JoanOfArc
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- Pregnancy can be life threatening. Also, if abortions aren't covered, the pregnant woman is going to give birth and someone has got to pay for that. Plus, caring for a child is not cheap- for the individual and the state.
(posted to Whose health care victory?) - I really appreciate this post; it contains some really important insight. In my own life, as an adult, I've been able to do both activities society considers 'masculine' and activities society considers 'feminine' without any fuss. But my brother has
(posted to A Positive Definition of Masculinity) - One researcher I've read spoke about this. She said that, in her lectures to university professors, she often asks "Who thinks sexism exists in the world?" Nearly everyone raises their hand. Then she asks "Who thinks sexism exists at your
(posted to What do you do when other women deny sexism exists?) - What you have is pretty complete and fair. However, you might also recommend that teen mothers (and really every woman) get and keep the morning after pill in their house. It is available over the counter in the US. It
(posted to Abstinence for Teen Moms) - I have no problem with thinking adults reading Twilight. The vast majority of adults I know who have read the book are old enough to know that Twilight's depiction of a relationship is problematic. However, I do have a problem
(posted to Let's Talk About Twilight (Just One More Time, I Promise))
Responses to Comments from JoanOfArc
- Oh, definitely. Bronte certainly did not intend for us to think favorably about Heathcliff and Catherine. I've read it three times since my sophomore year of high school, and I've never been able to feel more than contempt and annoyance (posted to Let's Talk About Twilight (Just One More Time, I Promise))
- I trash it, because they can do better, I know that they still print Phillip Pullmans books and that Terry Pratchett does wonderfull YA books, hell I loved reading wee free men and nation. So the Question is why are (posted to Let's Talk About Twilight (Just One More Time, I Promise))
- sorry dude, your examples don't come close to how often women are conditioned to believe abuse is romantic in media. Too many Twilights, not enough Burning Beds (posted to Let's Talk About Twilight (Just One More Time, I Promise))
- I didn't think that the abuse was meant to be erotic to the reader. It was portrayed as horrific and something that needed to be ended. Never did Bishop try to convince you that this was okay, that sexual abuse (posted to Let's Talk About Twilight (Just One More Time, I Promise))
- I work at a book store. Yes the Twilight hysteria is as bad as it sounds. Yes young girls and adult women will defend the creepy/abusive aspects of Twilight as romantic. And yes when 'Breaking Dawn' was released the girls (posted to Let's Talk About Twilight (Just One More Time, I Promise))
