Letters to the Editor
jeebery_wonkers
Published Letters: 130 Editor's Choice: 3
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Attention whores!
[Read the article: How crazy are women on reality television?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]No, that's not a call-out to BS readers. That's just what those reality t.v. biotches* are.
* Use of this term makes you a misogynist. Unless you have a vagina. In which case you are simply suffering from depression, oppression, or freedom of ex-pression.
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Rosie Odonell and Howard Stern are perfect for each other
[Read the article: Why is Walters talking about Hillary Clinton's backside?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'd like to see them mud wrestle. I think Howie would get his big freakin' nose beat in. Barbra could give the blow by blow.
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Precisely what we despise about feminists . . .
[Read the article: And baby daddy makes three ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This woman "accidentally on purpose" traps a man into a lifelong responsibility and financial burden. Instead of paying for sperm, she gets him drunk and gets it for free. And instead of having to pay child care costs herself, she gets a 50% subsidy.
Sure, he should have used a condom. They don't work for everyone. And a clever girl can easily put a pinhole in it. But did she get him drunk to get pregnant? This sounds illegal, like coercion.
And what of the child? Women at this age have much higher rates of birth-defects and autism. There is no benefit of blood tests or genetic counseling. And the child does not get the benefit of a whole family.
But this is where feminism leads women: down an impossible path of lonely isolation and false notions of individualism. Once they wash up on its barren shores they panic. The result is irresponsible, anti-social, exploitative -- and quite possibly illegal.
Finally, one wonders: did she REALLY get pregnant on the VERY FIRST TRY at this age? Odds are, no. Much more likely: she screwed a bunch of random dudes until one hit the jackpot. And then she got her baby, her baby-daddy welfare, and her book deal.
You go, girl!
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Women need to get over themselves...
[Read the article: Clinton news roundup]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The national story is no longer Hillary. And that's because her all grrrll team royally flubbed it.
She came in with every advantage -- money, connections, media, and more. But she made bad decisions: blank check to Bush on Iraq, anyone?
And her strategy sucked ass. Her girls forgot to consider the importance of the delegate count. Oops. And they thought they could play the racism card and the inexperience card to their advantage. Oops.
In the end, the best man won. Now is the time to act like grown-ups and let the show continue . . . not whine that you are STILL suffering sexism even in defeat.
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Notion of an 'out' total bullshit
[Read the article: And baby daddy makes three ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Did she offer to have an abortion? That is the only real "out" as regards father-hood. Otherwise he was "in" without an option.
Further, did she offer to waive child support? No, she didn't, because she cannot. Legally, he owes it NO MATTER WHAT. And if he doesn't pay it, he can be put in jail for it later.
Question: can I get a girl pregnant, tell her she must have the baby, pay me for half of the child-care costs, and she only gets to visit sometimes?
When you consider the pre-meditation that almost certainly went into this -- highly unlikely she got preggo on try number 1 --
the financial benefit of the baby-daddy, the book-deal (does she split the royalties with him?), this looks like a case of planned exploitation. Creepy, and should be illegal.
Also, a great reason to be extremely weary of horny cougars.
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And Rome continues to crumble . . .
[Read the article: Quote of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Why is an 18 year old getting married? And how come feminists think that is great? But if she were marrying a guy it would be hell and exploitation of someone too young to make that decision.
I think she's just a teenager trying to get attention. And her father should not take it seriously.
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So just in time for Father's Day Salon produces TWO man-bashing articles
[Read the article: Hard drive]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The first is a guide on gifts for bad dads. The second is a scientifically-shitty hypothesis on why men get to be lazy fathers -- and why they are so desperate to get laid. (Note that the article presumes these to be universal male conditions. Where is the evidence for that?)
Both articles advance negative caricatures of men, rely on dubious factual content, and have drawn the criticism of a sizeable portion of subscribers and non-subscribers alike.
Like it or not, Salon has earned itself the reputation of an aggressively anti-male feminist website. And these articles demonstrate why.
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The problem with this...
[Read the article: "I'm not pregnant -- but the night is young"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]At that weight she's gonna have diabetes, which leads to heart disease, and early death. She's gonna cost society FAR MORE in health care for all of that treatment. And she's gonna take up two seats on the bus and use a lot more fuel on the airplane. Not to mention food consumption.
See, it's not about physical attractiveness. It's about valuing your health, and not over-consuming society's limited resources. At a time when health costs skyrocket, energy is more expensive, and we are facing an environmental crisis due to overuse and pollution it's immoral to haul around 250 lbs. and act like a queen about it.
Rather than getting mad about it, she could get on a healthy diet, exercise more, live longer, and be happier. You ain't gonna change the world, but you can always change yourself.