Gender Studies - November 2007

2007-11-19 18:06:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

People say "my ovaries and my uterus and my vagina and my health" and cite rape/incest and the health of the mother as reasons that women get abortions, but only 1% of abortions are rape/incest related and 6% pose possible health risks for the mother.

This leaves 93% unaccounted for! This means that 99% of those who get abortions have CONSENTED to having intercourse, and therefore are responsible for the result of their actions (anyone who says that people have sex without knowing it can leads to babies is quite laughable!)

So, those 93% are making selfish decisions because those women couldn't control their sex drive.

So why do people make them sound like victims, as if they were all raped by awful men when truthfully, almost all of them were consenting women? What justification do these women have? They don't have to keep it. There are more Americans who want to adopt than Americans to adopt!

2007-11-19 17:26:09 · 14 answers · asked by Gum Drop Boy 2

'“…reports of violent targeting of the homeless are rising sharply in America. According to Hate, Violence, and Death on Main Street USA, a 2006 report from the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH), 26 states recorded assaults or murders of homeless people committed last year, not counting so-called "homeless-on-homeless" violence. Nationwide, there were 142 reported attacks on homeless persons, up 65% from the 86 logged in 2005, and up almost 300% from the 36 docked in 2002. Included among the 2006 crimes were five rapes, six people set on fire and 20 murders. These numbers are almost certainly low, because a high percentage of attacks on the homeless are believed to go unreported.

"Some attackers have the impression that they are carrying out a social good while having fun"...

2007-11-19 16:28:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do, they're one of the few things that i actually like about women.

2007-11-19 16:02:37 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

tired of it. I don't even want to attempt to start over again with anyone else because I think it will always be the same. I'm starting to see some good things about being alone. I can pick out my own house and car and the only opinion that will matter is my own. I can travel when I want and have who I want as friends. I can get a puppy to give me lots of attention and I know it won't leave me when start to love it. I'm 23 now and I realize my life is better without a man. Does anyone else feel like this?

2007-11-19 15:54:22 · 18 answers · asked by hanna 1

How do you complete that phrase?!

2007-11-19 15:35:29 · 20 answers · asked by mona_atraki 2

Most jurisdictions have laws outlawing visible erections, whether clothed or not, but no such laws exist for nipples.

This is a f/up from Cuddles Q:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuMOhGg3VHrRP1Okwda.VpsYxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071119200706AA6C3SY

2007-11-19 15:16:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just read about Earl Paulk. I am disgusted by the accusations against him. He used God to coerce women into having sex with him. One woman had a 14 year affair with him before she broke it off. One thing shocks me is that in today's age, you would think women would be more educated so they would not fall for this type of trap. I find ot hard to believe that somebody would think that having sex with a man would give them salvation. What is it about men in powerful postions that will make women fall for them even when in the back of their minds, they have a feeling that the guy is no good?

2007-11-19 14:54:05 · 8 answers · asked by Brothaman 1

Recently a Saudia Arabian woman was gang raped by 7 Saudi men. She was sentenced to 80 lashes for this & when she spoke out against this punishment, they increased the punishment to 200 lashes. Her lawyer was disbarred for appealing the sentence. What concerns me is the way the plight of this woman has been ignored by the politically correct of both the left & right. I would think those with a real concern for women's rights would be very upset about the situation... what do you think?

2007-11-19 14:33:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-19 14:13:01 · 8 answers · asked by ladallen 1

2007-11-19 12:18:50 · 16 answers · asked by oyster 1

What is the meaning of "independence" here?

2007-11-19 11:57:00 · 16 answers · asked by   4

No gentleman would go to such a class, so what is their point? I fear that those Studies try to divide two genders who are made for mutual love Or am I missing something?

2007-11-19 10:15:43 · 62 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-19 07:43:20 · 14 answers · asked by Jack 5

a glamour model or would you hate for your girlfriend to be on magazines like that?

2007-11-19 05:53:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

On national geographic, they can show the entire bare breasts of women for minutes at a time and call it "indigenous nudity."

