BruceVC

Well its more a suggested official new word in the English dictionary, see below http://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/16561/manterrupting Well its not acceptable now for men to be interrupted, no one is suggesting that Its just a symbolic word that represents a culture of behavior that some men still practice, I wish I could explain it properly because I'm failing

There's still and appeal to challenge the verdict and even if they lose that, IIRC, Gawker can file for remittitur (?) asking for relief against an excessive verdict. Good points and I'm sure they will appeal....whats your view on the severity of this fine Amentep, I know we discussed this in the past and I ended up accepting that its fine for Gawker to be sued. You made a good argument back then but now that the court hearing is real do you still think its fair?

Okay I'll keep it simple but please understand I'm not saying "no " ...I am just saying there is context The whole concept of a man interrupting a women is historical and represents an aspect of women that have been marginalized for centuries. Its ties into the whole era where women weren't allowed or expected to have an opinion. So its an injustice around gender equality and this term " "manterrupting" for me just symbolizes this metaphorically But men haven't typically ever been in social environments where they weren't allowed to speak as there gender made them perceived to be inferior So yes if you ignore the historical context then being interrupted by a women would or could be seen as shaming but typically because this is not common for men its not considered something shameful ?

True, but I'm of the opinion that crappy behavior works both ways. BVC is of the opinion that whoever he feels is oppressed is free to do the same things to others and its totally cool. I think you're being a little harsh on him. Its more I'm being misunderstood, my objectives to achieve social equality are not based on believing minority groups need to oppress groups that use to oppress them I dont believe in the Animal Farm outcome and never have

But thats not what I believe but I dont have time to explain now, maybe later?

It appears ISIS has now accepted responsibility for the attacks in Brussels

Well I appreciate the honesty because I would rather not make a long post if someone doesn't want me to

C'mon BVC. If "manterrupting" is "shaming" a female, is it the same when a woman interrupts a man? I know you think I'm using double standards but there is a difference, I can explain it if you are interested but it will be a few paragraphs? If you want me to explain please give me 2-3 hours as I have my complex Trustee meeting now and I need to prepare some notes

YOU TAKE THAT BACK! Every one of my posts is a precious pearl of wisdom that can only improve the lives of those that read them. Also definitely some of my posts must be considered very insightful and erudite ?

I couldnt find that word in any dictionary yet I know at times I get interrupted by my lady friends..and I talk a lot so it takes a lot to interrupt me But do we need that word in a dictionary? I dont feel shame getting interrupted by my lady friends?

No its not because the word is used in the struggle to achieve gender equality. So the word would be used by women and men who believe in gender equality and the word represents one of those societal problems that does exist in some places. Its symbolic and has relevance http://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/16561/manterrupting

Those 7 points seem reasonable to me, which ones dont you think is shaming ? Mods how have you not banned this guy? I mean....it's getting pretty blatant. What because I don't agree with you....all those points are still examples of shaming. You are over-analyzing things

Those 7 points seem reasonable to me, which ones dont you think is shaming ?

It may appear like that but this is a very complicated situation and we need to consider the views of countries directly impacted by the arrival of thousands of refugees the thing is though that, like in the Paris attacks, the perpetrators may prove to be locals and not jihadists that came in among the refugees. Oh dont misunderstand me, you are correct that in some EU countries you already have established Islamic Extremism ....and that will have to be dealt with. But that is a separate issue to sending the refugees back to Turkey. Also I have asked this numerous times...why cant the Sunni countries in the ME like Saudi Arabia, Qatar or UAE take in fellow Muslims? But the expectation is that Western, primarily Christian countries with completely different values and cultural norms will be able to absorb millions ?

The fact that Gawker has been held liable for damages that may or may not run them out of business and consequently indirectly punish their employees (both those guilty and not guilty of the wrongdoing that's causing Gawker to be held for damages) is, by my own estimation, primarily Gawker's (and their guilty employees') fault, not anybody else's. I feel bad for those who haven't done anything who may lose their jobs as a result, but I blame solely Gawker and their fellow employees who did wrong for it. If Gawker doesn't have the money to get away with doing illegal stuff...then maybe they shouldn't have done that illegal stuff. You won't see me saying, "But I don't have the means to withstand the results of a murder trial!" after I decide to murder somebody and get caught for it. ...P.S. I prefer just being openly aggressive rather than passive-aggressive, personally...but that's just me. Barti I would say you equally aggressive and passive-aggressive ?

