if men could menstruateby gloria steinem.
a white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking that a white skin makes people superior - even though the only thing it really does is make the more subject to ultraviolet rays and to wrinkles.
male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis envy is "natural" to women - though having such an unprotected organ might be said to make men vulnerable, and the power to give birth makes womb envy at least as logical.in short, the characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be better than the characteristics of the powerless - and logic has nothing to do with it.what would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not?the answer is clear - menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event:men would brag about how long and how much.boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of manhood, with religious ritual and stag parties.congress would fund a national institute of dysmenorrhea to help stamp out monthly discomforts.sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free.
In her opinion, the powerful make sure everything concerning them is portrayed as good, while portraying everything concerning the powerless as bad.
Then why convolute that point by presenting the arguement as "If white men had PMS"?
Why not keep it simple and say "If women ruled the world"?
- Lime
if men could menstruateby gloria steinem.
a white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking that a white skin makes people superior - even though the only thing it really does is make the more subject to ultraviolet rays and to wrinkles.
male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis envy is "natural" to women - though having such an unprotected organ might be said to make men vulnerable, and the power to give birth makes womb envy at least as logical.in short, the characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be better than the characteristics of the powerless - and logic has nothing to do with it.what would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not?the answer is clear - menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event:men would brag about how long and how much.boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of manhood, with religious ritual and stag parties.congress would fund a national institute of dysmenorrhea to help stamp out monthly discomforts.sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free.
Are you being deliberately obtuse, or did you miss the point of the essay?
The essay tries to make the case that it's ok for women and non-whites to demand special treatment, because if white males (aka the scum of the earth) had PMS, they'd be way worse.
The "essay" is racist and sexist speculation. That is the point.
- Lime
when you think about it.
during the flood they went back to the spirt realm... that was the rapture.
LOL. Here's the WTS version of a rapture from the Live Forever book pg. 94
It would seem too that demons wore blue shorts and white tank-tops.
Also - children were always naked pre-flood.
- Lime
i am looking for your best jw comeback- the kind that makes a jw's jaw drop.
ok, even two pithy sentences will do.. here's one i have used before on jws,.
moshe: " do you know what an oxymoron is?
In light of the current events... "Sorry, I don't follow any group that has falsely predicted the end of the world."
(It's seems to be a clear source of cognitive dissonance right now in the JW's I've talked to lately - They all seem eager to laugh at the supposed rapture. "Hah hah, yeah, we're not like that")
- Lime
this afternoon i had the pleasure of listening to my dad, husband and son discuss timing belts, the teeth they rest on, camshafts, and other car parts that i cant recall at such a late hour.
they were totally engrossed in the conversation and it was fun listening to them talk.
the air was thick with testosterone and they were so manly that i just had to smile about it.
Why didn't somebody tell me that timeing belts were the secret to a woman's heart?
I thought everyone knew women love belts! I prefer flat belts myself - the way they stay in place by tightly hugging those curved surfaces......
- Lime
an exerpt from the wt aug. 15, 2011 p.21:.
sounds to me like they're bracing themselves up for something big and/or the internet is really.
doing a number on them.
What ever happened to "Draw close to Jehovah"
Jehovah is still 1/3 of their trinity doctrine: JW's recognize Jehovah, the Governing Body, and the Holy Magazine as one and the same.
Jesus didn't quite make the cut this time around, but he's still considered a prophet and an interesting historical figure. He's also good for use on magazine covers and invites as a way to lure Christians into the religion.
(What's sad is that this sarcasm isn't that far from the way the religion thinks...)
- Lime
has anyone heard anything new on this or any violations by the society?.
i am interested in hearing anything from anyone who has withdrawn consent and if it worked or if they had any trouble?.
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Lol Lime, i am not sure about the filing cabinets etc but I just want to find out what I can for him.
Yeah.. and a little off-topic, but just to express my disgust.... if you look at how "God keeps his organization clean" what you really see is...
One has to wonder, just where is there any room left for god's holy spirit to do anything anymore in the lives of JW's? Seems pretty obvious how "the organization" works these days - through the purely bureaucratic processes of men.
- Lime
has anyone heard anything new on this or any violations by the society?.
i am interested in hearing anything from anyone who has withdrawn consent and if it worked or if they had any trouble?.
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Ah, Jehovah's Witnesses...
They replaced Jesus as mediator with the Governing Body. They replaced "getting the sense" of the scriptures with short-lived "fashionable" interpretations of prophecy. And they replaced the "Holy Spirit" which "keeps God's congragation clean" with filing cabinets filled with everybody's dirty laundry.
Sounds like God's True Organization to me.
- Lime
input welcome:.
3 children collect 4 different shells on the beach.
(4 shells in total, not 4 shells per child) each child has a bucket.
Slimboyfat:
Well, for one, you missed the "1 1 2" style of combinations...
But then you're not accounting for when you say, ie. 1 3 0... which 3 shells are in bucket 1 (A, B, and C? A, B, and D? A, C, D? etc...), and which of the 4 shells ends up in bucket 2?
81 is the number I'd go with, assuming the children must carry the shells in buckets.
- Lime
since we have a lot of canadian friends on this board, i have to ask - who are your favorite canadian bands?.
mine is rush.
they have been one of my favorite bands ever since i can remember.. they totally rule........the music and lyrics are all top notch.. the other one is the tea party - jeff martin is a genius.
