Not really, and at least as condescending. That is her life. I don’t know why so damned many people act like homebodies are incomprehensible or something, we’ve been a part of human society for fucking ever.

I completely agree - though our “Christian” religious fundamentalists, misogynists and right-wing politicians may be not exactly in the same category with Islamic fundamentalists, they’ve started marching down the same path since a long time ago.

The most disturbing thing about the news article is that her address is published in the article.

By all means, please divulge to the whole worlds where she lives so that the abortion nuts can go shoot her.

This is what happens when states are allowed to legislate every step of a completely legal procedure. Abortion is legal? Okay! Let’s shut down every clinic that provides safe abortions, and those who aren’t shut down let’s stand outside and threaten the workers and the patients, and even sometimes kill those workers…

Well, at least every pro-lifer will be cutting a check personally to ensure the health and survival of Baby Yocca, so he has that to look forward to.

This woman, for whatever reason, thought that her best option was to stick a coat hanger into her vagina and hope it caused a miscarriage. This is why we need good sex ed in high schools. This is why we need to fund Planned Parenthood. This is why abortions should be state supported.

It wasn’t. After the fact PR cover-up, since they got called out.

As someone who

You should teach your very young child that masturbation is perfectly normal but private activity. My darling mom was totally cool and open about self pleasure (I grew up with no hang ups about it) but she neglected to tell me about the ‘keep it private’ part. I learned about that from my 3rd grade teacher. :/

Apart from the abject stupidity of mistaking Sikhs for Muslims, and the abject stupidity of thinking all Muslims are terrorists ... I also don’t understand why the turban has become a symbol for terrorism in America when literally none of the terrorists acts here (or in France, for that matter) were performed by…

It’s like handing the keys of a Lamborghini to a 16 year old after only teaching them how an engine works, rather than teaching them how to actually drive. What the fuck are these people seriously expecting to happen, and how the hell do they keep managing to rationalize it to themselves in the face of such…

[raises hand] At this point, how much sense would it make to make Sex-Ed a required college course?

HOT DAMN silverfox

Cleanses are bullshit. They don’t “remove toxins” or anything like that, and no science backs them. If people want to feel physically better overall, changing their diet to one that is a balance of the food groups, with treats in moderation, is the way to go. The moderation part is so that they feel better mentally,…

the whole cleanse/fast thing is worrying isn’t it? I was thinking about trying one, and asked a couple of relatives who are doctors about it first. They both suggested that it wasn’t a good idea, that it would be better to think about a whole-scale adjustment to my diet in general (which was already pretty healthy)…

it’s obviously not the case for everyone but yeah...

There’s a marked difference between admitting you are trying to integrate more healthy, whole foods into your diet and turning every single Pinterest pin, Facebook post, and chat sesh into an evangelical declaration of your “diet.” The clean-eater, paleo, wheat belly diet folks always seem to be the latter, where it’s…

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