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Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:00 AM

What's so funny about abusive girlfriends?

News about women's role in domestic violence inspires comedy, as well as cries in defense of men.
Carol Lloyd

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  • Friday, October 26, 2007 02:10 PM

    women and girls can and do know how to kick men in the balls and use other effective techniques and will do so when it suits them

    and obviously in this case it was highly appropriate that this ability be used. There is absolutely no reason to assume that this ability will not be used whenever it suits the possesor of it to do so. It's kind of odd that you wouldn't get this considering you just spent three paragraphs arguing that this ability is rare. Oh.

    —Anonymous

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