Re GARBAGE
Louis CK on Littering in New York City (1:36) and Environmentalists and Christians (2:44)
God: What do you need food for? Why didn't you eat the stuff I left you?
Human: . . .Yeah, but it doesn't have, like, bacon around it.
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Speaking of people being ignoramuses, why are people calling the new Mad Max feminist? Because it has women characters who do stuff?
I used to roll my eyes at the bumper sticker, "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people," but now I'm afraid it's true; it is just that simple.
Men in action movies = people
Women in action movies = OMG! Feminists!
Yes, it's a little pathetic how far we've not come.
Louis CK, again:
(But who is this "we" you speak of Louis? I would say, "Women didn't win the vote until 1920".)
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On the cheery side: Ireland voted for gay marriage!
When I was biking around Ireland in 1986, the entire country was gearing up to vote on legalizing divorce, which they then voted down. (Divorce didn't become legal in Ireland for another ten years.)
I have read no analysis of the Irish vote on same-sex marriage, but as a Catholic (sort of), I would say this makes sense:
marriage is a sacrament, one of the holy things God set up for folks.
If you believe this, and you believe in equality, it's not too hard to do the math.
I think sometimes some of us forget, marriage is a conservative social institution: everyone settle down, now, and register your relationship with the state (and you will get goodies).
Louis CK on Littering in New York City (1:36) and Environmentalists and Christians (2:44)
God: What do you need food for? Why didn't you eat the stuff I left you?
Human: . . .Yeah, but it doesn't have, like, bacon around it.
___________
Speaking of people being ignoramuses, why are people calling the new Mad Max feminist? Because it has women characters who do stuff?
I used to roll my eyes at the bumper sticker, "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people," but now I'm afraid it's true; it is just that simple.
Men in action movies = people
Women in action movies = OMG! Feminists!
Yes, it's a little pathetic how far we've not come.
Louis CK, again:
(But who is this "we" you speak of Louis? I would say, "Women didn't win the vote until 1920".)
_____________________
On the cheery side: Ireland voted for gay marriage!
When I was biking around Ireland in 1986, the entire country was gearing up to vote on legalizing divorce, which they then voted down. (Divorce didn't become legal in Ireland for another ten years.)
I have read no analysis of the Irish vote on same-sex marriage, but as a Catholic (sort of), I would say this makes sense:
marriage is a sacrament, one of the holy things God set up for folks.
If you believe this, and you believe in equality, it's not too hard to do the math.
I think sometimes some of us forget, marriage is a conservative social institution: everyone settle down, now, and register your relationship with the state (and you will get goodies).
