Jennrain, it looks like you're only getting extreme comments here so I wanted to post something to back up why you felt so uneasy with this "pregnancy center." The problem isn't that places exist where pregnancy can be discussed. Oh, (posted to A Tour of the "Pregnancy Center")
The headline right now reads Driver allegedly rapes mentally impaired woman And the lede is A Rogers man is accusing of assaulting her after picking her up in a medical transport van and driving to an alley. Remember headlines are (posted to Star Tribune gets it Right)
Three things. One, South Park eps are all online LEGALLY over at http://www.southparkstudios.com/ Two, as much as I find rape jokes distasteful, I'm not going to get up in arms about a South Park episode. Their whole goal is to (posted to South Park Rape of Harrison Ford)
All the women on that site are women of color. Except the one in the white coat ("doctor"). I've never seen a douche ad except in magazines. There's way more douche ads in magazines for women of color. I know (posted to Does this bother anyone as much as it bothers me?)
This comment is about semantics. Usually with (newspaper) headlines, using a colon after a person's name means the quote is attributed to them. Eg... Mark Twain: Buy Land, They're Not Making It Any More. Wheras if your headline (as here) (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
I think some of her comments are an attack, and some are not. I gave her the benefit of the doubt until I read transcripts of both interviews; now I think she's quite confused and conflicted re: rape. (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
Nicole, Glad we can be fiery and argumentative, and still civil :) No JD, but a lifetime spent in a family of lawyers who are card carrying ACLU members. Plus a heavy background in social sciences historic and otherwise (I (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
It's been such a long time since I've had time to actually sit down and read any of the posts (and there are so many more of them now!), but I'm trying to do it more! I miss the discussions. (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
Moxie, I was a performance major as well, for my undergrad degree, and some of the most intelligent and politically active (and knowledgeable) people I have ever met were in Butler University's theatre department. I'm sure you didn't mean this (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
Being "catty" (a term I just generally take issue with), isn't what Mirren said the jurors do. She said they are "sexually jealous," which implies not just that they are being spiteful, because they don't like other women and love (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
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