PlatinumDoor has never driven a mile over the speed limit in their life. Didn’t have a drink before legal age, or poured paint down the drain, or failed to disclose the $20 they get from grandma in their birthday to the IRS. Staying on the right side of the law is easy. Just don’t do illegal things.*

4) Lots of people are addicted to substances supplied by their doctors.

No, I read the part where you said “of course it should be fair, but” I just think it’s an unintelligent argument that missed the point of the entire ad. Arguing that it’s unfair that black and brown people have it shitter than white people but hey, it’s reality, so they really just need to accept it and deal with the…

This is sometimes exactly the case.

•Drug test those on welfare laws have accidentally shown those on welfare are less likely to use illegal drugs than those not.

•Many people choose legal alcohol over illegal drugs, places that have legalized pot have seen a decrease in alcohol related deaths. In fact ‘legal’ has no…

Yes, but one point is it’s not an equal choice for all groups of people. Many people use substances as self-medication because they’ve been traumatized, for example. And who is more likely to be traumatized? People who are poor and live in dense, urban housing. It’s interesting that you say people can just move to a…

It’s not an unpopular opinion. It’s a ridiculous oversimplification.

No. People can’t not do illegal drugs. And having an unpopular opinion doesn’t automatically make you some ultra-rational speaker of plain truths. Sometimes opinions are unpopular because their fucking stupid, and holding them just makes you a naive idiot. 

....If only everyone who ended up doing hard drugs was raised in a nice, level-headed environment which engendered high amounts of self-confidence and esteem and imparted myriad stress-reduction mechanisms aside from substance abuse.

....if only.....

LOL great job on the fake trolling. I love the multiple post touch.

I do not believe Rebel Girl is tranfolx at this point.

You don’t agree that men often swamp discussions of FGM with their concerns about MGM, drowning out the women’s voices trying to discuss FGM? I’m just a casual reader and I’ve seen that at least a few times now. It’s really infuriating, and it happens on both liberal and conservatives sites.

You wrote: All suffer functional damage.

I decided to not circumcise my child, who has identified as a girl since 5, because, it’s mutilation. But, from what I understand, female genital mutilation makes penetration painful, do no vaginal orgasm, and clitoral orgasm, .... Not possible. So no, it’s not an apple to apple comparison. It’s still wrong, but not…

I think you need more information before you rush to compare the two. Did the girls have their clitoral hood removed, OK, maybe you can compare. Did those girls have their clitoris removed? That’s the equivalent of cutting off a man’s penis. I understand you were mutilated, but the comparison could be potentially…

As another trans woman who was circumcised at birth and not thrilled that it still goes on, you really need to cut this bullshit out. Even if you sincerely believe that a circumcision is comparable to a clitoredectomy (lol) I can guarantee you that all you’re doing right now is pissing off would-be allies and giving…

You brought up penile circumcision on an FGM post in the first place. You did the exact same thing that MRAs do. I realize you did it for entirely different reasons — as I wrote, your experience is important and valid — but it is NOT this. You are a woman who experienced penile circumcision and that is not what is…

Nowhere did this article even bring up circumcision. Why is it so hard to stay on topic when it’s about an atrocity that’s done to women’s sexual organs? Why is it always, “We must discuss the penis first!”

Yes, but there’s a time and a place to talk about nonconsentual circumcision of the penis. Generally speaking, it’s not when talking about forced clitorectomies, since that’s a specific problem that has proven pernicious and needs to be stamped out.

I love my nonconsensually circumcised penis and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Whenever anyone says “I could have anyone I wanted” you know they are delusional and you should very very quickly run very far away.