Other - Society & Culture - 2 October 2007

Now, i say this not because i agree with the actions, but because i see the benefits of legalization.

Abortion- before abortion was legal, back alley abortions were performed with coat hangers and broom sticks. They were unsanitary, and not only would the baby die, but the mother could too. By having abortion legal, it provides a safe environment for women to have the procedure done that is sanitary and regulated. Making it illegal does not eliminate its existance, only eliminates the ability for it to be regulated, thus safe.

Prostitution- By having legalized prostitution you would be able to test the women for diseases on a regular basis, and also ensure that their pimp or client is not beating them up because they would be in a safe environment. It would also add tax revenue to our government. Prostitution exists already, we wont get rid of it, by it being legal we can regulate it and make it reasonably safe for both prostitute and client.

2007-10-02 05:19:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im 14 and im 6ft3 tell me ur age and how tall u r.

2007-10-02 05:08:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's so much unhappiness out there, how much are we duty-bound to address? If someone came knocking on your door in the middle of the night asking for food, what would you do? Are there some people to whom we owe everything and others to whom we owe nothing?

2007-10-02 05:08:39 · 4 answers · asked by Wulfstan O Malley 1

you just want to see me cry ,weep,suffer like no human being has before, you even want me to bleed like i have not bled before you want me to curl up and fade away into the dirt and the dust , you want me to beg , beg for what life ,when life has no meaning , there is no meaning to this life and you have all made me like this , messed up emotionally, mentally ,i am now very weak and tired of your cruel words to my sad exsistance ,,, get a life you say ,,, who want to live this life ,. when you sit there at your paththetic screens and laugh at me,spit at me and tell me there is nothing wrong with me ,you make me sick ,you make me ill,you hurt , me all i ask is why , why do this to me can you please tell me why........WHY and the lies come from your mouths astounds me amazes me ,,,like i have always said the truth is out there somewhere and i will find it and then all of you will get your cooupence as they say what comes around goes around ,,,,,,, mark my words ....... the elephant girl

2007-10-02 05:08:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will he be charged for the variety of blunders he had? like war crimes, cronyism, gross ineptitude etc?

2007-10-02 05:05:56 · 5 answers · asked by La Ultima Mandala Mata 2

The strangest thing happened today in the beautiful city park in Budapest, Hungary.
My soon to be 60 year old husband and myself took a stroll in the park just to be out in nature and feed the ducks.Something we really enjoy doing. We sat on a park bench to rest a bit.There across from where we were sitting 50 yards away were some tables where seniors were sitting playing chess.All of a sudden a tall young blonde women in a black tube top and black mini skirt pulls her top down and squats down lifting up her skirt while a man with pro. style cameras starts shooting pictures of her. All this is going on in front of everyone in site.People just had their mouths open in surprise. What is the world coming to?

2007-10-02 05:03:49 · 9 answers · asked by Marilyn T 7

2007-10-02 04:56:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

in general?

2007-10-02 04:48:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-02 04:38:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi I'm Richard from China,I always believe that friendship could across nation.Everyone writes"Age, gender or nationity doesn't matter."But the reality has totally broken my dreams.I've writen to people all over the world,I wait for Emails everyday,but to my huge disappointment,they seldom reply,even they reply, they stop writing me in 3 or 4 emails.
I really don't know why.Now I just feel so bad to be a Chinese,if I'm American,things will be better,isn't it?
I need help!Any good suggestions?

2007-10-02 04:22:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does the government feel the need to keep aliens a secret from the public? Are they not smart enough to find a way to easily explain their existance to us? Is the public too stupid to be able to handle the fact that aliens exist?

2007-10-02 04:17:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

So here's a little known, real-world fact about me.
I'm one of those (quite frankly awesome) people who inherited my Heterochromia from my grandfather.

For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a genetic condition (I hate those who call it a disorder) which has given me two different coloured eyes. Think 'Australian Sheep-dogs'.
What would have been a warm hazel hue inherited from my mother, in fact only turned out half of what was expected. :P
I have the one hazel eye (if a little richer than normal) and one brighter green one with two hazel streaks through it.

During my highschool years I had a hard time as you would expect with a lot of name calling. At one point I bought some contact lenses and only used the one in my 'different' eye. That didn't work too well. However, growing up I got used to it all and now I think of it as a redeeming quality.

Have you ever met someone the same as me?

What's your take on this?

2007-10-02 03:55:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

If they are going to ban human contact why not just close the schools - turn them into apartment buildings and let kids self teach? It would certinlay make "educators"safer. What do you think!

