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Full of men pontificating on a subject that only tangentially affects them. Such a microcosm of the internet and, indeed, the world.
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Right?
âMenstruationâ? I know what to do â turn this into stupid sex jokes that men think are funny!
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I have him muted. Had to re-up that today, in fact, so I didnât see that comment. But thank you for reminding me why I have him muted. Itâs much better for my stress levels.
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Oy vehâŚ
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And . . . ?
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The âIgnoreâ feature is not actually a viable solution⌠but itâs the only one the dev is even willing to consider, because reasons.
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Especially not against the boundary pushing assholes who know you want nothing to do with them, but insist on interacting with you, anyway. Because your right to feel safe is less important than their right to harass you.
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Well, weâre only women, after all⌠/s
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If men want to interact, they might try being nurturing and supportive, instead of being harassing assholes. Assholery doesnât get anyone anywhere but a permanent place on everyone elseâs shite list.
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It is really sad that we live in a timeline where a state has to take legal steps in order to make doctors not be misogynistic assholes. But I guess it is what it isâŚ
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I think in some cases the doctors are pretending to do these âtestsâ in order to make sure the teen still gets to come to a legitimate doctorâs office in future. It might be the best solution they have to protect the patient.
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Iâd expect a doctor to ask. âIs this medically necessaryâ. And since it never is medically necessary then what cause is there to proceed?And if he/she decides to proceed then why label oneself a doctor?
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I guess my objection, other than the whole âownershipâ thing, is the perpetuation of this myth that a âvirgin testâ is a thing. It is not. It never was. Pretending it is encourages the use of sexual abuse as though it had a legitimate purpose. No such legitimacy exists.
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State sponsored misogyny.
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âAt the same time, the government has sought to curtail investigations, putting âimmense pressureâ on officials from the Federal Investigation Agency pursuing trafficking networks, said Saleem Iqbal, a Christian activist who has helped parents rescue several young girls from China and prevented others from being sent there.â
Nice.
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PERSONHOOD tells a different reproductive rights story â one that ripples far beyond the right to choose and into the lives of every pregnant person in America. Tammy Loertscherâs fetus was given an attorney, while the courts denied Tammy her constitutional rights and sent her to jail. Through her story, the film reframes the abortion debate to encompass the growing system of laws that criminalize and police pregnant women. At the intersection of the erosion of womenâs rights, the war on drugs, and mass incarceration, Tammyâs experience reveals the dangerous consequences of these little-known laws for American women and families.
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Late Stage Americanism: When your dead fetus gets a better lawyer than you do.
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How little misogyny is recognized as a source for hate crimes and terrorism is itself an example of misogyny.
âWhere do you really start to discuss the intersection between misogyny and hate groups, when they are really one and the same?â asked Liz, adding that hatred of women often serves as a base upon which to build other forms of hate.
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