Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.

'Beneath You'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Dec 07, 2011 2:04:22 pm PST #10350 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Ooh! I found some new crazy on the internets!

You May Kiss the Other Bride: Girl-on-Girl “Feminist Marriage” will destroy America, apparently.

Forget the adjectives “same sex” and “gay” as prepends to marriage. These are victim-based marketing ploys invented by NOW to send us off into a heated debate about homosexuality and equal rights – distracting us from seeing their real goal of establishing “feminist marriage.”

Feminists … intend to convert marriage into a feminist-controlled government enterprise and subordinate the rest of America to fund it.

Feminist marriage is a three-way contract between two women and government. Most women will have children, and few women can afford or will go to the extreme of using artificial insemination to achieve pregnancy. Government is the automatic third party collecting “child support” entitlements for children born in these marriages.

Feminist marriage will be far more attractive to women than heterosexual marriage. Sexual orientation does not matter when two women marry and become “married room-mates.” They can still have as many boyfriends as they want and capture the richest ones for baby-daddies by “forgetting” to use their invisible forms of birth control. On average, a feminist marriage will have at least four income sources, two of them tax-free, plus backup welfare entitlements.


Typo Boy - Dec 07, 2011 2:04:40 pm PST #10351 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Consuela's that Vick could reasonably have the right to own dogs taken away. I don't know if the law allows it, but if it does it would be OK with me. If my ex-relative could be told never to work in a bank again in return for not having a criminal conviction, Vick could be told never to own a dog again. Even if he is totally redeemed, it would be fair because no one could know for sure and it is reasonable to keep him away from the temptation. Again talking in terms of fairness - don't know the law on this.


Jesse - Dec 07, 2011 2:06:27 pm PST #10352 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You're going to have to bribe Rhode Island just to calm down.

Heh.


Jesse - Dec 07, 2011 2:07:35 pm PST #10353 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

On average, a feminist marriage will have at least four income sources, two of them tax-free, plus backup welfare entitlements.

I am totally getting right on this!


§ ita § - Dec 07, 2011 2:08:39 pm PST #10354 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hmm. I wonder if sis would like this. I like this, but it's not about me. Not about me. Not.

I suspect he might be a bit sociopathic considering his lack of empathy

I want to think this, but I worry he's just an asshole.


Hil R. - Dec 07, 2011 2:09:11 pm PST #10355 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm trying to figure out what they think the appeal of the "feminist marriage" would be. Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted? Where's the benefit?


Consuela - Dec 07, 2011 2:09:20 pm PST #10356 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I am totally getting right on this!

Well, it would require getting pregnant and having kids, though.


Amy - Dec 07, 2011 2:11:35 pm PST #10357 of 30001
Because books.

ita, aren't the laptops your father and sister's gifts? I'm confused.

I'm pretty sure Vick is just an ignorant asshole. Then again I was pretty sure fans would protest and vilify him when they let him play football again. Maybe Eagles fans are just ignorant assholes, too.


tommyrot - Dec 07, 2011 2:13:12 pm PST #10358 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

That blog (Man Boobz) I linked to is pretty cool. But disturbing. It's run by a man:

Misogyny. I mock it.

I find a lot of it in what's called the "manosphere," a loose collection of Men's Rights, Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), and Pickup Artist (PUA) sites.

TRIGGER WARNING: I quote some pretty extreme stuff here; also, the comments section is pretty much unfiltered, so be prepared.

There's a lot of scary shit he's found....


tommyrot - Dec 07, 2011 2:15:29 pm PST #10359 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm trying to figure out what they think the appeal of the "feminist marriage" would be. Why would women choose that rather than just being single mothers, if that's what they wanted? Where's the benefit?

Money, mostly.

Those in traditional marriages will pay taxes that will be used to support feminist marriages where child support or welfare cannot be recouped, as occurs in our existing welfare state. Traditional marriages have only two income sources, neither of them entitled or tax-free. Over time, many women will prefer “feminist marriage” because of the very substantial economic and sexual liberation advantages. Heterosexual marriage will be heavily burdened by costly marriage penalties, and be comparatively unattractive to women.