Well, the chadaree was only compulsive by the Taliban in Afghanistan, and a tiny fraction of Islam, for a small period of time, compared to numerous centuries that the garment has been worn for various reasons. The point is, there are many women who do choose to wear any form of veiling for various cultural and…

This was actually addressed during the hearing. It’s not the entire committee that was holding the hearing, but a subcommittee (Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, and all of the Democrats on the committee were there.

Please tell me that this article is sarcasm? Have you even examined what he did as mayor in a decent sized Rust Belt City?

That’s probable that it was a status symbol, my old lady memory may have misremembered. I found this, it seems well-cited. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Burqa

I guess others in general? I mean we’re talking about pre-7th century here. To be honest, not sure I ever read more than that back when I researched it in 2001.

What a flashback, I actually owned this exact chadaree. My x-husband thought it would be a great gift for me the first time he went to the Middle East. We are white. But, despite what the Taliban did to the Chadaree by making it compulsive, its use predates Islam and was worn as a mark of respect.

Ok, that just pisses me off that your friends went to this just for Donnie. Do no harm in your fandom, means not buying tickets to a conference that promotes not only financial harm to desperate parents but physical harm to vulnerable kids with the rampant pseudoscience peddled there.

I’m an autism mom, not to be confused with a “warrior mom.” I don’t love my son enough to scour the internet for the next hot thing some lady in Mexico (or India, I’m looking at you Rapid Prompting) has claimed will erase my son’s obviously offensive personality. I don’t get up every 3 hours all night to remove those…

Beto struck out with me this week over his call for term-limits. The one for Supreme Court I don’t have an opinion on yet until I research it more, but the one for Senate was the killing blow. Being a disability rights advocate in Michigan, working directly with legislators, and this state having term-limits for…

Just, a huge, shaking my head and sighing. This is the case with every divisive issue that involves some sort of verifiable fact with the right. What WE need to do, is exactly what you said, is control the narrative. However, this is a cultural war, not a scientific one. Science has never swayed “feels” with those on…

Well, I can’t use your specific example, because frankly pedo jokes are just foul and should never happen. But, I see it differently, comedy is a great way to tackle any disability. We aren’t going to break. There’s a difference between joking about personal experiences including any disability and making the person…

“It’s awfully paternalistic to say that someone with mental illness shouldn’t be allowed to perform at the peak of their profession because of the potential fragility, though.”

Once upon a time, I could easily down 2 pots of coffee in a day. So going by the somewhat odd measure of a cup of coffee being 5oz, the pot was marked at 12 cups. So, for a while, I totally drank 24 cups of coffee in a day! Then the ulcers started.... I’m no longer a caffeine addict, I don’t have it every day anymore.…

From a fellow lover of metromint.  Just do as I do, buy cheap, store brand sparkling water, and a drop of food-grade peppermint oil.  Totally awesome, I do it with normal tap water as well.

Can I just say that I think that Pelosi is setting him up for an undeniable obstruction of justice charge. The longer he doesn’t cooperate with the House subpoenas and testimonies the stronger that case gets. The constitution is quite clear that Congress has the authority to investigate here, both for possible…

Or very right ;)  Take your time!  

I mean, I’m not going to say no if he’s down there 15 minutes.  Multiples are a wondrous thing.

I literally snorted at “ventriloquist dummy come to life.”  I never saw it, but now I can’t unsee it and wonder I didn’t think it all along.

I was looking for this in the comments and was going to put it if it wasn’t there!  This is so awesome to me.  Thumbs up!

You can’t tell me that she didn’t want it. I mean, she even risked the barbed wire for it!