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11/17/09
Of course, I think I'd much rather if he *were* a pornographer . . . there are some dark, plot-based films that could actually do it well (if it was based on the story and didn't try to promote it as "The Jaycee Dugard Story!"). Shane Ryan, no matter how they try to not make it exploitative, is going to do horribly. Ugh. #jayceedugard
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REALLY? REALLY? Do you not realize what you're doing then? #jayceedugard
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I'm not sure how to interpret this. Is it because at a certain point, the entire industry is so racist that the education of the patient is irrelevant? Maybe a more subtle racism, like doctors don't look seriously for the problems more often reported by black women? Because I'm having trouble thinking of other reasons. #jayceedugard
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But your explanation is completely plausible. Depressing, but not surprising. #jayceedugard
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I would love a study that could say, "Here, look, we found some very specific numbers-based reasons that racism is bad and (more importantly) THAT IT STILl EXISTS."
@MalinaMango: It may be that there are different biological factors. Like white women are at risk for a, b, and c, while black women are at risk for x, y, and z, because of purely biological reasons. The thing is that despite being at risk for a, b, and c, white women still have a better time in the hospital (which you can see because college educated white women have a 30% reduced risk, but black women don't, so it isn't just about class but specifically about race; money makes things better for white women but not black women). This cannot be because white women are just naturally more healthy and naturally more able to have babies without complications. It is almost certainly because problems at affect white people (a, b, c) are researched and therefore the severity of the complications is lessened. Similarly, most medical studies use white people, unless they are specifically designed to look at race or a specific race. I remember reading something not long ago in which a doctor basically said that no major study of heart disease had ever been done on anyone except white men. So almost everything that is known and used in medicine about heart disease is based on what works and what happens with white men. #jayceedugard
11/17/09
I cannot begin describe how sad this makes me. If anyone wants citations to learn more about this issue, please PM me, I'm having trouble accessing my library account right now. For more reading on theories of institutionalized racism in the US, I recommend Joe Feagin's book Racist America as an excellent overview of the topic. #jayceedugard
11/17/09
Also, the Jaycee Dugard movie had better be a documentary/biopic, because the alternative is so disgusting and disturbing to think about, but the proposed title makes it sound like a perversion of an American Girl movie or book, and makes me think of how bad porn uses twisted movie names (Saving Ryan's Privates, The Blair Dick Project, etc.). #jayceedugard
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Cos that seems like a sure way to frick those kids up. Foster care cannot be the best alternative surely. #jayceedugard
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I give up on this week. Bring on the turkey and pie. #jayceedugard
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I mean, look, I'm prepared to say in the abstract there's probably woman-friendly porn out there, or at least possible. (Dworkin woulda thought so too I think.) But folks, what that filmmaker is doing is the logical extension of the argument that if all the actors in porn consent to it, "It's fine." I mean, assuming they use of-age actors...
ETA: Okay, so it's not a porno. My point still kinda stands if it were, though.
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It shouldn't be too challenging to learn to ride, just go somewhere flat and safe with someone you trust and you'll be cycling before you know it. I second Zombie Ms. Skittles' recommendation of training wheels, though. They are key. :) #jayceedugard
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/end of the most boring post in the world
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of course, there was a kid in my school who was allowed to go around wearing a shirt that said God Made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. And he never got in trouble, despite my numerous complaints to the office. So. #jayceedugard