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Comment on The Surgery is ON! by Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:24:33 +0000

Thanks! I’ll take all the good thoughts I can get!

I hope all is going well in your life!

Comment on The Surgery is ON! by Mark

Mark — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:09:04 +0000

I am so glad for you that this path has opened up for you. I will spend time on June 7th thinking about you and sending you the best vibes/wishes/hopes/beliefs that I can.

Comment on My Visit to NIH/NCI by RebeccaHartong

RebeccaHartong — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:20:57 +0000

The problem you describe seems to be with your own computer or with chrome and IE. I don’t think there’s anything I can do on my end that would solve the problem. This site (www.rebeccahartong.net) is pretty “vanilla” and simple in its coding. There’s no reason it should be causing problems.

Comment on Feminism Is Stupid by Kirby

Kirby — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:25:10 +0000

“You are using the “pop” words used by extreme/fanatical feminists. I’m ignoring you.”
You can’t hide behind implicitness.
If you, however, have Autism and only do not notice the intricacies of non-explicit communication in discourse, please forgive me holding you to your words in a neuro-typical manner.
Regardless, “Faggot”? Seriously? Homophobic slurs? Have we descended so low so quickly? I’m a girl besides this generally disqualifies me from “faggot”.
I’ll take that as when you say everyone needs right – you mean everyone but radicals and GLBT? How can you claim to care about rights at all?

Comment on My Visit to NIH/NCI by social

social — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:25:58 +0000

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Comment on Feminism Is Stupid by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:54:24 +0000

Did I say “Kirby is a fanatic”?

No. But that kind of is my point.

Faggot.

Comment on Feminism Is Stupid by Kirby

Kirby — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:51:44 +0000

Wow – label me and disregard me as extreme/fanatical because I’m pointing out the holes in your argument?
So everyone has rights except someone you claim as radical?
I don’t have the right to have my argument evaluated on its own merits?
Ignoring someone in an intellectual debate? You astound me with your intellectual maturity!
Good luck changing the world Andrew.
If you’re just on the internet to touch yourself instead of engaging in actual discussion with another person, then go back to 4chan.

Comment on Feminism Is Stupid by Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:02:22 +0000

You are using the “pop” words used by extreme/fanatical feminists. I’m ignoring you. The problem is caring about only one group. The group you are attached to. You can definitely be for women’s rights, and not be a feminist. I support everyone’s rights. I’m not going to pick a man over a woman and vice versa. You can’t have true equality unless (everyone) is equal on all basis. Why would I pick to support women of someone who is black? Or someone who is atheist? Or someone disabled? Why can’t I fight for all of them? I surmise you’d pick over everyone else.

Comment on Feminism Is Stupid by Kirby

Kirby — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:45:20 +0000

Andrew,
The emphasis you place on the problem is so general, what would be the next actionable item in your plan to improve things? Your position has no teeth because
Feminism doesn’t exclude people. To fight for the rights of one disenfranchised group doesn’t preclude giving support to another group’s struggle.
As though, if I were feminist, I couldn’t also be concerned with any other problem.
If I fight to give women the power to go to school in a third world country or make their own decisions about their reproductive health in a first world country – I will have absolutely no energy left over to care about anything else? That is ridiculous. We need many specific foci on a broad range of issues, not just one general unfocused recognition that something’s not right around here.
Your position is so general that couldn’t even bother to actually critique my argument, just repeat essentially what was said in the original post as though repeating yourself in a louder voice will help express the intricacies of your position.
P.S. Thanks for using WORDS IN ALL CAPS; IT REALLY HELPS GET YOUR POINT ACROSS AND MAKES ME FEEL AS THOUGH YOU RESPECT MY INTELLIGENCE.
P.P.S. The problem isn’t religion, its patriarchal hegemony that teaches people to rely upon it. Philosopher Emmanuel Kant spoke about this phenomenon (minus the specification of patriarchy) in his essay about enlightenment. He describes enlightenment as the point when a person/society is mature enough to form their own judgement instead of deferring judgement to the responsibility of those considered experts.

Comment on Feminism Is Stupid by Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:36:12 +0000

Kirby.

Why shouldn’t we ALL work on improving ALL peoples lives instead of focusing on just one certain group, OR certain problem.

The problems of the Black American, and the Chinese Girl are solved when we get to the point where EVERY group, and EVERY individual has equal rights.

And furthermore, the greatest divisive topic is Religion. It constricts so many people, from so many backgrounds. Maybe sticking together against that divisive issue is something we ALL should fight for.

As for your elephant, if it is set in the worlds largest deep fryer, you can invite the entire world for a piece.