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• One of my facebook friends was a "fan" of him, so I made every effort to post as many articles as possible about his misogyny. Don't know if it worked, but she never defended being a fan.
  (posted to What We Missed )
• It also seems to be promoting street harassment. All I could think about while watching this was how uncomfortable I feel when guys gawk at me like that when I'm walking around outside, and how uncomfortable she must feel with
  (posted to Breast cancer kills titties (women? what women?))
• I recall the main reason I voted for Obama was so this shit wouldn't happen.
  (posted to Obama won't protect repro rights in health reform)
• Here's how I see it: if the 2000s were all about bringing back the 80s, then the 2010s will bring back the 90s, right? The Jncos will be back! And we baggy-pant lovers will once again be appeased. Unless, of
  (posted to Keep your "boyfriend jeans" away from my four year old)
• I've never liked "Miss" because it connotes youth and we young people take a lot of discrimination based on our age. I'd rather people not be able to guess my age group by my title. I'll be a Ms. now
  (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))

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• Question: My last name is definitely my dad's name, for my own view and personal experience. When you say, "my boyfriend's name is always his and never his father's" - how have you seen/experienced that? Statement: My name, like most (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• FYI, Picasso was Pablo's mom's maiden name. Also, I changed my name after giving it a lot of thought. Nobody I knew in my family except my dad had my last name, and my dad was not very nice to (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Mamram, It's interesting you view your boyfriend taking your name as being "dependent." Do you view yourself taking his name as you being "dependent"? Does he? Is dependency a bad thing? (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• Ben Zimmer (the language expert) writes on the history of Ms. in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/magazine/25FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1 and in VT: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/2043/ (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))
• I think if you are really taking about freedom it should be a choice and to each their own, which should be respected by all including society. There are reasons why people take their spouses name. I did and (posted to What's in a name? (A lot))

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