Recents Comments from Maya

• Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Lily. I absolutely agree. Certainly women have incredibly diverse experiences with abortion, and erring on the side of offering more emotional support rather than less seems like a generally good stance for friends to take.
  (posted to Speaking of Abortion)
• Thank you, Aspen. I appreciate the work Exhale does now more than ever, and I was very touched to receive E-cards via Exhale from a couple of coworkers.
  (posted to Speaking of Abortion)
• Yes. My apologies. In my eagerness to fulfill the “live” part of live-blogging I clearly didn’t offer enough explanation. Donna’s comment about women’s sport as a subversive activity was partly tongue-in-cheek. She pointed out that women’s athletics—when done right—is this
  (posted to Omega Panel: Sport as a Subversive Activity)
• Last clarification from me: Donna's quote about women's athletics as a "subversive activity in which men are actively supporting the seeds of their own demise" was a joke. She clearly doesn't believe that women's sports will spell the end of
  (posted to Omega Panel: Sport as a Subversive Activity)
• I absolutely agree that the whole concept of pre-existing conditions is completely fucked up and should have no place in our health care system. And as you said, amandaw and Cara said it very eloquently. For those who haven't read
  (posted to Being a Woman is Not A Pre-Existing Condition)

Comments from Maya

Responses to Comments from Maya

• Being human isn't a pre-existing condition either. I love folks acting like this is so outrages when we told you it was happening and you didn't listen. Pre-existing condition clauses could never effect you, right? Wrong. This makes prefect sense (posted to Being a Woman is Not A Pre-Existing Condition)
• This is pure and utter nonsense. 1) All of the major disabling psychiatric conditions strike men much much harder then they strike women. Try checking Bipolar disease diagnosed in men vs. bipolar diseases diagnosed in women. Try Schizhoprenia diagnozed in (posted to Being a Woman is Not A Pre-Existing Condition)
• The "vibe" I get from this recurring post is that discriminating against sick people is mean and uncharitable, and they're against that. But discriminating against women is SEXIST and injustice - there's nothing wrong with being a woman! How can (posted to Being a Woman is Not A Pre-Existing Condition)
• 2) Not having insurance is not the same as being unable to get health care. However, your insurance company will not provide, you will have to pay on your own. Unless of course you can't afford to pay out of (posted to Being a Woman is Not A Pre-Existing Condition)
• Good point. It's kind of like "This is bad, but this other thing right here is so much worse, because "regular" women aren't those other weird people." This is just the same shit on a different day. (posted to Being a Woman is Not A Pre-Existing Condition)

Responses to Comments from Maya

Maya's Recommended Posts