....and indeed that exact argument has been made by white MRAs repeatedly. Sigh.
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Potassium and possibly magnesium insufficiency. Definitely go with those bananas the previous poster suggested instead of sugary neon-water.
I think we have a different idea of what constitutes a cliche then. Again, my point is that especially with Miranda there is character growth and change that is still true to the essence of her character, and not at all connected to a man (granted, you can't get pregnant without some male help). The episode where…
I find your take on this interesting but I still don't see how a character like Miranda comes across as a one-sided, not fully developed character meant to only represent one fraction of a "fully developed woman" for you if you have seen the entire show. She starts off as cynical and child hating and ends up married,…
No, good old patriarchy. Has not quite as much to do with Islam as such, as the numerous shitty rape and gang rape cases plus slut shaming in India should have taught you by now. Also, Streubenville.
God yes, Carry just got worse and worse as the seasons progressed. I thought she was edgy and interesting in season one, tolerable in seasons 2 to 3, and utterly detestable from season 4 onwards. Interestingly enough, the character seemed to get worse when Sarah Jessica Parker became a producer on the show. I always…
Not all the women on Sex and the City loved pink cupcakes, girly stuff and dreamed of their prince charming. Miranda was decidedly anti-romance and was portrayed as a tough woman who wore primarily functional, not fashionable clothes and remained a cynic about love and relationships until the last season of the show.…
Well, this is pretty much how New Zealand does it (though there is a zoo in Christchurch and maybe one in Auckland, but I don't think they have any larger wildlife there...). You can watch penguins, whales, swim with dolphins and seals, etc., but only in their natural habitat, and with pretty strict rules as to what…
Wait, are there places where you swim with dolphins in capitivity?! In New Zealand, you swim with them in the open sea, you are not allowed to touch them, and they approach you out of their own free will and are never forced. I guess New Zealand has made me kind of spoiled when it comes to these sort of things, the…
Have you seen the film? Not all dolphins are killed, a large number is actually sold alive to aquariums and sea parks etc. They make more money that way. That was one of the reasons the movie was directed at non-Japanese audiences as well, because we actually support this cruelty by going to these dolphin shows. Oh…
"She" didn't call the church "fucked up", "she" honestly admitted to not being ok with many a thing the church does, but "she" recognises that an institution with as long a history and as many members as the church is fallible, which does not mean I need to abandon it given that many awesome people I know work from…
I'd wear that t-shirt!
I don't know about the US, where this may indeed be true, but in many parts of Europe being religious, especially Muslim, does not give you any privileges at all since the countries there are based on secular systems through and through: The UK (yes, even though the Queen is the Head of the Church - no one takes that…
I'm trying to decide if you are a troll or simply missing basic reading comprehension. I'd go with the former, just intuitively.
I think for me it is quite normal to be critical of an idea/an institution/a concept and yet not completely abandon it, as long as I still in principle believe in it or think there is a decent core to it. For instance, I truly believe democracy is the best form of government, but that doesn't mean I don't see the…
Not all Muslims are crazy Talibans. Only crazy Talibans are crazy Talibans.
Yes, I am aware that I can do that but I don't want to just to please YOU. You know, I have a brain and a heart and used them both to freely choose staying in my church. Because believe it or not, I do not make spiritual choices based on the question: "How can I make it easier for OTHER people to "easily pinpoint" the…
It was even worse for me - I loved him as a person before I started my PhD, then slowly learned that he is actually an ass. I mean, C.S. Lewis I knew I disliked immensely before I started my research on him, but Pullman? Sigh, oh well, I'll always have Lee Scoresby....
I have often thought of abandoning my Church considering how fucked up it is, but to be honest, I really, truly believe this stuff, the core of it that is, and feel at home in a Catholic church service (except if the sermon is about "them evil female baby killers", RAGE!). I don't think worshipping the Pope is a…