Comments on: Fits like a glass slipper on a stepsister

By: Marysia

Marysia — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:48:24 +0000

Well, I am aware that *you* don’t think I’m a fool. (:
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
By the way, if you or anyone else here wants to check out a very interesting discussion, that poses opportunities to challenge those dratted abortion debate stereotypes:

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/salon

By: Jen R

Jen R — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:28:06 +0000

Fear is the right word, too — that combination of anger, certainty, and hatred of anyone who thinks differently freaks me out.

But you know I don’t think you’re a fool! :)

By: Marysia

Marysia — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:12:35 +0000

Fools rush in where (secular humanist) angels fear to tread…

By: Jen R

Jen R — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:13:42 +0000

Outercourse, yes! The particular kind of sexual expression that leads to pregnancy is not the only valid and fulfilling one.

I have never tried to engage A.M. in any kind of dialogue; it’s never seemed likely to lead anywhere fruitful.

By: Marysia

Marysia — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:29:10 +0000

Jen,
Nice summary. (:

Incidentally, to my knowledge, and certainly in my own attempts to engage her in dialogue….Amanda Marcotte tends not to reapond to or acknowledge prolifers of the sort who would *not* be all hot to ban sex toys. Let alone those who would endorse sex toys as an alternative to abortion.

It is very difficult to engage with people who already *just know* what your deepest darkest ugly misogynist motives are–and YOU just simply don’t, or you’re a big fat liar about them. You grossly naive to actively, willfully evil deceiving, manipulative thing you!!!

And then leave not a bit of room for you to even say “wait a minute, that’s not me, let me explain why…” let alone get to “that thing about the babies…well, that is in fact a genuine concern and not a smokescreen…”