Hey Antifeminists. Did You Know... by punctual3, literature
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Hey Antifeminists. Did You Know...
...that antifeminists really hate women?(TRIGGER WARNING: Victim-blaming, rape apology, racism.)“Men are gentle, honest and straightforward. Women are convoluted, deceptive and dangerous.''
-Erin Pizzey“Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.”
“Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society.”
“What is it with all of these young, single white women? Overeducated- doesn’t mean intelligent.”
“I think this reason why girls don’t do well on multiple choice tests goes all the way back to the Bible, all the way back to Genesis, Adam and Eve. God said, ‘All right, Eve, mult...
Why I can't support the Day of Silence by HuntingForHappiness, literature
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Why I can't support the Day of Silence
I’ve been informed that this Friday is the Day of Silence. For those of you who don’t know what that is, it is an event conceived by an LGBT rights organization called the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network(GLSEN). High school participants take a vow to not speak for an entire day to represent, and bring attention to, the silence that queer youth are forced into every day. Now. I think it’s great that we are involving youth in these kinds of awareness campaigns, and thereby facilitating valuable discourse about the plights of LGBT youth.And that is where my issue with the Day of Silence arises. I once participated in one of t...
Why I outgrew Libertarianism by EternalGeekExposed, literature
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Why I outgrew Libertarianism
Here's a confession, even if it is not one I'm much ashamed of: I used to be a Libertarian. I know there's a lot of definitions for that word, so for the sake of discussion, I am referring to the political position strictly opposing wealth-redistribution like tax-payer-supported healthcare, unemployment benefits, and welfare. Smaller government, I believed, would make a healthier society because it would involve less interference with the earnings of the individual. Personal accountability would be maximized, leading to more competition, more motivation, and a stronger nation. After all, socialism and wealth-redistribution encourages c...
I saw this issue mentioned on the news and really, it's just been boiling me up...So apparently some forms of Christianity forbids vaccination for some reason.Which means that several Christian nurses refused to vaccinate themselves or even do anything about the flu symptoms they were exhibiting. So they got fired.Then suddenly we get a bunch of people crying and throwing tantrums that somehow they are discriminating Christianity by firing the nurses for their neglect of health.Let me ask you this.ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?It's not because you're a Christian. It's because you value your religion over the well-being of others and refuse to even m...