C) What is marriage? Why marry? Marriage is “the chief vehicle for the perpetuation of the oppression of women; it is through the role of…
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B) What is Woman? So, keeping that in mind, let’s examine the next stumbling block we find when reviewing the possible cornerstones of past civilizations:…
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3. ‘One male-one female’ marriage is the historical cornerstone of civilization Uhm, again, no. We’re a far, far more imaginative and flexible species than this…
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2. The Bible says homosexuality is a sin Lordy, I’m tired of this one. Why religious zealots feel they can pick and choose the parts…
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List of Arguments So what are the arguments against gay marriage I’ve heard? These are the ones I’ve got so far, although if you know…
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Originally posted May 2004 Credits: Thanks to Bob, clear-sighted as always, as well as to George for kindness, and Ian for perspective. Also, if this…
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Truth is a slippery concept. The only thing slipperier I can think of, at this exceedingly late hour, is contested memory fought over to define…
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Originally written in the late 1990’s for a “Popular Culture” Anthropology class. In her book Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature, Janice A.…
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Continuing from yesterday… Kakou Korakos I certainly agree with you that women are often societally trained to be too passive. Myself, I believe the answer…
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Continuing from yesterday… Replies Erin (Brace yourself, Erin: I’m going to gush a little. *coughcough* Ahem. ;) ) Thank goodness for folks like you, who…
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