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thenewgreen  ·  3392 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: SHE DID IT!!! First two women pass Ranger School

    I found a post about her on r/theredpill (a very sexist subreddit) and for the first time in my life was very tempted to doxx someone and go full black hat
-Don't. Walk away and don't search out the nasty stuff but try to embrace the positive. I bet there are a lot of people rooting for her. Find those people. There will always be angry, sad and hateful people out there. Sometimes you can't avoid them, but don't go looking for them.

Her brother must be proud!





rinx  ·  3392 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah I would be a total hypocrite if I did. I don't go after people online, but it's the first time I've had to deal with that temptation. Personal attacks are one thing, but going after someone I care about is a whole nother story.

I don't mean to sound negative, in general the responses are great. My mom called me freaking out and reminded me she remembers when they let the first woman into west point. Now <my friend> has come so much further. I keep teasing her about signing a GI Jane poster for me, it's crazy she's basically that in real life. And the stories she has are actually better then the movie. Once she's announced I can share more, in the meantime can't wait for graduation.