1. Actually that is one way you distinguish a hate crime from a terrorist act. A hate crime is done by members of the dominant class against the minority/marginalized class. Terrorist act is done by a minority member against the majority/dominant group. Unfortunately women as a group are not protected against hate…

Their emotions don’t change facts. It’s funny your very first post was about making a argument based in biology and now you’ve resorted to an appeal to emotions fallacy. Even funnier is how you chose to ignore everything I said and continue with your nonsensical appeal to emotions.  

The thing is abusers often isolate victims before starting the physical abuse. That leaves victims with no one to entrust. Add that victims in conservative communities are even blamed for their abuser’s actions and myriad of other reasons that can make seeking help even scarier. It is good for victims of abuse to find…

Next time some asshole tries to say people don’t need to be taught not to rape everyone knows rape is wrong, they should look at how rape victims are harrassed for being raped. Clearly in our culture, being raped is what’s understood to be wrong not the act of doing it. Rapists on the other hand, not only don’t get…

Catcalling is often threatening and it’s used to target one group of people by the dominant class - that’s what a hate crime is. When we see it for what it is and how we would react if such tool was used by one group(dominant class) against a (marginalized)group, it becomes easy to see jail time as being a worthy…

Several people I know wouldn’t exist if their 50+ year old fathers passed up every 40+ year old woman like your example. Several people I know wouldn’t have parents and quality of life that comes from a loved family rather than aging out of foster care, if their parents didn’t decide to adopt older kids rather than…

No, with the unfortunate sudden death of Senator Ted Kennedy, they didn’t have a super majority before the vote.

The point of the OP was that the only way that’s possible is if Dems have a majority. Pointing out how it didn’t happen last time Dems had majority doesn’t prove anything at all. The only way it could happen is with a Dem majority, there’s no arguing that, at least in this decade. Now, we’ll need a Dem majority but…

1. GOP did filibuster Dem bills, so no matter how you want to define it or how you think it should be, a super majority was needed. Bottom line.

I thought universal health care was the goal and if the best, most effective, and plausible way to do that is through single payer then that’s what we should do but discarding other ways of achieving universal healthcare for single payer is more like chasing a brand than truly wanting everyone to have easy access to…

I agree. Though I do question why ‘single payer’ is the end all goal all of a sudden. The goal was and should be universal health care and there are other ways to accomplish that than single payer. Not every country with universal health care has single payer system.

1. Dems didn’t have a super majority in both branches.

I can see this effecting women in male dominated field horribly. As if that situation doesn’t already often create a hostile environment but anytime a woman takes off work even if not for periods the rest of her (male)coworkers would assume that’s what it’s for. Creating animosity. In the end even if she takes less…

This so much!!

Periods never made me emotional, though certain brands of birth control do, but it’s unreasonable to expect a person to not get pissy when as you said their “tummy feels as if its being stabbed over with a thousand knives.” I hate when people try to say that pissy(easily angered and annoyed) mood is women being…

I’d kind of like to see a legal mandate that if you cannot prove a reason why you can’t have an employee work remotely or work longer shifts and then take a day off once a month or something.

It’s a bit biologically irresponsible to be having your first kid at 50+. Other than the obvious issue of father’s age also effecting the health of their offspring.. You’re going to be in your 70s by the time your kid reaches legal adulthood, plus now kids are dependent on their parents far longer than simply reaching…

I think what you’re saying is part of the reason but those reasons also apply to women yet BC is popularly used by women, which makes me think Semilla’s point is more of the reason. Women are also constantly taught that our fertility makes up our womanhood and not only that but our ability to reproduce is our greatest…

Knowing Indian culture, those were my thoughts exactly. Also I think it’s important to emphasize importance of easy access to birth control for both men and women. And importance of equal responsibility of birth control for men and women. A world in which both, sexually active men and women, take responsibility for…

The doctors didn’t have the same issue with your dad getting a vasectomy like they did with your mom getting her tubes tied?