MeFi comment:
"I think the reason strawmen are being so frequently used on this side of the argument is that the arguers are unable to cope with the idea that 90% of women pregnant with trisomy 21 fetuses elect to abort the pregnancy. They are left with a sinking..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by h00py, sandraregina, teleri025, Dormant Gorilla, The Gooch
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"This post is offensive. I've flagged it, but I'd also like you - Brian B. - to hear me say it.
In a capitalist society, all human beings can be reduced to their various costs. You cost money too - the schools you went to, the roads you drive on,..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"No - the issue to me is that Brian B. searched google for articles that agreed with his agenda and then pulled out an inflammatory (and in my view offensive) quote to support his controversial (and in my view offensive) agenda. Even if I found his..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"Few of us can say we found true love and stuck with it for more than 50 years. Few can say we made fundamental improvements to human rights and dignity for all. What a life to have lived! Thank you Del!..." [
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Last month
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Harshing your mellow
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Last month
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"As a card-carrying homosexual, I look forward to the final solution to Will and Grace." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by oogenesis
2 months ago
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"Um, given that all women you are close to annoy you and that you want a son rather than a child, I wonder if a women's studies 101 class would help? I'm not trying to be snarky...." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by Beardman, agregoli, infobomb, peacheater, meijusa, mjao, k8t, Orrorin, tyrantkitty, headspace, sondrialiac, Phalene, awegz
2 months ago
MeFi post:
Draw Yourself as a Teenager
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2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Common sense, it's what's for dinner!
posted by P.o.B. at 8:56 PM on July 14 [1 favorite +] [!]
What KirkJobSluder said, only I'd add that I'd prefer to see a study based on human beings in real-world scenarios, not on rats on forced obesity..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by marmot, yort
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Mostly, I think anyone’s body size (or height, or skin color, etc) is none of anyone else’s business. But here’s where I’m coming from in my personal ideology about body size:
1) Certain health conditions are associated with certain physical..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by sondrialiac, Hat Maui, nooneyouknow, Kinbote, designbot
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"You're not sticking with science, you're sticking with some weird ideology. I mean, weight gain not correlated with calorie intake? Come on, be serious.
posted by Justinian at 8:38 PM on July 14 [+] [!]
I'm serious. Show. Me. One. Study. Just..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kimdog, yort
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Justinian - there is not a good study that shows that fat people eat more than thin people. If you know of one, please point it out to me. For your point to be significant of course, I'd need to see multiple studies pointing to the same conclusion...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I mostly wanted to say that I appreciate that this thread is more or less civil and respectful.
I fall in the fat acceptance/health at any size camp so I suppose many of you would consider me biased, but the main thing I think is worth trying to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by smartyboots, kimdog, Kinbote
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"You want a reference for the idea that you gain weight when you consume more calories than you burn, and you consume calories by eating them? I guess I can repost the first law of thermodynamics.
posted by Justinian at 3:18 PM on July 14 [+] [!]..." [
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2 months ago
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Backyard fish?
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3 months ago
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"Wow. I've always thought the suicide barrier idea was stupid. This article totally changed my mind." [
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3 months ago
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"I don't know when, but they are part of a perfectly linear continuum of don't-rock-so-hard-as-to-be-offputting-to-advertisers white dude rockers that starts somewhere around the Stones, touches briefly down on Lynyrd Skynyrd, and apparently continues..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Cranialtorque, nasreddin
3 months ago
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"I'm confused. Won't your period eventually fall on a weekend no matter what?
Also, I know that many find menstrual blood disagreeable, but it is possible and for some, enjoyable, to fuck while bleeding...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by gleea, roomthreeseventeen
3 months ago
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"DU, I think the artist statement talks about the "superhuman" tasks an immigrant must perform in order to both survive here in the US and send money home to support family and community there...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
3 months ago
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"I have to admit that the disemvoweling thing in particular has come to strike me as just utterly obnoxious and passive-aggressive.
I don't follow Boing Boing - what is the vowel-removal?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Scoo
3 months ago
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"In effect, wealthy hetero westerners got a lot of money spent on them they didn't need
This isn't exactly right. Budgets for AIDS in developing countries come from different pots than AIDS work in rich countries. Global Fund money (which accounts..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by anansi, The White Hat
3 months ago
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"Good for you both for delving into some new kinds of sex! A little recommended reading to start: The Whole Lesbian Sex Book, a basic SM guide like the Bottoming Book, the Topping Book, SM 101, etc from Greenery Press, some queer fiction (or if you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by puckish
4 months ago
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"Wow, I really admire your honesty and straightforwardness here. It's a touchy subject with a lot of repercussions that must be hard to think about.
My intuitive hit is that quitting drinking - at least for now - could really be a good thing for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by modernhypatia
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"That's really good writing there. It's made to seem goofy and relatively shallow, and manages to bring you a bit deeper without feeling manipulative. I'm impressed...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ZachsMind
4 months ago
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"I like Sarah Kramer's cookbooks - consistently tasty and consistently on the easy side." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by RedEmma
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh man, now where am I gonna get my Kill Whitey Krullers??
I wish I could just ignore this bullshit remark, but it's too frustrating to let it drop. This sentiment is exactly why I'm not going to jump on some symplistic bandwagon about the Oakland..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by iamkimiam
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"make laws which make the transmission of a deadly disease and non-disclosure of HIV status to a sexual partner without a barrier method a felony
Sometimes I hate metafilter...." [
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5 months ago
