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Shadow
Published Letters: 366 Editor's Choice: 6
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AKA Smith
[Read the article: A new kind of sex tourism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Good analysis of Broadsheet.
Obviously they write about these topics to increase readership or 'click' count for their advertizers.
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Fetboy - I am not trying to be combative, just honestly would like to know-->>What happened in your life to make you hate males so much?
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As for the topic at hand--I really don't see much difference between a 3rd world person working as a prostitute or working 16 hours a day in a sweatshop. Either way rich foreigners are using their labour for exploitation.
And, as a matter of fact, most people in these types of jobs in 3rd world countries have to pay a bribe to get them. (How do I know this? I *actually* have friends who came from these types of places)
$5/US a day is alot of money to a person whose alternative is starvation and whose family lives in a shanty.
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Tina
[Read the article: A new kind of sex tourism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The reason you will be a lonely voice in here regaurding critism of women buying male prostitutes?? Because you have a reasoned point-of-view. (though people can of course disagree with you)
Most people on liberal websites come from the viewpoint of "Men=Bad" & "Women=Good". So of course they don't wanna criticize women for doing the same thing they attack men for.
Rationalization is a lovely thing, yes?
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Tina
[Read the article: A new kind of sex tourism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'll bite.
Comparing a prostitute from a 1st world country with a prostitute from a 3rd world country is seriously apples-to-oranges.
Your freind CHOSE TO BE A PROSTITUTE. She had other options. She could have worked in a Walmart for minimum wage, or a myraid of other low-pay options. But she chose otherwise. Her choice. But don't whine after you make choices you don't like the results of.
3rd worlders don't have these choices.
Lets put it this way: If you & I put an ad in the Manila Times today for one position working at a WalMart in Modesto (interviews next Friday in Quezon City), minimum wage, 30 hours a week & you'd live in a 84 Chevette; how long do you think the line of applicants would be when we opened our doors for interviews next Friday?
CASE CLOSED!!
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@ Fetboy
[Read the article: A new kind of sex tourism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Well don't hit me.
I'm a big wuss.
I hate pain ;)
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The Women of Congo
[Read the article: Hey, Congress: Help Congo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Leave the safety of their villages to collect firewood & food. It's while doing this task they get raped.
Men don't go out to do this task because when they do they get tortured, murdered & have their eyeballs pulled out & sent to their widows. So the women choose the lesser of two nightmares.
I'm not making this up.
It's a wonderful world.
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bcrawfo
[Read the article: Quote of the Day: Hillary Clinton is no one-night stand ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree.
Watching Fetboy perform mental gymnastics each day to tell us how awful men are & how wonderful feminists are get me thru long, dull days of work.
Keep up the good work Fetboy!
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Ohio State's Schedule
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]WAS weak. Anyone other than the most partisan Buckeye would have to admit that.
That being said, a case could be made that they are the best team in the country. I watched them several times this year & they looked strong in each game, other than the Illini upset.
Of course, a case could be made for several other teams also. It's impossible to tell.
I just hope that Ohio State's example--creating a weak schedule as a means of getting to the national championship--doesn't become the template other top teams begin to use as a means to get into the BcS title game.
I fear it will, though.
Get ready for a team like Florida or USC putting 100 on someone like Florida International one of these Septembers....
It's coming...
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AKA Smith
[Read the article: Clinton on the attack]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think that was Vince Lombardi, actually.
And I just can't imagine any of the clowns running for the GOP nomination winning. (Is Mitt Romney a real person, or a made-up version of the ultimate republican candidate-->>handsome & dumb as a post?)
But then again, Bush won twice.
As HL Mencken once said "You'll never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the american voter"
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rosenkavalier
[Read the article: "Their 40s just seemed to sneak up on them"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't think any guy is saying he has a 'right' to younger women.
Men, in general, are interested in younger women becuz thru evolutionary conditioning, you might say, he knows they are the most fertile--in his unconscious lizard brain or whatever.
Thats why men think young women are hot.
No big mystery or conspiracy.
And everyone--men or women--are going to get the best partner they possibly can get.
The old 80-20 theory----80% of the men want the top 20% of the women, & vice-versa.
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Anon 2:10
[Read the article: Saudi king spares rape victim]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"What do you think Shadowman? Got a thought?"
I was just de-lurking to make a personal theory I've had for awhile. I used to post, now I just giggle at the festivities.
Carry on..
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Who Cares
[Read the article: Can a politician cry in public?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What the drugged-out, bloated bag-of-hot-gas thinx of Hillary??
Niether Lush Limpdick nor his facist followers would ever vote for a Democrat anyways.
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If the GOP Wins the Next Election
[Read the article: Can a politician cry in public?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is a virtual certainty you'll see men cry in public.
With me leading the way.
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Anon 1:00
[Read the article: Sex tapes and outings and schlubs, oh my!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am really interested in the whole John Edwards' love child scandal but can't find any information. Is it true? I was in the Navy for 10 years and I know that any naval personnel with a marital scandal like this would not be able to get a Top Secret security clearance. Shouldn't someone in government check this out?
I've been in the military longer than 10 years and I KNOW having an illigitimate kid would not keep you from having a Top Secret clearance. I know LOTS of career military people who have had kids outside of marriage.
Now go run back to freeper land and/or your mom's basement.
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@ Meeneecat
[Read the article: Riding the XX Express]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But how do you really feel?? :))
"..this world is moving toward a more inclusive and equal society.."
Well kum-bay-ah.....actually what this world is becoming is one in which 1% have everything & 99% have zip. So the powers that be love it that us bottom 99% fight it out over things that don't mean shit in the long run.
And the top 1% can continue to loot the banks, treasury, our retirement accounts, etc....while we fight about gender-only busses.
See you at the homeless shelter, if there is one in 10 years....