2007-10-02 03:47:52 · 5 answers · asked by Walking on Sunshine 7

It really is, every aspect of it. It seems like a living hell sometimes, and I honestly have a hard time finding meaning, or purpose in it. There doesn't seem to be any at all, aside from making money, and generally putting up with BS.

Oh, and being robotic and living life on an uber-fast pace.

Are we as humans so screwed up that we can't see how insane we've made the world around us?




Surely there must be some answer to all the crap around us.

2007-10-02 03:30:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

college break will be coming up soon and I'll help him pay his way - but where to go for the most life for our budget? I've suggested alternate lifestyle retreats, monistraies, trips abroad, or just getting in his can and going. Any other ideas? I don't want his life to be wasted like mine was.

2007-10-02 03:05:49 · 5 answers · asked by James C 1

I noticed that you ask a question and people not only don't read it completely, but answer with nonsense. Is it just to get points? And what exactly does having a lot of Yahoo Answers points really get you? Is it about some kind of prestige? If so, what does this prestige get you?

Do this people conduct their real life activities in the same manner? You know, do they do everything half as$ed just to skim by? Or are they motivated by actions that gain them popularity and nothing else? What does this say about the society we live in? Do you thing that Yahoo Answers is a good cross-section of society to predict the behavior of people offline too? Are people really that vain and lazy?

Do you think our society overall is really based on laziness and getting a quick fix? If you are one of those lazy people, why are you afraid to work for anything, don't you want the rewards hard work brings?

Is life turning into another highschool like popularity contest? Why?

2007-10-02 02:47:03 · 8 answers · asked by Unknown_Usr 4

could you give me some exampls of ridiculous trends of today? everything and anything, thanks!

2007-10-02 02:46:58 · 4 answers · asked by redhot787 2

2007-10-02 02:40:39 · 6 answers · asked by emulateone 1

Do you love me? (I can really move)
Do you love me? (I'm in the groove)
Do you love me? (Do you love me)
Now that I can dance
Watch me now HEY!

2007-10-02 02:38:55 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have many many acquaintances and many many friends but no best friend. I'm very close to my mother and sister and also my one and only sister-in-law. I can tell my sister and in-law anything, yet I do not consider them best friends. Am I a loner or a people person? What are you?

2007-10-02 02:31:27 · 6 answers · asked by imahlah 6

2007-10-02 02:04:12 · 11 answers · asked by FLOSS 2

I'm not fond of Americans - Just hearing their accent is enough to make me vomit and I loathe everything that is "The American Dream".

I hate their way of life, their consumption of everything natural, the fact they have to Super Size everything and generally, that they exist - Except for a few underdeveloped countries, I beleive Americans are the worst, most self-centered suck up, mindless lemmings on the face of this earth.

Does anyone else feel the same? Reasons?

Feel free to slate me, but if you do, with reasons please.

2007-10-02 01:34:55 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

what would you do if someone slipped some lsd in your food?

2007-10-02 01:33:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

"they are a threat to our way of life"...they as in Muslims and Islam...Then, for them to invade Muslim states ILLEGALY and force their OWN way of life on the Muslim people???
What do people say about that??..is this liberty??
What is their way of life???...no culture, they degrade women in using them as sexual commodities, exploitation, no moral values, disrespect, drug culture, alcohol addiction, gambling addiction, pornography...if this is what im seeing as an everyday way of life...then no thank you.

I know this isnt a normal way of life, alot of peop,e in the West are decent people, but generally speaking all of the above is now norm in society and a way of life...any comments??

2007-10-02 01:32:21 · 5 answers · asked by Furqaan 3

2007-10-02 01:31:12 · 1 answers · asked by js142004 2

Both positive and negative effect.

2007-10-02 00:56:01 · 7 answers · asked by Antoine M 1

I think if you don't want short cut spelling then please tell yahoo to not limit characters or at least double the allowable characters. Myself I don't mind the characters limited. Some people seem too lazy to bother with understanding the shortcuts.
I usually use shortcut spelling when I can't tell the whole question in the allowable characters limits! Usually things fit the allowable limits but some times it don't no matter how I word it. When I use short cut spelling most of the time I've already tried many times before hand to see if I can get my message across in limited characters!
Sometimes this isn't possible no matter how I word it! Some people are too dumb to realize that &they complain about the short cut spelling.. I think such people are retarded don't you or at least too lazy.. they are probably the type that get others to do their work, they probably never did a days work in their life if they can't bother to realize a simple think as U= You. You?

2007-10-02 00:31:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-02 00:18:44 · 7 answers · asked by jms_wicks 1