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IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
03/02/09

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New strains of drug-resistant gonorrhea have been detected in the US, UK and Australia. In other news, the world is too scary and IBleedGlitter is never going to have sex again.
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greatsheelephant
03/02/09

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Maybe it's because I'm old and in no way postfeminist but I have real trouble with distinguishing what makes burlesque OK and lapdancing for example not. It's all objectifying women isn't it? And the idea of having that as a fundraising act for a rape crisis centre? I just don't understand it. Yes, I know that rape does not equal sex but isn't the objectification and hence dehumanisation of women something that feeds into rape?
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yvanehtnioj
03/02/09

@greatsheelephant: Well I'm young and I can't imagine the Patriarchy being fully dismantled in my lifetime so I don't think I'll ever be post-feminist either. And I agree with everything you just said.

It's kinda like selling hamburgers to earn money to rescue a cow from a slaughterhouse.
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Eeva
03/02/09

@greatsheelephant: Nah, I hate it too and I think the line between burlesque and stripping is completely false.
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Eeva
03/02/09

@Eeva: I meant to say, it's not because you're "old", because I'm young and I feel that way too.
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Miss Scarlett
03/02/09

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The Lisa Pagan story makes me really angry. She needs to have a child care plan in place and should not be allowed out of her contract because she is unwilling to be prepared. She signed a contract and it was made aware to her that it would be 8 years total and that there was a chance to be recalled.
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Miss Scarlett
03/02/09

@Miss Scarlett in the Hall with a Revolver.: Also there are lots of mother's who have to leave their children to deploy. What makes her special? If she didn't to deploy she shouldn't have joined.
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MathGirl
03/02/09

@Miss Scarlett in the Hall with a Revolver.: Thank you for pointing this out. It's really easy to feel bad for her and blame the military "you're making her leave her children!?!?" But she was aware of the consequences of her choice going into the armed forces. I'm not saying that it isnt sad that she may have to spend time away from her children, it is, but this just seems like she is trying to get out of her contract by playing the pity card. If she gets enough publicity the military won't want to "look bad" by making her go.
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Majrhoulihan
03/03/09

@MathGirl: My partner is in the military, and I fear for the time that we have a child and he's deployed. It's not because I don't think I'll be able to handle a child on my own, I have a huge and supportive family that would help out in a moment's notice. I worry that he'll realize how difficult it is to leave your children after it's too late.

I believe in contracts, and I agree, if you want equality, you have to take the good and the bad. But still, I feel for this woman.
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angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip
03/02/09

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I DO kinda wish these cats were up for adoption. 500 cats is a LOT of poop to scoop for one man.
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thatsnotfab
03/02/09

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Who needs horror movies when you have Josef Fritzl? I swear, just reading his name makes me shudder.
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yvanehtnioj
03/02/09

@thatsnotfab: Agreed. I'm very thankful that they didn't put that terrifying picture of him up again. Nightmare worthy.
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Triana Orpheus
03/02/09

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It pisses me off that nothing can be done to make Fritzl understand that what he did was wrong. He is simply a narcissistic, unfeeling, evil man and he will die believing that what he did was right.
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shamlet96
03/02/09

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The contact lens study is not surprising at all to me. I got my contacts when I was 11, and immediately my self-esteem skyrocketed and people would compliment me on my eyes all the time (they are a slightly unusual greenish-yellow hue). I eventually got LASIK, but i say if a kid can handle the responsibility of contacts and parents can afford the extra cost, then why not?
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
03/02/09

@shamlet96: agreed, i HATED my glasses and took them off as soon as i left the house, and squinted my way through life until i got contacts.
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GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11)
03/02/09

@shamlet96: Agreed! I got started wearing glasses when I was two or three, and got contacts when I was 13 after a 3 year fight. I would definitely tell parents to get their kids contacts if they want them. I love wearing glasses for fun now, but kids' self esteem and attention to glasses trends isn't the same as adults'. Plus, I can really see better with contacts, it made playing sports sooo much better.
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Beat Girl
03/02/09

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Northern Ireland remains an old-fashioned sexist's paradise where women's rights are very far down the political agenda.

Entirely correct on that assessment of NI's female politics. However, I think you are failing to see the point of burlesque. Most of the audiences at current Burlesque shows are attended by women, and it is darn fashionable right now. You will make money, so don't worry.
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gherkinfiend
03/02/09

@Miss Carrie Nation: Ah, but what do you bet the DUP and their ilk protest outside?

I'm glad they're raising money, but I think there are more appropriate methods for Rape Crisis to use. If they must use stereotypes, can't they use one that doesn't involve nudity considering the subject matter?
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Eeva
03/02/09

@gherkinfiend: I agree. I think it's incredibly inappropriate, and I can't believe they're doing it.
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gherkinfiend
03/02/09

@Eeva: Considering they don't have a dedicated Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Belfast yet to aid conviction of attackers and help victims in a city with a rising rape rate, you'd think they have better battles to be picking than this.

