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Katxyz
10/31/09

In reply to Toddler Undergoes Surgery To Remove Twin • Men Attracted To "Feminine" Faces
I love how little Kang Mengru is just straight chilling out with her juice box, like "yeah, I got my twin cut out of me, whatever, it's cool." #babies
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logruszed
10/30/09

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So, anyone else watch The Venture Bros and think of Jonas Jr.? #babies
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alouette
10/30/09

@logruszed: I did! I wonder if they mysteriously discovered the second twin had gone missing, and then ... #babies
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yvanehtnioj
10/30/09

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So do the nutjob anti-choicers who believes that life begins at conception think Kang Mengru should be charged with murder? #babies
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canthelpmyself
10/30/09

@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
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pantalaimon
10/30/09

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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])

Sad. #babies
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Plate2.18
10/30/09

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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
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Never_Nude
10/30/09

@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
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CremeBruDont
10/30/09

@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
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Plate2.18
10/30/09

@CremeBruDont: Ah, okay. That is fast. #babies
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thebootyfaerie
10/30/09

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I read about some religious leaders who were worried about being charged with inciting crime by preaching about how homosexuality is evil.

So... when are they doing the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" lessons? #babies
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cand86
10/30/09

@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
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whynotshesaid
10/31/09

@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
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notwhoyouthoughtiwas
10/30/09

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You're right, Pat Robertson. Christians sure have it hard these days. /sarcasm #babies
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allie.homziak
10/30/09

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I have to say I love living in Burlington. It's not just a healthy place for women, it's a healthy place for people in general
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Jack_Burton
10/30/09

@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
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PaintedTrollop
10/30/09

@allie.homziak: And you get Bernie! #babies
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Saltine
10/30/09

@Jack_Burton: Magic Hat, mmmm.... #babies
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reynwrap582
10/30/09

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My brain didn't register the bullet so I literally read "Toddler undergoes surgery to remove twin men attracted to "feminine" faces."

Definite WTF moment of the day. #babies
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CParis
10/31/09

@reynwrap582: I'm just surprised the AmTalibangelicals haven't jumped all over this Chinese toddler for aborting a fetus!!!! #babies
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lalie (apologetic mess)
10/30/09

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Dammit, science. Stop proving I'm unattractive. #babies
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J.D.Regent
10/30/09

@lalie (apologetic mess): what, do gay men fall in love with you a lot? #babies
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lalie (apologetic mess)
10/30/09

@J.D.Regent: No, I just have a square face which is generally considered a more masculine bone structure.

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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TurnItOff
10/30/09

@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
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J.D.Regent
10/30/09

@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
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/30/09

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Researchers have discovered a rather odd link between morning sickness during pregnancy and cognitive ability.

Hasn't this been around for awhile? They made a joke about it on Glee. #babies
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quatrevingtquatre
10/30/09

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OMG, Dwight Schrute's musings about twin babies enveloping other babies were true! Seriously, if it comes from Dawigt, I consider it fiction. #babies
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Triphena
10/30/09

@quatrevingtquatre: I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of Dwight and his strength of a grown man...and a tiny baby right away. #babies
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la vie en hypnose
10/30/09

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But can Sarah Palin spell potato? Thats the real question. #babies
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Jack_Burton
10/30/09

@la vie en hypnose: She can always hire a ghost-speller... #babies
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morninggloria
10/29/09

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Why don't they institute an abstinence-only program of AIDS prevention in Africa? It's worked wonders completely eliminating teen pregnancy in the United States. #circumcision
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SleepsWithButterflies
10/29/09

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They've started 'circumcision clinics' here in South Africa in order to combat the rampant spread of HIV, too. With 1,000 dying per day in this country, it's about time they started doing something about it.

However, my partner isn't circumcised, and I find myself getting defensive over the idea the circumcision is the only way to go, or a cure-all for STDs, as it's often seen here. Scientists have a point, of course - as scientists tend to do - but basic HIV education would do a lot of good, too, and that's still largely lacking. We've got a president (Zuma) who said (during his rape trial, natch) that he thought he could shower to avoid contracting HIV. Circumcision won't help much if there's not a general understanding of STDs. #circumcision
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Freddie DeBoer
10/29/09

@SleepsWithButterflies: I've written about this online a few times, and I've always been surprised at what an emotional issue it is. Personally, HIV and AIDS are so incredibly destructive in sub-Saharan Africa that I'm thrilled that we've discovered that a simple and safe procedure can significantly lower the risk. But circumcision isn't a panacea, and even if every male in that part of the world were circumcised, there would still be a need for contraception, education and a huge effort to combat the disease.

When I weigh in on it, though, I tend to get dragged into the circumcision wars. I find the medical case for circumcision in the developed world to be almost entirely baseless, and I've argued so; but the anti-circumcision crowd gets on me because I support the use of circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa, or in religious or cultural practice, which is frankly none of my business. I guess it's just one of those issues that is hard to argue about dispassionately. #circumcision
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SleepsWithButterflies
10/29/09

@Freddie DeBoer: I totally get what you mean about the tendency to be passionate about circumcision. I didn't mean to say I'm passionate about it - I don't have a penis and I'm not connected to any religious or cultural group in which circumcision is meaningful - I meant to more insinuate my reaction to people who are passionately pro-circumcision, as if there's nothing else.

I'm new to this discussion, relatively, and I'm still surprised by how passionate people are about it. #circumcision
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