing this garbage, she is exhibiting the very same rude, boorish, ill-mannered traits she is complaining about in men.

This woman is so full of herself and so full of hatred that she is just sickening.


35 posted on 03/17/2019 11:14:55 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: moovova
"I must’ve been raised wrong."

Imagine what my Southern manners are going through.

36 posted on 03/17/2019 11:16:09 AM PDT by blam
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To: Robert DeLong

Based on that pic, she’s obviously voicing a sub rosa complaint about her inability to get dates and get laid.


37 posted on 03/17/2019 11:16:11 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: LouieFisk

You’d be surprised how fast she’d move if someone sat on her.


38 posted on 03/17/2019 11:16:21 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: ronniesgal

She may be in the UK, but there are millions like her in the US.


39 posted on 03/17/2019 11:16:59 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: LouieFisk

Wonderful. /s

Another dimwit who believes that acting like an utter ass is appropriate because, um, you know, males or something.

Please...from someone who was a feminist before you were born, stop acting like jerks.


40 posted on 03/17/2019 11:17:09 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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