A fight over books depicting sex and homosexuality has riled up a small Wisconsin city, cost some library board members their positions and prompted a call for a public book burning. via Library fight riles up city, leads to book-burning demand – CNN.com. I really don’t see the problem. The solution is so simple. If […]
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omg, everybody freak out–a scientist who is now in gov’t once co-wrote a textbook in which ideas were discussed! The 1,000-page course book, which was co-written with environmental activists Paul and Anne Ehrlich, discusses and in one passage seems to advocate totalitarian measures to curb population growth, which it says could cause an environmental catastrophe.
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Have you ever thought about that one inevitable line on nearly any form? You know the one. Sex: M F Odds are you know the answer–and it’s there. You joke “yes, please!” or “as often as possible!” but you also circle the letter that applies. Imagine it wasn’t that simple. From here: Imagine you’re me,
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I’m not sure what it is about me, but I tend to get confidences. At the pool today I exchanged pleasantries with a young mother. Within minutes she told me how this was her first outing with the kids since she got a restraining order against their father. His best friend had acquired a gun,
I didn’t. I consider myself up to date on the things that are important to me–the environment, human rights, many avenues of science–but I hadn’t heard of this. It’s hideous. They’re not the most articulate people; they’re not practiced TV hosts spouting lines. In their situation, “totally bummed” might be the best I could come
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Some say it’s a glitch. GLBT themes weren’t meant to be removed. Someone meant to pull “gay sex” stuff and went too far. But if you go on Amazon and search “homosexuality,” it seems the ANTI-gay stuff is still there. Search “gay” and the first result you’ll get (at least, that I got when I
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Stupid people…are stupid. I ranted elsewhere (safely, to friends, who will not post my words where they might be…ahem…found.) But yes. Off to drink, now. And maybe then I’ll read some boy-smut. Or watch Aliens and imagine certain people in place of those getting ripped apart.