Letters to the Editor
healthyskeptic
Published Letters: 671 Editor's Choice: 14
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feminist dog breeds
[Read the article: Feminist blog goes to the dogs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Speaking of breeds, I've noticed some major types.
The Mutt. Mutts aren't purebreds or tailored to a specific purpose, and as a consequence don't have the inherited flaws of many "purer" breeds. They're opportunists, capable in many situations, and often very intelligent.
The Labrador. These on average tend to be sociable, and of mellow temperament, though thy're also prone to weight gain. Common variants are the "Empty Nester" the "Asexual" and the "Companion."
The Wolf. Often intelligent, but also often suffering aggression, anxiety, and prone to ill temperament. Wolves are highly social within the pack, but the pack is by nature aggressively seeking it's next target. Common variants are the "PETA" the "The Compensator" and of course "The Jugular."
The Pug and other Toys. Often as domestic substitutes for cats, these tend to be somewhat neurotic as a result of frivolous breeding. Their sole value is cuteness, as they aren't very intelligent and are incapable of surviving outside. They tend to have respiratory problems and are prone to hyperventilating outside air-conditioned environments. Common variants are "The Leg Dog" and "Shakey" and of course the "Yip-Yip-Yip."
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-- Juliebird
[Read the article: The Hillary Clinton Nutcracker]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Q: "What sort of male behavior would be such that women would cringe in fear that their sexuality and indeed identity could be crushed?"
A: rape
Rape doesn't destroy sexual identity. Neither does this stupid nutcracker. You're hyperventilating.
BTW, I think this nutcracker is funny. I'm getting one for my Republican Dad for Christmas. And one for me for Tuesady. - Juliebird
Figures. People prone to identity politics tend to have identity problems themselves, perpetually rebelling. Part of maturity is moving beyond simplistic, polarizing ideology.
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--AlarmistRodgers
[Read the article: The Hillary Clinton Nutcracker]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Okay, [rape] doesn't take away your identity as a *woman* so much as your identity as a *human*
Screech!
A woman can become unfeminine through actions she chooses to take, because only by our actions can we change what we are. A man can become unmasculine through actions others take, because masculinity is a cultural object he possesses, not an inherent part of who he is.
lol. Whatever. What a goofy world view. From there the psycho babble just gets worse.
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They say..
[Read the article: Baby's first lead]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have other questions though; why is it that most people in the world are not retarded?
They say there are no stupid questions... But that question certainly contains a rather stupid presumption.
"Retarded" is a relative metric. It means slower, much slower actually, than average. Asking why everyone isn't below average, is retarded.
Anyways, US academic scores, on things like reason and mathematics, have been in decline, even accounting for immigration and economics. Hard to say whether that's actually measuring intelligence, but I tend to think so.
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Good article overall Mieszkowski
[Read the article: Baby's first lead]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Though the personal exposition dragged a bit.
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- AKA Smith
[Read the article: Feminist blog goes to the dogs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... one of my English classes. -- AKA Smith
So, you're an English teacher?
Gee, that, like, totally, blows all my stereotypes of a certain type of woman with meager intellect, who is unaccomplished to mediocre despite having had the benefit of education and middle class opportunity, who is educated by choice in soft subjects and incapable of excelling in hard subjects, and loves to talk about the Glass Ceiling and how opressed she is.
Don't tell me you're also average to below average in looks and overweight, and you love your man so much because a good one is so hard to find, and generally object to the "objectification" of women.
That would be too much of a shock.
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ideology over reality.
[Read the article: Roundup: Mistresses ruin corrupt Chinese official]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"In order to build a broad coalition that includes her own gender, a female should not be overly attractive ... High status also won't increase her attractiveness as it is a turn-off for most men." Huh, I'd hoped we had evolved beyond that. -- Flory
Oh please. Who is probably the most popular woman in America? Oprah Winfrey. And what's her most frequent audience empathy topic been? Her looks and weight struggles.
Empathy. It's become an often cynical business.
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fetboy, get a clue
[Read the article: Roundup: Mistresses ruin corrupt Chinese official]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]A DRUNK WOMAN/GIRL CANNOT GIVE CONSENT!!!-- fetboy
If you're actually serious, you really need a clue. You're so clueless it's comical.
The vast majority of consensual sex with new parters (one night stands, dating, etc.) occur under the influence of alcohol. Many of those certainly qualify as "drunk" to varying degrees. Men and women get drunk specifically for that purpose, to get laid. Every major city in the developed world has thousands of such inebriated hook-ups occurring on a nightly basis.
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so what?
[Read the article: Jugheads]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I mean really, who but a total no-life, really cares?
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a challenge to BS readers
[Read the article: The shoe love that has no name]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We all know BS readers can become outraged about nearly anything and seem to have nothing else to do. But at what point does a story become to mundane not even BS readers can manage sufficient outrage?
Come on people! Get seething!
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Smith
[Read the article: Roundup: Mistresses ruin corrupt Chinese official]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Have you ever had sex? That would automatically qualify.
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raider6704
[Read the article: Roundup: Mistresses ruin corrupt Chinese official]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Fetboy - Are you Andrea Dworkin speaking from the grave?
No kidding. She's foaming at the mouth.
Unconsciousness, specifically unconsciousness, makes a person incapable of consent. Obviously. That's unconsciousness for any reason, from excessive alcohol consumption to a fall on the head.
Fetboy is attempting to equivocate "drunkenness" with unconsciousness by using sloppy language and sloppy reasoning. Attempting to broaden the term even to include unverifiable states of mind, after the fact, such as alleged lack of memory. It's really just carte blanche for a woman to allege rape at will and without evidence, even a day or more after the fact. It's also diluting the meaning of rape.
Insane.
Dworkin analogies are appropriate and in fact she made many of the same crazy claims, and popularized them, especially among a branch of unhinged, victim mindset, militant feminists. Which btw is a prominent reason feminism as represented by people like fetbiy is now a kooky fringe.
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is fetboy smith's alt?
[Read the article: Roundup: Mistresses ruin corrupt Chinese official]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Jeebus. The people who post to BS are really something else. a lunatic asylum here. Carry on...