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Luminous Animal

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8. I could never understand the willingness to cede constant vigilance.

Reply to Cerridwen (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 12:20 AM

Apr 2012

I do believe that the unrelenting attack against birth control and family planning has successfully kept the focus off of issues promoting poor and working class women's independence... welfare rights, guaranteed incomes, and mothers' incomes. Those things that could offer women genuine independence.

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PHOTOS: Who Needs Feminism? [View all] demmiblue Apr 2012 OP

the last two, wow. and the last one, double wow and true. nt seabeyond Apr 2012 #1

I love the last one all american girl Apr 2012 #2

amazing. kicking this to the top Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #3

This guy relates to the second-to-last one. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #4

Erma. Things have finally become 'worse' enough. Cerridwen Apr 2012 #5

I could never understand the willingness to cede constant vigilance. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #8

That last one is so poignant, it hurts. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #6

Awesome! n/t LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #7

I just kicked and recced my own thread! demmiblue Apr 2012 #9

I'll see your K and R etherealtruth Apr 2012 #10