Oh I absolutely agree. I don't get the argument, personally, but that's the one that gets thrown around in front of me the most. Along with the point that another commentor raised that males have to get disposed of somehow since only females can lay eggs/provide milk.

I've always called myself an ethical consumer...I do the same as you, eat food from local and responsible sources (usually small operations) whenever possible, give small business my money instead of big companies, recycle and do as much as I can for myself. I think that's the best way to be a "steward" of the…

They also run kill shelters. Euthanize animals instead of helping rescues rehabilitate and home them. Yeah. Ethical treatment.

One of the big arguments I've heard is that with the breeding required to make cows/chickens/bees produce the amounts we need, we've damaged their evolutionary path.

Here, have another!

You are lovely. Have a cute animal GIF.

RE greys: I KNOW RIGHT? I'm sort of confused as to how you get out of the greys on Jez, because I'm out on Lifehacker and I think Gizmodo but I comment here about 800x more.

I think I may have to go for a round two, as well, after reading your comments. Like I said, I come from a family of women (Scots-Irish...yeah, we're a loud and raucous bunch) and I have some problems with anxiety, so perhaps part of the reason I respond so well to people like GJ is because I need someone to help me…

Just to add: none of this was meant to sound like I was saying you're wrong or your opinion is invalid (I realized later that it could have come off like that). I'm just astonished that we could watch the same show and walk away with a completely different impression of GJ and her group.

Oh I didn't see the women at the healing center that way at all! (Bias alert, I come from a family of mostly women who do have a bit of a spiritual vs religious bent to them.) Sure they were all floundering, but I think GJ's role as Socratic leader was a powerful one. She never told them what to do, but let them…

Um...yeah, that was pretty naive. Most of the time when people introduce cats in particular it's on neutral ground with some sort of gate between them so they can see and smell but not touch. Over the course of a week, they slowly get more and more exposure until they're ready to meet. Especially since you did it…

I always try hard to suss out what's at the core of any disagreement, rather than rambling into fights without realizing it. I didn't always succeed today (seriously, I stepped in some shit over on Facebook I get anxious just thinking about) so I'm especially glad I managed it here. ;)

It's really hard to judge tone in text, so I think everybody gets a pass there. I do genuinely find it fascinating that what I read as an earnest (if maybe a bit naive) account of a personal experience that changed this young woman and she hopes will change some of us, you read as flippant. I've always argued that…

You just had two people reply to the same comment, it's not unusual for you to be unable to reply to both. As far as I understand, that's how Kinja works.

She actually confronted that very notion...the bit about "white-man's burden" miss your attention? She sounds like a very thoughtful, intentional woman that's struggling with her own prejudices and expectations, and sharing her thoughts with us. I applaud her both for her honesty and her bravery. I know I didn't…

Oh my gods, me too. Seriously. I just keep hoping that they get theirs and am sort of resigned that they won't.

I just realized I've only seen her in roles playing the daughter of hyper religious, conservative folks and that despite her daddy being the former chair of the Republican Party of UTAH I didn't believe her at all. Sads.

You know those machines that make you feel the pain of giving birth? We need to find a way for people to experience being female/fat/a POC/trans* etc...a little empathy could go a long way.