Shame on them...
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Mkp-hearts-NYC
03/02/09

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Also, the crayon portraits remind me of Lite-Bright aka the number 1 toy I wasn't allowed to have that my BROTHER got as soon as he turned 5. WTF, universe/Santa/mom!?
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Mkp-hearts-NYC
03/02/09

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Yes, nothing makes it harder to raise children than the fact that if I wanted to, I could fly around the world for vacation, business or just for the heck of it.
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Anne is Spiderman
03/02/09

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Me: Aw, [boyfriend], look, this old man built a sanctuary just to raise unwanted cats! Awww.

Boyfriend: Aw, you're right it is sad when old men go so crazy they waste their time on stupid animals like cats.

How did I end up with a dog person?
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LaFemme
03/02/09

@LizbethAnne: Haha, I am like your boyfriend. I see this and my reaction is like "omg, 30 acres reaking of urine, hairball vomit, and that gross spray from the males, with 500 cats jumping all over the place. The stuff of nightmares."
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happysquid
03/02/09

@LizbethAnne: Yikes... not sure how to approach that issue... try showing him this PBS documentary about cats and dogs?? [www.pbs.org]
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Rosaxé
03/02/09

@LizbethAnne: I adore cats, but I remember once I was in Rio de Janeiro and I was walking past a park and I saw a kitty and I thought, ooh cute. Then I saw another one. And another one. And another one. And even thought it was a large park I am ready to estimate there were about 1000 cats in there. It made my skin crawl.
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LaFemme
03/02/09

@Rosaxe: Yes! This is what I had in mind. I have lived in a bunch of cities all over Latin America and it is fairly common that you will find a park that is, and I know this is not a great word to cat-lovers but it aptly describes the situation, infested with cats. They take over to the point that you can smell the park blocks away, and it is declared a health hazard. I think being exposed to these places has forever altered my image of cats, particularly when I hear about there being tons of them. My neighbor had 9 and her house was a smaller version of these parks. 500 of any animal is a LOT...
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YourScreenplaySucks
03/02/09

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I have no idea how this came to be. But I suspect the mad scientists at Mattel are somehow involved.
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keldo
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: Adorable. Pink and smiling!
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Crabby Cakes
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: I know it's real, but my mind is having a hard time accepting that that is a REAL PINK DOLPHIN.
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happysquid
03/02/09

@Crabby Cakes' Anaconda don't want none.: It looks plastic! and like it would smell like Bubble Gum.
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Triana Orpheus
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: I think Paris Hilton had a hand in this.
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: What a cutie!

Is it really the first, though? Haven't there been pink dolphins in the Amazon forever?
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YourScreenplaySucks
03/02/09

@katie.scarlett.o'hara: Yes. I think it's that this is a pink bottlenose dolphin that's unique.

@trianaorpheus: Even if she didn't, she's still definitely coming for him. I suggest a preemptive restraining order be issued for Pinky's protection.
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PhillyLass
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: Er-- is that dolphin supposed to be pink, or was there a chemical spill in the area?
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katie.scarlett.o'hara
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: Ok, cool.

And Paris better step the fuck off. Remember that furry little lemur thing she had for a while? Whatever happened to that guy? And I always wonder what happened to all the little dogs she and Britney were carrying around for a while. WHERE IS BIT-BIT? INQUIRING MINDS!
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Mediokra
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: GOOOO! It really is pink! Wow. I just reverted back to a six-year-old with Lisa Frank folders for a moment...
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Jack_Burton
03/02/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: With my luck, I could have an actual pink dolphin as pictured, and be met with:

"Suuuuuurrre you do. In your PANTS, right?"

Sigh.

So, when's the unicorn due?
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Eeva
03/02/09

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Like "kit(ty) and caboodle"? Cute.

Those crayon portraits are amazing. I think if I saw them in real life I'd get so excited I'd go into some sort of Crayola coma. There's nothing like a new box of crayons, barring perhaps a new box of pencils.
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Phyllis Nefler
03/02/09

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I LOVE the kitteh ranch, but I wonder if those cats are getting fixed??
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
03/02/09

@Phyllis Nefler: Yup, it says they're all spayed or neutered.
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Phyllis Nefler
03/02/09

@chritter: oh, hooray! *donates*
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yvanehtnioj
03/02/09

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A PINK DOLPHIN? Lisa Frank must be going nuts!
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
03/02/09

@yvanehtnioj: Or Paris Hilton. Swim far, far away Flipper!
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happysquid
03/02/09

@yvanehtnioj: ::approaches menacingly, waving Bedazzler::
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Eeva
03/02/09

@yvanehtnioj: Lisa Frank's all like, "Oooh, she's beautiful! Trap 'er! Keep 'er!"
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yvanehtnioj
03/02/09

@Eeva: That caught me unawares, and my shout of laughter has reinforced my officemate's skepticism re: my sanity.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
03/02/09

@Eeva: Awesome.
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