Yes this is my point, its not fair to punish all Gawker staff

It may appear like that but this is a very complicated situation and we need to consider the views of countries directly impacted by the arrival of thousands of refugees

Don't forget to make snidely passive-agressive comments that illuminate nothing about the particulars of your complaint. " " I think he is saying its an overreaction to close Gawker down ...which may happen due to the large fine imposed on them?

No its good to throw money at the problem Turkey is a Muslim country, I'm sure they will have a much better understanding and empathy towards fellow Muslims than most people in the EU Its a good idea to send them back to Turkey

No seeing how this is any different from people losing their jobs for insensitive comments. I mean, making that video public is a much more serious violation than posting stupid **** on social media, something which people have been fired for. Yes but then fire the people at the company or make the fine targeted to certain people at Gawker...but this could close the entire company down and people who have nothing to do with editing articles or selecting what is suitable or legal will lose there jobs It doesn't seem fair

I didnt dodge it but how would you know? There aren't accurate statistics and there are different types and degrees of Islamic Extremism, for example what about people who fund terrorism but wont actually take part in an attack...do we consider them Islamic Extremists ? So it gets complicated to calculate accurate numbers

You're a strange man to show compassion for a faceless corporation that makes money off of gossiping about people's private lives and blatantly violating the law in the most shameless manner possible, part of which I assure you helped to influence the judge to give them such a strong sentence. A defendant who shows remorse over their actions or that seems to have made an honest mistake...? That's a defendant who doesn't benefit much from excess punishment. A defendant who practically taunts the person they've offended as well as mocking the legal system? Better ****ing believe that judge is gonna bitchslap the crap out of that defendant with the largest punishment possible. They brought that much upon themselves. But here you are showing sympathy for a faceless corporation whose business it was to sell rumors and gossip, yet you don't see the hypocrisy of paying for sex workers while condemning the practice of sex work, thereby objectively not offering the "sympathies" you claim to want to offer those people by supporting the very system they're a part of. Ya ok. You seem mad? I have never condemned the sex industry...what you talking about. I said you need to legalize it. I do feel some sympathy for Gawker because I dont want them to close down as I dont like the idea of people losing there jobs, yes I don't like the idea of families now perhaps having no one to bring in income...its possible this could lead to real unhappiness amongst the staff at Gawker. You dont feel anything for people like cleaners, admin staff, PA and people who work at Gawker but have no influence on " whether the Hogan video should be published" ....in your world everyone is guilty right LK? You need to work on your assessments of people, they horribly inaccurate

Any country in the EU would be a legitimate target for them as the EU is considered part of the West and its much easier for them to operate in countries like Belgium and France because of the general frustration that exists in some sectors of the domestic Muslim community So this is just them lashing out at the West in anyway they can, its not about substantive changes to politics or laws. Its just about spreading chaos in the EU There would not be problem if major muslim population would not cover these extremists I'm not with you? What do you mean

Any country in the EU would be a legitimate target for them as the EU is considered part of the West and its much easier for them to operate in countries like Belgium and France because of the general frustration that exists in some sectors of the domestic Muslim community So this is just them lashing out at the West in anyway they can, its not about substantive changes to politics or laws. Its just about spreading chaos in the EU

We dont know if it has anything to do with Syrian refugees....its more than likely ISIS related uhh, did Charlie Hebdo was related to ISIS? did any bombing in EU in last few years been done by ISIS? No Hebdo was Al-Qaeda linked, the Paris attacks was ISIS related http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/26/world/isis-attacks-europe/ Do you not think ISIS uses suicide bombers or plant bombs? seems like its all related to islam to me, but again, i might be wrong. My boss for example is muslim, yet he is against this massive immigration because people in that wave are nutjobs from middle ages unnable to grasp difference between holy texts and reality and will greatly harm view on these muslims which worked hard to get there and co-exist peacefully. Closing eyes on these issues is just fueling extremists on both sides. Anyone with basic understanding of physics will tell you that action will cause reaction. Yes it is related to Islam, of course it is. But its related to extremist\fundamentalist Islam which represents a small percentage of Muslims globally