@yvanehtnioj: Unfortunately, they probably do. They don't account for massive abnormalities, every organism has the right to live according to what they believe. Sorry, I'm just a little sick of the right-to-lifers and their whole belief system. #babies
I'm revealing my ignorance here, but I had no idea that the US banned people with HIV from entering the country. This shocked me more than anything else in the post. A little googling reveals that the other 11 countries with similar bans are: Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan. ([www.washingtonpost.com])
I didn't realize there was a ban on people with HIV entering the country. You must be able to get exceptions, since I can think of several people who have adopted kids with HIV from Africa.
I'm glad the ban will be reversed. Why next year, though? Does it take a long time to do something like that? #babies
@Plate2.18: You can get a waiver but it's expensive and time-consuming. Hey, it's the same for Nazis! Except there's no waiver. (As far as I know. I'm a defense lawyer and the hubs does immigration.) #babies
@Plate2.18: Oh, and it terms of "next year" it will go into affect the first few weeks of January. It's in the middle of a mandatory waiting/comment period - the process started back in June I believe (which, in terms of "acting fast" in Washington, 6 months is pretty much as good as it gets) #babies
@thebootyfaerie: To be fair, after I read an article and learned about all the anti-hate speech laws that are enacted around the world, I was pretty shocked.
Don't get me wrong- I absolutely despise the world's hatemongers- but I also hate censorship.
The only problem was that so many of these religious leaders didn't just worry that they'd be charged with crime for preaching against homosexuality- they said it would happen (when there was nothing in the bill at all saying so). #babies
@thebootyfaerie: A ridiculous fear, by the way, considering that incitement to violence is one of the hardest things to prove under First Amendment law. A dude gave a speech at a KKK rally encouraging people to seek "revengeance" and THAT speech was considered protected under the First Amendment.
The people who cry "free speech" in response to hate crimes legislation are ignorant tools. But you already knew that. #babies
@allie.homziak: Kinda ironic when you consider the nearby Ben & Jerry's HQ and Magic Hat Brewery... I visited 10 years ago - beautiful place, great cheese, maple syrup, nice people too! #babies
@lalie (apologetic mess): That's kind of what a lot of these studies feel like... "SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND NO ONE LIKES YOU." "RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT HAVING SEX WITH YOU IS AN UNAPPEALING PROSPECT TO 98.4% OF THE PEOPLE YOU MEET."
I need a scientific study that boosts my self esteem, dammit. #babies
@lalie (apologetic mess): the upside is, sounds like you could be a model. didn't proust say something like "let's leave the obviously pretty women to men with no imagination"? or did someone just tell me that to make me feel better? nevermind, let's take it as true. #babies
We definitely see this problem at the school where I teach - kids who are convinced that they are nice people and are thus blind to the fact that the way they treat other people isn't all that nice. When you try to point it out, they're all WOUNDED and DEFENSIVE because you're calling them a BULLY.
Closely allied to the 'But we were just having fun! She ruined it by getting all upset' defense.
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I'm glad the ban will be reversed. Why next year, though? Does it take a long time to do something like that? #babies
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So... when are they doing the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" lessons? #babies
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Don't get me wrong- I absolutely despise the world's hatemongers- but I also hate censorship.
The only problem was that so many of these religious leaders didn't just worry that they'd be charged with crime for preaching against homosexuality- they said it would happen (when there was nothing in the bill at all saying so). #babies
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The people who cry "free speech" in response to hate crimes legislation are ignorant tools. But you already knew that. #babies
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Definite WTF moment of the day. #babies
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Add that to that recently posted study that men don't like un-curvy thin women, and I'm 0 for 2 here. #babies
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I need a scientific study that boosts my self esteem, dammit. #babies
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Hasn't this been around for awhile? They made a joke about it on Glee. #babies
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They're asking the kids to self-report?
Did none of these researchers see "Mean Girls"?
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Closely allied to the 'But we were just having fun! She ruined it by getting all upset' defense.
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