No BC. No abortions even in the case of rape. Fear of white genocide. They want to rape you into having children. It’s Gilead. Is another bleeding-heart lefty going to accuse me of being hyperbolic again? Are we going to continue being ‘nice’ and assuming the best of these misogynists as they strip away our human…

You probably will get a lot of shit for this on this website (if anyone bothers to read an old conversation with two greys...), but not from me. I don’t necessarily agree with everything you’ve said here, but I think overall you make a very good point. I am 50 and was raised by a feminist mother who was very active…

My phone, not being an amazing research tool, isn’t finding any info about the “monogamy” and “one one one” lines being rewrites. Could someone provide a source?

The DNC nominated the person who got the most votes. By a lot.

If you want to cast aspersions, though, cast aspersions on the people in the Democratic party who were secretly (or not so secretly) hoping for a Trump nomination, because they thought he’d be a walkover.* Cast aspersions on the people inside the Clinton…

It’s funny* how we never let women forget a single mistake. They have to be absolutely perfect to even try making a difference or we never let them forget it. It’s a wonder any women even try to have opinions in the public eye.

Yes, but you must admit that there was a segment of the Bernie population that did do exactly that - got mad that HRC won and then decided that they’d rather watch the world burn than vote for her.

Not an untrue statement. I saw plenty of female-based misogyny.

Considering that Ms. Steinem apologized for the remark and has done more to advance feminism than most people criticizing her, I’ll let that one slide. She’s an 82-year-old woman still fighting on the side of right.

Non-binary my ass. Kids don’t need hormone therapy. Let them mature, it’s basically like experimentation on minors who wont even fully develop for YEARS. So you want to play with a doll?, Let me inject you with some estrogen and see how this shit works out.

I think what he’s saying is that a 10 yo (cub scout) has NO FUCKING IDEA what the repercussions of halting they’re NORMAL HUMAN FUCKING BEING cycle of puberty will do to them long term. It’s pretty fucking cut n dry unless your an idiot. Make sense?

So how old do you need to be to grasp the concept of halting puberty? 16? 18? 10 yo’s have no fucking idea how shit works let alone a decision that will impact them for the rest of eternity.

We’re hoping to get a bunch of people together with these hats and sweatshirts for the Minnesota march (all proceeds support a scholarship at the U of MN). There’s a lot of work to be done here in terms of advancing gender equity. The hats are only available in person but sweatshirts are available online until January…

There are a number of competing factors at play. You are focusing on the psychological impact of transitioning pre vs. post puberty. That is a valid concern that I have empathy for. However, I think there are a number of competing concerns when you are talking about people under age 12 that should not be discounted…

Some may believe that a teenager does not have the ability to make an informed decision about something of such far reaching consequence.

Is there any scientific basis for determining that it is safe to “halt puberty” It may be a byproduct of intense athletic training, but purposefully messing with body chemistry in to delay puberty could have many repercussions. I think it is dangerous. I also think hormone treatment before adulthood is dangerous…

Forgiveness is not meant to be a free pass for the offender, which it is often used for. Forgiveness is for the offended party.

You can forgive someone (stop holding on to the anger and shittiness they gave you) without letting them anywhere near you ever again.

We generally have a pretty fucked up idea of what “forgiveness” means. For example, when the Catholic Church says “Abuse victims need to forgive our priests”, what they’re saying is, “Abuse victims need to drop their lawsuits against the church”.

Jesus fuck, that gif. MAKE IT STOP.

My mom says that about alcohol - she drank and we all turned out fine (except for one crib death, and it turns out alcohol in pregnancy is a risk factor for that, not that I’m going to tell my Mom - she still isn’t over my sister’s death). And except for me being unemployable - I have no idea whether alcohol…