Look, I'm generally anti-circumcision, but on the mutilation scale, cutting off the foreskin is closer to ear piercing than it is to, say, female genital practices in some parts of the world. Also, there are documented benefits to circumcision, even though I don't think they outweigh the negatives. Keep it in…

Okay I basically agree with you. :) It does seem that a much better system than BMI could be implemented.

Well, you can reserve your judgement, but if the school has decided they want encourage good health among their students, then they are going to defer to current authority. That would probably be the CDC. They recommend using BMI as a screening tool, and then doing further assessment. The CDC also outlines the risks…

Or you could more accurately say, "BMI is oftenan indication of overweight/underweight, which is oftenan indication of further health problems, so perhaps you should take note of this and consider if your child overweight."

But it sure as hell provides a hint.

The population of the US is about 313,914,040. There are approximately 1,700 NFL players. You have just chosen a sample size consisting of 0.00000541549% of the population.

They don't say it's a bad measure, they just say it needs to be considered in the context of the specific person it's being applied to.

Queen of the harpies! Queen of the harpies! Here's your crown, your majesty.

Intentional or not, there are some uncomfortable moments in those films.

That is true. I remember a brief time when John Malkovich was being described as sexy. I think that time has passed? I'm a hetero guy, but I always thought Bob Hoskins radiated sexuality when he was younger, and he not exactly conventionally attractive.

I know you meant physically, but you wrote psychically. That's hilarious.

I've read that opposite-sex siblings who did not grow up together often find each other sexually attractive. I have't read anything about homosexual same-sex siblings . . .

Doesn't that make him . . . attractive?

Someone's been into the cultural anthropology books again!

I see what you're saying now. Yes, my problem when I travel in Asia is not knowing what I am eating. When I ask I usually get an answer of vegetable, seafood, or meat. Those categories leave a lot to the imagination.

Hah, I'm not a vegetarian, but I can be a little picky in what I eat. I do business in China and Korea, and my problem is that they are so proud of their food, they basically make me eat things. "Here, eat this, it is a local delicacy. Very rare and expensive!" Obviously I'm not being forced to eat it, but I can't…

You can visit Asia and just eat vegetarian while you're there. You can also just eat easily identifiable meats, like pork and chicken. If you are really that concerned, I would advise also avoiding the continents of South America, Europe and Africa.

That's actually a pretty good point about truly amateur porn. I suppose it is non-capitalist. Hmmmm, your scab question is pretty good too! I doubt the paid porn actors care much, because after all, they're getting paid to have sex, and it's hard to complain about that. As for the producers, I'm sure they wish free…

The only reason porn is produced, or sex is sold, is so it can be exchanged for money or other goods. They are both inherently capitalist. Please explain to me what non-capitalist porn or sex-work would look like.

I have to ask, because I see different variations on this argument over and over - are you trying to say that sex does not, or should not, be subject to special treatment and consideration amongst things people do with their bodies? Maybe that's not what you are saying, so I'm honestly asking.