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“In the contemporary United States, about half of women who have abortions report that they were using contraception when they became pregnant,18 and about a quarter of all pregnancies end in abortion.”
― The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
― The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
“If we accept the evidence from evolutionary biology and move beyond the Brownmiller model, then we can understand that rapists are really just men who are aroused by violence, have poor impulse control, and are presented with a suitable victim and a suitable set of circumstances.”
― The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
― The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
“We should treat our sexual partners with dignity. We should not regard other people as merely body parts to be enjoyed. We should aspire to love and mutuality in all of our sexual relationships, regardless of whether they are gay or straight. We should prioritise virtue over desire. We should not assume that any given feelings we discover in our hearts (or our loins) ought to be acted upon”
― The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
― The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
“I find stand up comedy the most boring comedy in the world. It drives me to tedium. I can stand 10 minutes of it. There are some really funny people, but they should be in a variety act. There should be something more dynamic than one bloke talking at you for two hours no matter how funny he is.”
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“No one wants to shame a woman for the moves she has made when forced to play a game according to someone else’s rules, but criticising the rules is easily conflated with criticising the player. This is a ploy which extends into multiple areas in which women make choices, from traditional housewifery to sex work. Those of us who question the conditions under which women make decisions which limit or harm them are deemed to be invalidating the women themselves, due to some inexplicable, innate discomfort or phobia regarding children, sex or even silicone.”
― Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women
― Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women
Science and Natural History
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This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more
Mental Health Awareness Readathon
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In tandem with Mental Health Awareness week and inspired by Sarah Churchill's Anti-bully reads week. I've decided to host a readathon to (hopefully) h ...more
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