[ArneFufkin]

And now it's "poor women" who are intimidated? That's the most disrespectful thing I've ever heard in my life. Geez, tighten up your Depends.

I'm glad I yanked your cranium from a chiropractic interanus nightmare. The rescue didn't give you a lick of any real intutiy, however.

Of course women are intimidated around here. This is like any other community, real life or online. Women have a heightened awareness of "stuff" in their contributions, responses and "security sense" than men do. Women have ideas, opinions and epiphenies ... OHHHHH MAMAMMMAAA do they have those things! Our everyday loving communiques say so with a QUICKNESS ... but they're not going to go into "enemy territory" as novices on a new website and share them.

This forum is chock full of male assholes right now. Everybody has a grievance, everybody's a victim, it's all a fellowship of screwy men who blame Bush. Great, not many insights gleaned from this moleman crew. The women have ideas and a HALF ... but are they gonna come out?

FR is severely lacking right now in that area IMO. We have amazing female professors, historically important Marine vets, marvelously successful business women, professors, world travelers, great moms and grammas etc etc etc who are NOT jumping into the fray when the 11th corncob suppositoried idiot says "Bush has betrayed America. There's no more America".

Yeah, it's online, but they're not going to enter some cyberspace milieu where dismal old men are engaging in bitter life workouts. They can hang with their mumbling husbands for that! :^)

Don't ever underestimate the import of security for women in cyberspace and life. It's our most sacred obligation as men to provide that comfort.

It's severely lacking on FR. Right now, IMO.

[Fledermaus]

This is pretty simple...who knows they are women unless they say they are or have handle that makes that clear?

To say this forum is intimidating women is STUPID if no one knows their gender.

It's as stupid as saying "gays and lesbians" are intimidated. It's an anonymous forum unless information is forwarded.

[MEG33]

Arne,I'm a little old lady and I wouldn't be here if I couldn't take it.I avoid the misogynists.

[ohioWfan]

Let me just stick my nose in your discussion and say that I agree with MUCH of what you said Arne.

The vitriol and vile hatred for Bush by the chest thumping keyboard 'macho men' that have OVERTAKEN FR lately, is most likely more offensive to women than to men, given our innate, God-given sensitivities.

I know a whole lot of strong, intelligent, educated, articulate women who won't come NEAR most threads because almost every one has been hijacked by these Johnny One Note nasties, and it's just not worth it.

I, on the other hand occasionally get in the mood to take these morons on, and reveal to the world the vacancies in their brains where logic is meant to dwell..........

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Your Post #3387 is right on the money. Thanks for stating the truth around here.