Oh, and God, you do know that I am an actor and I didn't turn all evil and try to kill my son's best friend while flying around on a jet ski, right? #willemdafoe
This has been out for a while in the UK. My kids saw it on Halloween, I would have liked to see it too but stayed in for the trick-or-treaters. Their review was that it indeed was "FANTASTIC". I'll look forward to seeing it once it comes out on dvd! #fantasticmrfoxreviews
@mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: I just read The BFG for the first time, and the part about having different kinds of dreams for girls and boys pissed me off. Insidious sexism!
Matilda was my favourite book as a kid. I've been meaning to read it again. #fantasticmrfoxreviews
@MalinaMango: Oh no, I so missed that. I leave my critical analysis at the door when it comes to Dahl. I've taught Children's lit and ruined my students' beloved childhood tales, so I refuse to do it to myself. #fantasticmrfoxreviews
When are people going to realize that if MILLIONS OF WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE are willing to risk cultural shaming, severe bodily injury, and death itself because they do not want to give birth, NO ONE can stop them from taking those risks, no matter how many damn laws you pass. It's pure misogyny: We will force you to undergo bodily torture for nine months and risk death just to give birth. Oh, and then you're on your own. Fuckers.
@La Chica Lucy: I have a real problem with this kind of thinking. Pregnancy isn't "torture"; birth can be very safe when it's supervised by a qualified physician or midwife. I think there needs to a be a real effort to curb the need for abortions in the first place and make sure that a much higher percentage of pregnancies are wanted ones. That means making sure that men are taught from an early age that there is never a good reason to rape a woman, that rape is any sex that doesn't involve full consent. Contraceptives need to be made more available and more affordable, and more mainstream so women can choose their relationships based on what's comfortable, not on their financial situations . And, BC needs to be more effective, which can only be done if the money is put into it, and maybe more BC methods for men, too. There needs to be more support for women who do want to keep their pregnancies - more prenatal support, more midwives and OB/GYN's, more flexible career options.
Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare - rare because women should be able to access resources to prevent unwanted pregnancy and shouldn't be at such high risk to be raped, not because pregnant women are forced to not have abortions. #antichrist
@Dancingfrog: I know pregnancy can be safe and not all pregnancies are torture. My point is these people do not care about women. At all. If they did, all of the things you describe above (which I agree with) would already be happening. #antichrist
I demand the immediate development of a kitty-appropriate swine flu vaccine. Quite discriminating against my family, public health officials and pharmaceutical companies and parents who think that their human children are *s0* great. #antichrist
@this moi!: It's not that kids are so much greater, they are just so much more annoying when sick. My cat hides in the basement when he is ill, but my son thows up on me. The squeaky (and in this case pukey) wheel gets the grease. #antichrist
@Trulymadlyme: It seems that it should be obvious, right?
I did my senior capstone for my BS last year in "Reducing stigmatization of mental illness among the African American population of Portland" (longest title ever), which really opened my eyes to the extent of the discrimination and lack of cultural competence amongst mental health professionals. There is a clinic in Portland through OHSU that offers culturally competent care specifically for African Americans and Africans as well as SE Asians. I enjoyed working with the providers at the clinic. #antichrist
But yes. A part of the mental health issues of pretty much every single brilliant African American I knew in college and law school is derived from the fall out of racism. You do deal. But it can sting. And depending on one's resilience, it can be utterly debilitating. It's fascinating work and I'd love to learn more about what you do. #antichrist
@Trulymadlyme: Oregon.
My professor for the capstone is an African American man who has mental health issues that went undiagnosed for decades in large part because of his race. Either he didn't fit "the mold" of someone with those disorders, or it wasn't suggested that he seek treatment because within his community there was a feeling of distrust of medical/mental health professionals (understandably!). I took every class from this professor I could as an undergrad and am now applying to do the MSW program at the same school to learn more from him. I am trying to find my place of where I will be able to best serve people of color within the mental health/human services field. It was heartbreaking and infuriating to learn and see how people of color in my community were being treated when they tried to seek help. #antichrist
'The imagery is "dream-like," which makes it somewhat removed from reality, and thus inoffensive'
This sounds like the logic that concludes something can't be offensive if it was intended as a joke. I mean, I'd support a poster with an entire ass hanging out. But the "logic" makes me giggle. #antichrist
I am so saddened and scared by the death of the three college students in North Dakota. The thought of being trapped and frightened and waiting for help that never comes is terrible. I hope that their families and the women that received the distress calls find peace. #antichrist
@polkadottedsheep: I know! Maybe not eating/drinking/sleeping etc due to all that kissing might be harmful in the long run...also I can't begin to imagine how numb those lips might be after that. #antichrist
@polkadottedsheep: Sounds kinda fun. Should we be lobbying our representatives for Paid Gestational Make Out Leave? It's an investment in America's future! #antichrist
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Matilda was my favourite book as a kid. I've been meaning to read it again. #fantasticmrfoxreviews
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Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare - rare because women should be able to access resources to prevent unwanted pregnancy and shouldn't be at such high risk to be raped, not because pregnant women are forced to not have abortions. #antichrist
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As an African American man, I can only offer my two cents but, uh, duh. In other news, water is wet. #antichrist
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I did my senior capstone for my BS last year in "Reducing stigmatization of mental illness among the African American population of Portland" (longest title ever), which really opened my eyes to the extent of the discrimination and lack of cultural competence amongst mental health professionals. There is a clinic in Portland through OHSU that offers culturally competent care specifically for African Americans and Africans as well as SE Asians. I enjoyed working with the providers at the clinic. #antichrist
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But yes. A part of the mental health issues of pretty much every single brilliant African American I knew in college and law school is derived from the fall out of racism. You do deal. But it can sting. And depending on one's resilience, it can be utterly debilitating. It's fascinating work and I'd love to learn more about what you do. #antichrist
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My professor for the capstone is an African American man who has mental health issues that went undiagnosed for decades in large part because of his race. Either he didn't fit "the mold" of someone with those disorders, or it wasn't suggested that he seek treatment because within his community there was a feeling of distrust of medical/mental health professionals (understandably!). I took every class from this professor I could as an undergrad and am now applying to do the MSW program at the same school to learn more from him. I am trying to find my place of where I will be able to best serve people of color within the mental health/human services field. It was heartbreaking and infuriating to learn and see how people of color in my community were being treated when they tried to seek help. #antichrist
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This sounds like the logic that concludes something can't be offensive if it was intended as a joke. I mean, I'd support a poster with an entire ass hanging out. But the "logic" makes me giggle. #antichrist
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By which I mean, that poster makes me want to bone. A lot. #antichrist
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That makes me envision something like the contests where the last person to have kept their hand on a new pickup truck wins it. #antichrist
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