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In reply to the discussion: American Taliban: Women have no right to their own bodies, but they're responsible for HIS [View all]knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)2. Seriously. Seriously.
For crying out loud.
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American Taliban: Women have no right to their own bodies, but they're responsible for HIS [View all]
ProfessionalLeftist
Dec 2012
OP
Hey, Gloria Allred is ALRIGHT! If we hadn't had irritants like her, we'd be so much farther
calimary
Dec 2012
#69
Seems he had issues with her presence regardless the wife. And the pastor (male) helped
ProfessionalLeftist
Dec 2012
#11
so, dont blame the attractive woman, blame the other woman. whatever we do, do NOT blame the man.
seabeyond
Dec 2012
#15
Once again, Women are relegated to second-class citizens. This shit is going to keep up ..
BlueJazz
Dec 2012
#19
The Taliban outlaw woman to work, have any legal voice, show any skin, use phones, drive...
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#20
Are you actually defending this? To answer your question: he should have done nothing.
ieoeja
Dec 2012
#32
We also get erections when our jeans rub us the right(or wrong) way...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2012
#42
The point is that your penis doesn't need a source of attraction, or if it does have one...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2012
#54
Put it in context. This was not just someone he saw walking down the street.
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#60
Yeah, I don't get that turn of phrase either, and usually, unless you are itching to get fired...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2012
#55
His choices were (1) do not fuck her or (2) fuck her over. He chose option #2. n/t
ieoeja
Dec 2012
#65
Ok. Lets juxtapose context. (Just discussing context not comparing situations)
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#75
Counseling would be good. Finding another job for someone is problematic...
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#63
I didn't get snotty. I realized that even though you were quoting statistics, you were misusing them
mbperrin
Dec 2012
#96
I have this very discussion with my sophomore high school students every year.
mbperrin
Dec 2012
#70
It really depends on the situation. The body responds in certain ways depending on certain stimuli
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#82
I'm not quite sure exactly what you mean is a learned behavior. You could be referring to a couple
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#90
In retrospect that wasn't the best argument as pertaining to this case...
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#84
This is the issue with patriarchal religion. It's no better than the Taliban.
ProfessionalLeftist
Dec 2012
#37
If he started to have a crush on her, that's his problem, not hers, she shouldn't have been...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2012
#44
Our religious fundamentalists really aren't any better than the ones we're fighting.
Initech
Dec 2012
#58