If my Representative isn't in this elite group of 6 House reps, then what use is he? If all he can do is vote yes/no on these recommendations OR vote yes/no on BBA, then why bother having him there at all? If he can't advocate for me, for the people of his district, in the shaping of these huge, sweeping cuts that will affect his district, then how is he doing the job for which he was elected?
How are the other 429 Reps? This country is about to be represented by 12 people instead of 535.
And that's beyond sick.
And if those other 429 Reps reject that only 6 of them have any power, their fallback is BBA.
What the hell is this country?
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15 July 2011
oh Marilyn, what have they done to you?
I'm not going to post a picture of the new Marilyn Monroe statue that is up in Pioneer Court in Chicago. You can Google it. I will, however, talk about how disgusting it is.
Of all of the alluring images of Marilyn that could have been chosen, one that even further sexually objectifies her is the one picked.
Marilyn Monroe is the epitome of sexual objectification. The fact that she died at age 36 and we never got to see her fall from that ill-begat grace, the slow decline of sexual allure, means she is eternally locked into it.
Why, knowing all of that, would you design a statue that will allow people to further exploit her objectification by looking up her panties, or standing between her legs with thumbs up signs, or grabbing a leg with a devious look on their faces, or anything sexual, really. Chicago Tribune has some images you can look at, if you're so inclined. But they are absolutely beyond disgusting.
Many who have seen it in person have been saying the proportions are all off; that the detail on the face isn't great, but every line and crease of her panties is perfect.
Excuse me while I go throw up.
Of all of the alluring images of Marilyn that could have been chosen, one that even further sexually objectifies her is the one picked.
Marilyn Monroe is the epitome of sexual objectification. The fact that she died at age 36 and we never got to see her fall from that ill-begat grace, the slow decline of sexual allure, means she is eternally locked into it.
Why, knowing all of that, would you design a statue that will allow people to further exploit her objectification by looking up her panties, or standing between her legs with thumbs up signs, or grabbing a leg with a devious look on their faces, or anything sexual, really. Chicago Tribune has some images you can look at, if you're so inclined. But they are absolutely beyond disgusting.
Many who have seen it in person have been saying the proportions are all off; that the detail on the face isn't great, but every line and crease of her panties is perfect.
Excuse me while I go throw up.
number of the day: 6
That's the number of states that have passed recent legislation banning abortion past 20 weeks - and more states are set to follow. Great. Getting into a discussion about this arbitrary date would be ridiculous, and a waste of my time, but I am just going to gently point out that a FETUS ISN'T EVEN VIABLE AT 20 WEEKS. Not to mention wondering what we as a society are doing when we put the autonomy of a non-vialbe 20week fetus over the autonomy of the pregnant woman. But I digress.
After Ohio's women-killing bill, there is a glimmer of ... something, in Missouri's bill, passed Thursday. Because, see, unlike the Ohio bill, in Missouri, if the life of the woman is in danger, or if being pregnant will cause substantial injury to her major bodily functions, then an abortion is okay.
It's still women-killing, extremist, and, make no mistake, Gov Nixon is a coward for not signing his name to the bill and instead letting it pass without his signature.
But at least Missouri puts some of the rights and health of women above Ohio. Not that Missouri is much better at all. But in this crazy war on women, I have to find something to latch to. Because see, sooner or later we're going to realise, as a society, that you cannot recognise the autonomy of one women who is 20weeks pregnant, and not the other who is also 20 weeks pregnant. This could backfire, and we could have more Ohio bills which scream 'hey, let's kill women', but I'm hopeful that's not the case. Mostly because hope is all I have left.
After Ohio's women-killing bill, there is a glimmer of ... something, in Missouri's bill, passed Thursday. Because, see, unlike the Ohio bill, in Missouri, if the life of the woman is in danger, or if being pregnant will cause substantial injury to her major bodily functions, then an abortion is okay.
