Its possible to recognize the need for retirement/emergency/multi-generaltional saving while still believing in long-term economic solutions that can not be created simply by current million- and billionaires giving up most of their wealth. It also doesn't account for how much is to be donated at the time of their…

Nevermind, he already pointed out he only likes the music. Uninformed me.

I can sorta believe a combination of the explanations. Maybe he thought RATM would be popular among the more libertarian branches of the party at least with regards to social issues, civil liberties, and less government (though I don't think limited government is the right term for RATMs views, I think they would be…

Ah, Tupac. I have always adored the message of "Keep Your Head Up" which is a song singing the praises of pulling yourself up by the bootstraps, and let us not forget his cover of "That's the Way it Is" which is about how it is only acceptable to sell poison to kids for profit if you are a corporation.

Does Spellbay sell vacuum cleaners or are roombas the buzz now?

I tend to skew towards letting children read whatever, and especially not having schools bow to removing whatever someone may find offensive. However, parents due to tend to have rights about restricting certain information, even sex education to a large extent, and there are certain situations where exposing a child…

Ah, I see the difference between literature and historical/scientific fact you are drawing, but still think it raises issues of not having to be exposed to political/philosophical ideas, which I obviously think students should be. Even in the case of history, one needs to understand the political and religious beliefs…

But just because a character does something, doesn't mean that it is okay. I don't think that "Othello" says it is okay to hate someone because they are from another country and to murder your wife because you think she is cheating. I don't think "Romeo and Juliet" promote suicide. I don't think "The Tell-tale Heart"…

Should also note I do not apply the same standard to works that may be triggering, of course I think they should be able to opt out, but that is different than simply finding something offensive.

They have a right to be offended, but I don't think that means they should be able to prevent the teaching and discussion of things that offend them. And how can you draw a line between opting out of anything that offends, but not having to be taught evolution? And part of education should be exposing people to ideas…

Not only did women provide most of the food and almost all of the reliable food (I'd say all of the reliable and steady food sources such as they were, but I'm sure there are exceptions), but I seriously doubt the hunters were boxing antelope/deer and prairie chickens. As a matter of fact, pics/cave drawings or it…

I find this to be so very infuriating. I don't think schools should be keeping books off required reading lists because they depict realism and authenticity in language and action, and I certainly don't think they should be kept off reading lists for exploring themes of abuse, adultery, sexism, racism, and other…

But this also sounds like a private school or a charter school so it may very well be the parent's choice to send them there. And I don't think alternate assignments should be offered because parents don't want their children exposed to certain things in literature (whether it be blasphemous themes, profanity, abuse,…

That's understandable for you as a parent, but I do not think it is the way school systems should think. There are also a lot of great books out there about racism, sexism, and homophobia, as well as a lot of great books that have those as central themes. When people go on crusades to keep what they find to be…

Pshhh, there's nothing wrong with this. She's a cosplayer, and therefore they asked her to take off some clothes, so kinda like doing cosplay but in reverse!!

As I said, there has been other BDSM featuring submissive women that didn't break out in the same way. I think it is disingenuous to ignore the role of : this deriving from Twighlight fan fic, its accessibility on the internet, the increase in popularity of ebooks, the increase in ownership of ereaders (the last two…

That statement is a problem because sometimes women will be battered but remain with men who beat them, it doesn't mean women as a whole have a natural instinct to be beaten. Not to mention the problem inherent in ignoring what women say.

Ah yes, the natural instinct. And to what extent can men be justified in abusing women until they submit (because it is their natural instinct after all). And I think the past, especially the recent past, is more than rife enough with women fighting for more agency and liberation to put the idea of subjugation in a…

I am disgusted by the vagina mocking. However, if this group officially identifies with the Quiverfull movement it isn't just about them in a vacuum. The Quiverfull movement is a racist, sexist, heteronormative movement meant to raise a generation of soldiers for their version of Christ and slowly take over the…

"And as feminists, and supporters of choice, we have to show some freaking respect for all choices women make, and when we disagree, keep those feelings to ourselves, because open discussion of personal judgements simply does not foster an environment in which the right to choice is respected."