It is fucking horrible that this is even an issue. I hope they get some equality and safety. Damn.

This was back in 1989 (fall of my senior year), but it really was great. We had a lot of fun, too. We talked about stereotypes by watching The Breakfast Club, had a hypnotist in to teach us some meditation stuff, and really got to explore issues like adults.

When I was in high school, ages ago, we had a class called Prep For Life. I took it after being told it was easy. I swear it was THE most useful class I took. I still use stuff I learned there. We planned a wedding, toured a hospital, both the maternity ward and the regular 'sick' part, went to a mortuary, learned…

Ah, I see. Yes, I agree, badedition. I wish we were more aggressive in pursuing actual rehabilitation and education in the corrections system. I just saw something that said (and I can't vouch for the accuracy of it) that 70% of the prison population are high school dropouts. While correlation doesn't equal…

LOL!

Yes, #COTD.

Yes! I was going to comment on just that. "The Ranger ethos is designed to be deadly serious yet self-deprecating..." Um, BULLSHIT. The vast majority of men that I've known who were in the Special Forces, and I've known quite a few, were the most self centered, elitist assholes I've ever met, who expected…

My mother in law certainly has no rapist issues when taking her Zoloft.

That is questionable. Our "justice" system has always been more about punitive issues than about rehabilitation. There are many things that could be done, on a systematic level, that aren't, if we were actually concerned with rehabilitating people.

Barbie was named after the maker's daughter, and Ken named after the maker's son. I always considered them brother and sister after I found that out, and it makes this even more creepy/hysterical.

Yes, I was going to say the same thing. Educate the girls and the boys. Let's not do with this idea like we do with so many other ones, and put all the responsibility on the girls. If we only educate half of the partners in a (heteronormative) relationship, we're still doing them a disservice. Let's give them ALL…

Yes. I avoid engendered insults and prefer equal opportunity insults like asshole. Everyone has one, regardless of gender, etc....

Yeah. I'm totally down with this one. If they are as awesome as described, and as findable on eBay for a thrifter's price range (that would be me), this "Worth It" seems like a total win!

Right on! (Replying to promote and to make it long enough.)

If it doesn't, Rex, the description was written really badly.

Judgmental much, Dilly? You can be embarrassed all you like for the people that you are imagining that we are. You really have no idea about me at all. But have fun imagining whatever you need to so that you can feel superior.

LOL! Everything in their relationship is going to be, "Did you try turning off and then on again?" though. : D

No. Maybe you should reread Lemon v. Kurtzmann, dillydawg128? Mr. Par's Con Law is fine, thanks.

You're welcome. The thanks should really go to Mr. Par, as I asked him about it (he's a poli sci professor), and that is the only reason I know this. : )

I refuse to go into any Wal*Mart, including Sam's Club, and I don't have a pool, but I would seriously consider buying that. It makes me giggle too much.