It's still women-killing, extremist, and, make no mistake, Gov Nixon is a coward for not signing his name to the bill and instead letting it pass without his signature.
But at least Missouri puts some of the rights and health of women above Ohio. Not that Missouri is much better at all. But in this crazy war on women, I have to find something to latch to. Because see, sooner or later we're going to realise, as a society, that you cannot recognise the autonomy of one women who is 20weeks pregnant, and not the other who is also 20 weeks pregnant. This could backfire, and we could have more Ohio bills which scream 'hey, let's kill women', but I'm hopeful that's not the case. Mostly because hope is all I have left.
14 July 2011
SB 72
SB 72 was passed in Ohio yesterday. Gov Kasich is expected to sign it into law.
This bill ... I can't get over this bill. When I first heard about it, I got hung up on the section that said a woman can't have an abortion even if she'll kill herself if she doesn't.
don't believe me? Here's the text.
This is law! This isn't genital mutilation, or genocide, or women unable to leave their homes, but this is forcing women into situations that will only end in devastation. This? This is the ultimate extremism. It isn't loud and out there, and the devastation it causes will be hauntingly quiet, tucked into the shadows, cowed in shame. This bill will kill women, there just won't be bells and whistles to go with it.
SB 72 passed and I just don't even know what to say.
This bill ... I can't get over this bill. When I first heard about it, I got hung up on the section that said a woman can't have an abortion even if she'll kill herself if she doesn't.
don't believe me? Here's the text.
2) No abortion shall be considered necessary under division (B)(1)(b) of this section on the basis of a claim or diagnosis that the pregnant woman will engage in conduct that would result in the pregnant woman's death or a substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman or based on any reason related to the woman's mental health.
This is law! This isn't genital mutilation, or genocide, or women unable to leave their homes, but this is forcing women into situations that will only end in devastation. This? This is the ultimate extremism. It isn't loud and out there, and the devastation it causes will be hauntingly quiet, tucked into the shadows, cowed in shame. This bill will kill women, there just won't be bells and whistles to go with it.
SB 72 passed and I just don't even know what to say.
22 May 2009
The end of school means ... projects!
My first project was scrapping off an old table on our front porch, sanding it with as much sandpaper as I could find, and then painting it light green. I don't promise pictures any time soon, as I'm not done with it- there's a few other things left to do. Possibly a second coat of paint, and definitely a seal coat or clear coat or some sort of top coat to make it not-so-rough.
Then I might actually finish up a milk-poll that I took among my friends (and others- the response rate on that thing is phenomenal), mapping the price of milk with location so people can see nationally- and possible internationally, though I'm not sure if I want to convert all the international data- how much a gallon of milk costs. Or how much a gallon of milk cost back when I did the poll, way back when.
At some point I will attack my summer reading list ... which mainly consists of books that I've bought but have not read, as well as a few books that people have recommended to me. Currently I'm reading this book about Charles Schulz (Titled Schulz appropriately enough) and it's fascinating because he grew up in St. Paul and worked in Mpls, and then moved his family back to Mpls. What's awesome is I can recognise all the street names.
School starts again on the 15th, and I'm ... not at all excited. I just want this degree and to get school the hell over with.
Then I might actually finish up a milk-poll that I took among my friends (and others- the response rate on that thing is phenomenal), mapping the price of milk with location so people can see nationally- and possible internationally, though I'm not sure if I want to convert all the international data- how much a gallon of milk costs. Or how much a gallon of milk cost back when I did the poll, way back when.
At some point I will attack my summer reading list ... which mainly consists of books that I've bought but have not read, as well as a few books that people have recommended to me. Currently I'm reading this book about Charles Schulz (Titled Schulz appropriately enough) and it's fascinating because he grew up in St. Paul and worked in Mpls, and then moved his family back to Mpls. What's awesome is I can recognise all the street names.
School starts again on the 15th, and I'm ... not at all excited. I just want this degree and to get school the hell over with.
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