Look, I think that there are valid criticisms of Obama, just like any politician and president in history. But I don't understand why you have to shit on an awesome moment. Gay rights are important and the fact that the US President showed complete acceptance without missing a beat is a good thing.

That is really cute! I see it going well with dark skinny jeans. Sometimes if I really like an item of clothing but am unhappy with one little aspect (hemline, straps, too many buttons, etc), I'll still buy it if I know that I can easily alter it myself or I simply need to tuck it into a skirt, hide the straps under a…

My mother and I were shopping for a present for my 8 year old cousin, and I found this kids' knitted dress that I really loved and insisted we get for her. My mother thought it was too dark for a kid and she wanted something a little brighter and then suggested I get it for myself and there was a woman standing near…

Totally clear :-). I'm pretty sleep deprived myself so I don't know how articulate or coherent my responses are either haha.

I think its interesting to discuss the different feelings of our own existence and being honest about them is important because people need to see that not everyone's life is some happy picnic. To add to your bootstrap comment, George Carlin once said of the anti-choice crowd's attitude: 'once your born, your on your…

I'm really interested in knowing what the OP is hoping for regarding age of consent laws. I don't support lowering the age, but I was trying to find out what exactly they are talking about/advocating for. Like, are they trying to argue that a 17 year old has the mental capacity to consent to sex with a 21 year old, or…

I mentioned to another commenter that there's a bit of a tv stereotype in which (non-religious fundie) characters who argue against abortion were either born to a teen mother or adopted or both. I think its both a cop-out and lazy writing and I remember reading about a singer who was adopted and she was pro-choice and…

'Lol sorry that I see my mom has a person, not my personal incubator.'

Yeah, I didn't mean to pick on Sarah and I can see how adoption can be personal to her character, its just an argument I hear often from anti-abortion people, which like I said, its pretty weak and could be applied even further back (aren't you glad your parents were in the same city so that they could meet each…

Haha, yeah - its like, where does it end? If our parents hadn't met, we wouldn't be born. If our grandparents had put our parents in different schools, they might have not had the experiences they had and chosen completely different paths in life and never met. And on, and on...

'Sarah tells Julia if her mom had had an abortion, she wouldn't be born.'

Isha didn't say she was a victim, though. I think the problem people are having here is that the woman is the one being judged/blamed, whereas the men have gotten a pass on the whole public display/health risk issues. If NS had made that comment about everyone involved, then I don't think too many people would be…

And let's not forget everything that is Christian.

Here's the thing: pedophilia is the sexual attraction to children, whereas child molestation is engaging in sexual activity with a child. While I believe that we need to make a clearer distinction between the two (even though they can be related, though not always), the key issue with molestation is that a child is…

If someone were to ask you why should bestiality or child molestation remain illegal, are you going to argue that it will lead to gay marriage or are you going to argue against those things based on their own definitions and what they entail?

WebbElec made a comment about 'feminism destroying the nuclear family' (gross oversimplification of the history and concept of the nuclear family, btw) in response to a discussion about a teenager being raped and having her assault recorded, passed around the internet, and then receiving bullying messages from…

And that's thanks to feminism, so it's entirely relevant to the point I was making.

Yeah, because people had such respect for women prior to the feminist movements, right? What with denying them the right to vote, considering them the legal property of their husbands who could beat and rape them, and keeping them out of the workforce.

Happy to repeat - I don't care how annoying I sound but I'm not going to let it go. And interestingly enough, the Hobby Lobby defenders always ignore this point no matter how many people bring it up. Only one defender a few days back acknowledged it and they claimed that it was 'irrelevant'!

Exactly. And I would absolutely think it sexist if a female-majority SCOTUS ruled in favor of a company that wanted to deny men access to certain healthcare because of their 'personal beliefs'. Especially when they aren't going to allow that exception to others for their beliefs (Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientologists,…