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Message 37 of 300 (367174)
11-30-2006 6:48 PM
Reply to: Message 33 by crashfrog
11-30-2006 5:23 PM


[someone left themselves logged in at my house again]
Edited by brennakimi, : No reason given.

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Message 86 of 300 (367589)
12-03-2006 6:58 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by Taz
11-29-2006 6:59 PM


(3) I think certain ethnic groups are underrepresented. When was the last time you saw a hollywood made movie where the asian hero of the story got the girl? A friend of mine pointed this out to me while I was in college. Since then, I started paying attention and found that he's completely correct.
harold and kumar go to white castle.

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Message 87 of 300 (367590)
12-03-2006 7:04 PM
Reply to: Message 27 by Utopia
11-30-2006 2:01 PM


Re: If you wanted controversy, controversy so you shall have
this son also worked as a chef at the restaurant goldman worked at and was working there that night when nicole went there. further, they were aparently given columbian neckties. clearly emotionally motivated. my mother always thought his daughter did it. i simply dont care.

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Message 223 of 300 (369213)
12-12-2006 1:10 AM
Reply to: Message 137 by RickJB
12-07-2006 3:39 AM


Re: on the shady side of the street
no, it isn't.
i was molested by two members of my family.
i was very nearly molested by a neighbor.
i was almost molested by a family friend who, it turns out, was a child molestor.
i was coerced unwillingly into sexual activities by no less than three 'boyfriends'.
i can't tell you the disgrace i've suffered from everyone around me because i own a pair of large breasts and i have blonde hair and this makes me a slut.
i've had male doctors tell me i was lying when i told them i was a virgin. (i was until i was 20.)
i can't leave my house at any time without someone staring at me or making comments or whatever. let me give you a hint, your first amendment right lets you say anything you want to the government, not to me.
and on top of all that. i want to get an iud because i don't want to squirt anything out, but i can't because i'm not married and i can't be trusted to protect myself from infections.
ain't that a bitch.

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Message 228 of 300 (369240)
12-12-2006 6:54 AM
Reply to: Message 225 by RickJB
12-12-2006 3:40 AM


Re: on the shady side of the street
So what conclusions about men in general (assuming all the acts were committed by men) does that lead you to, if you don't mind me asking?
Is it a problem with men per se, or perhaps the culture into which they have been born?
that they generally fail to take responsibility for their own behavior. it has been my experience that little boys are raised to be bad. if a boy does something wrong in class or on the playground parents laugh and say "boys will be boys". this leads men to think that they can get away with anything--because they can. it's completely acceptable for a man to whistle at a woman. he thinks it's flattery. she thinks it's harassment, at least i do. my body is not a toy for yor viewing pleasure, it is a tool for me to use to accomplish my goals, like walking and dancing and beating up assholes.
however, we're reaching a point where parents fail to punish any children and this is a very dangerous fact.
but it's not just in america. women everywhere are expected to behave and men are not. this reaches an extreme in the middle east where many women (of many faiths) are murdered for even being suspected of any indiscretion and men are free to do as they please.
my general feeling from this is that people are screwed up. but then my 'this i believe' essay is going to be on mercy. i have considered wearing a hijab, but i just don't think it would help.
what would make my life better is if every good man told one asshole to behave himself every few days and soon we'd have fewer assholes. if more christians worried about converting people to treating each other right and less about fire insurance, we'd have a completely different country.
This is truly shocking. Is this a local policy - no long-term contraceptives to unmarried women? Does this same apply to the pill?
it's a general policy in both florida and new jersey (says a friend, i bet in other states too) at most doctors and clinics. the iud makes one vulnerable to infection, particularly pelvic inflamatory disease. their desire is to prevent anyone from getting this by ensuring monogamous relationships. marriage, it's not enough that i've been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. but i'm a big girl and i use condoms, too. the only place i can get one is planned parenthood because of their rabid desire to kill babies (sarcasm).

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Message 229 of 300 (369241)
12-12-2006 6:59 AM
Reply to: Message 227 by 2ice_baked_taters
12-12-2006 5:35 AM


absolutely. i'm also capable of murder and of 'accidentally' letting one of the kids i work with drown (swim instructor). the difference is that women are raised to be social and are expected to understand the consequences that their actions can have for others. girls play together, boys get into trouble--alone.
there is a cultural ignorance of rape of males. it's horrible. but it is not a separate phenomenon. it is one person willing to destroy another person to gain the power they desire.

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