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In reply to the discussion: women are male-controlled technologies of production and reproduction [View all]niyad
(114,931 posts)70. thinking about just the last few days--the three anti-choice bills in WI, the house bill banning
abortions nationwide after 20 weeks--that is just THIS WEEK. the war goes on, and on.
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Arguably, in some places its a little better and in some regions, getting worse. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#1
getting worse, like in this country, and everywhere the damned woman-hating crowd has any
niyad
Jun 2013
#3
depends where you are, but yes, a lot has changed in several thousand years just as
cali
Jun 2013
#2
oh, thank you so much for that helpful advice. perhaps you have something equally helpful to say
niyad
Jun 2013
#9
Is this one of those deals where you say something unexpected in order
Romulus Quirinus
Jun 2013
#14
perhaps you should trying paying a little more attention to the war on women--THAT is what
niyad
Jun 2013
#18
Unhinged? Seriously? I was married to a man who thought that he owned me.
Trailrider1951
Jun 2013
#37
no, any time there is a discussion of issues affecting women, the war on women, the fight for
niyad
Jun 2013
#19
How else to explain that in 2013, our right to control our own reproductive systems
redqueen
Jun 2013
#15
you are correct, and thanks for posting the link. I do know the origin of the word, but I imagine
niyad
Jun 2013
#46
Whining about prose they dislike while our right to control our own bodies is slowly chipped away.
redqueen
Jun 2013
#62
and totally dismissing evidence of that chipping away of what few rights we do have. the fact
niyad
Jun 2013
#64
Absolutely unfettered absurdity. We have barely scratched the surface of gender inequity.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2013
#26
The incorrect assumption you make is that I don't interact with the world around me.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2013
#36
no, the suggestion was the same level of attack that ANY discussion of women's issues seems
niyad
Jun 2013
#29
I don't know about that... "Mainstream America" ain't looking so good these days...
nomorenomore08
Jun 2013
#48
You mean passing bills further restricting abortion rights and the continuing salary discrepancies?
uppityperson
Jun 2013
#54
but, to hear the whining, you would think the statement in the op was some horrific piece
niyad
Jun 2013
#30
what crap. women aren't 'technologies' nor are they or were they ever simplistically
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#33
perhaps you ought to study your history a bit more carefully, because, clearly, you haven't got a
niyad
Jun 2013
#38
It is not simplistic. It is immeasurably complex and retroactively invisible.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2013
#43
no reason to 'try,' the facts are straightforward. women are not technologies. women have
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#57
if anything you are saying were true, it would not have been necessary for me to spend the last
niyad
Jun 2013
#63
so where do you see women around the world with regard to the statement in the op?
niyad
Jun 2013
#42
perhaps a hopeful optimist? I wish I could share your optimism, but, seeing what we see on a
niyad
Jun 2013
#66
I LOVE IT. too bad I didn't see this when you first posted it--would have been there for you.
niyad
Jun 2013
#68
thinking about just the last few days--the three anti-choice bills in WI, the house bill banning
niyad
Jun 2013
#70
really? exactly what do you call the puke war on women, the endless new laws and regulations
niyad
Jun 2013
#74
are you serious? are you NOT payig attention to what they are DOING? I repeat, what part of
niyad
Jun 2013
#83
sorry, YOU are being totally oblivious. try answering the question about the woman-hating laws
niyad
Jun 2013
#84
as I said, the dictionary does not recognize your word. and, again, you have failed to answer
niyad
Jun 2013
#89
sadly, I am not in the least surprised by the usual suspects and their drivel. they are so
niyad
Jun 2013
#87
nice try. men create the wars, men get killed in wars (not too bright, yes?) but guess what--
niyad
Jun 2013
#92
What possible rationale exists to die for "their breeding machines" or machines of any sort?
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#95