links for 2008-06-05
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“Most people, particularly those who aren’t in any relationships, don’t want to hear the truth. The truth is: I have many dates. I have lots of sex. I don’t want monogamy. My contentment puzzles and even threatens some people.”
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Reference material!
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“In my experience, and in general, the men of San Francisco make delightful clients. They tend to be politically liberal, with at least a rudimentary social/ecological consciousness.”
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“But instead of going rounds about whether we should be allowed to be turned on by things that occur between consenting adults (or between them and inanimate objects) the important question really is what do YOU want?”
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“The idea that there’s one person out there who will sweep us off our feet and save us and of course we must wait for them to show up and oh goodness please remain pure for them because our virginity is all we’ll have to offer…well, we know how much good that does us.”
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“Waldo Fielding is a retired 80-something gynecologist who saw the consequences of illegal abortions coming into the New York hospitals where he trained between 1948 and 1953. It’s harsh, blunt stuff, not for the faint of heart.”
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“Fat is different! Don’t you know there’s an obesity epidemic? Don’t you know that fat kills? Haven’t you ever heard of Type 2 diabetes? Don’t you realize how much money this is going to cost society down the line? Won’t someone please think of the children?”
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Privilege can’t be “abandoned,” but bless his heart, I’m just glad to see pro-feminist men at least *thinking* and *writing* about these things. And I feel so old because I think of him as so young and starry-eyed at 20. *sigh*
Jun 05 2008 07:37 pm | Category: del.icio.us links
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