Yet, when Janet Jackson momentarily showed a star covered nipple , there was a big uproar.

Children have as much access to National Geographic as the superbowl.

This is a double standard that the western world has. Are they implying that the "indigenous" women are less human, so it's ok to show them naked like animals?

2007-11-19 05:50:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

So let us all keep answering the inarticulate in the hope some day, with the wind blowing in the right direction it will change.

2007-11-19 04:17:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

It my experience it seems that most women expect a man (stranger) to hold a door open for her.(I've gotten dirty looks when I haven't). Yet, regularly have I have experienced women thoughtlessly let doors close in my face.

2007-11-19 03:32:47 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to the following article it does:

http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/609234/main.html

"Women are more comfortable with the idea of childlessness than men, new research shows, and the surprise finding might really reflect differences in how each gender views the pressures of parenthood"

"1962 is the tail end of the Baby Boom, and there definitely was a feeling that having children was what everybody did. The attitudes were definite and specific. Those who couldn't were regarded with pity, and those who could but didn't were disrespected."

According to the article things have changed. Please read

Which is your opinion?

p.s. I was surprised by this article, therefore I am curious about what you all think. It is not a criticism about having or not having children.

2007-11-19 03:29:39 · 22 answers · asked by Flyinghorse 6

Like if you're on a date with a man or you're hanging out with a man and you get the impression (for whatever reason) that he wants to have sex with you.... does that make you upset and/or turn you off?

2007-11-19 01:24:40 · 14 answers · asked by egn18s 5

The CEO of our company NEVER looks a woman in the face, always always always looks at her chest when talking to her....to the point of ridiculousness.....makes no differentiation between size/age etc., just STARES.....unashamedly....

Isn't this disgusting??

2007-11-19 00:33:02 · 13 answers · asked by HC123 4

Having spend some time in Israel, I have had some first hand opinions and interaction with women in the Middle East, both from Jewish and Moslem backgrounds, as my partner worked extensively in education on Public Health over there.

I often hear comments relating to how "oppressed" women are, and while it is certainly true that womens roles are often very different to those of women in say England or the US, I am not sure that their lives are as the western media portrays them.

Sure, there are different expectations of dress, and different types of marriages, yet the middle eastern women I have directly encountered have been strong, vital figures in their families, respected within their society, strongly opinionated and passionate.

There are certainly areas in which they do not have equal rights, and aspects of culture which I personally find hard to stomach, but as to whether they are oppressed - that is a complex question.

What are your impressions?

2007-11-18 23:58:16 · 9 answers · asked by Twilight 6

Or do gender stereotypes make it so difficult to recognise them?

2007-11-18 18:49:41 · 21 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

The wife won't believe how awesome her's are.

2007-11-18 18:47:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is it when a question like this :
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtpOnPArcmAEPihMaHx.N5EYxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071118204258AAOQZdW
is asked, the only ones who claim any one is superior are the anti-feminists who complain about female supremacy?

is it because they cant imagine that somone could see the world without a superior gender? Is that just a concept beyond their comprehension?

2007-11-18 18:47:29 · 17 answers · asked by bluestareyed 5

What would you want to teach? :)

2007-11-18 17:51:09 · 18 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

i am 16 and i always wanted to be a women i need some helep i do i start and i need a lot of info help me plz!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-18 17:48:49 · 20 answers · asked by dsilvis12 1

Feminism fights for womens rights only, which when needed is ok.

It is when feminism fights against mens rights that draws its critics

2007-11-18 17:33:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If yes, how so? Do you care? Why? Why not?

I personally don't give a damn. What goes on in someone's mind doesn't affect me. I only care about those I care about or those selected few I want to impress. I'm asking this question because I see lots of answers ( to the Playboy magazine & a few other questions) indicating what goes on in someone's mind affects them and their behavior/choices accordingly. Just trying to understand it better.

2007-11-18 16:44:43 · 40 answers · asked by Lioness 6

Why do you select these ages? Is this the guidelines you used in your own relationship and reproductive life?

2007-11-18 13:07:56 · 10 answers · asked by Red Phantom 5