tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post6616274225506922780..comments2024-02-24T18:21:32.681-07:00Comments on It Just Gets Stranger: Wedding Dress ShoppingELIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231200183264672395noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-66068275722769472762017-06-24T06:43:54.699-06:002017-06-24T06:43:54.699-06:00love this!love this!Edna Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187975872949444604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-87656527715366837182016-07-01T19:07:34.114-06:002016-07-01T19:07:34.114-06:00FWIW, I'm pretty sure Anonymous (June 29 at 5:...FWIW, I'm pretty sure Anonymous (June 29 at 5:06) is playing us. The message is so incoherent that it cannot come from a sincere place. I think s/he's playing at pro-choice to make pro-choice people look monstrous. No pro-choice person would think that giving actual birth to an actual baby and then killing it is "equivalent to a late-term abortion" and "no different than what many do with late-term abortions." No pro-choice person would see these two things as remotely similar (also, the "many" is a tad misleading; <2% of abortions are performed at or after 21 weeks, and, from what I understand, those are mostly because of severe risk to maternal health or severe fetal abnormalities). I don't buy Anonymous's shtick. Just as Donald Trump betrayed his lack of awareness of the pro-life movement and its principles with his "the women must be punished" meshugas, Anonymous betrayed her/his lack of awareness of the pro-choice movement and its principles by pretending to condone birthing a child and killing it. Whatever side they're on, people of good faith recognize that these conversations are difficult, emotional, nuanced, and complicated, and they recognize that people on the other side actually can be people of good faith; these difficult and important conversations deserve better than obfuscation and trickery.<br /><br />Also? Eli deserves better than to be baited by this nonsense.<br /><br />-LiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-1857188424187594632016-06-30T09:23:33.785-06:002016-06-30T09:23:33.785-06:00Hey Anonymous - As a woman, a liberal, a feminist,...Hey Anonymous - As a woman, a liberal, a feminist, etc., I have to throw my two cents in and ask whether killing inconvenient people is really where your priorities lie. Let's make long-term birth control free. Let's stop making it prescription only (which is ludicrous). Let's hand it out on street corners. Let's radically modify adoption procedures so eager parents can take unwanted children. Let's educate and fund prenatal health initiatives. Let's beat down (through patient words and active persistence) everyone who thinks women shouldn't have the right to access birth control freely and without shame. Let's focus on changing our culture to support women when they are the ones who visibly and physically and emotionally pay the price of pregnancy. But for goodness' sake, let's not say "well this person is inconvenient. Let's get rid of 'em". That is the way of passed-down oppression and shame and violence. Just because your camp supports it doesn't mean you have to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-41320511013702809432016-06-29T18:06:46.257-06:002016-06-29T18:06:46.257-06:00Eli -- Seeing as you sometimes write about current...Eli -- Seeing as you sometimes write about current events and national tragedies, I'm curious to know your thoughts (both personal and from a legal perspective) about the college student who performed the equivalent to a late-term abortion and was just sentenced to life in prison (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/28/no-more-baby-sorority-sister-gets-life-term-for-tossing-newborn-into-trash-to-die/). I ask because I know of the skill and passion in your writing, and your large and engaged audience. This sentence was passed on the very same day that the Supreme Court ruled yet again in favor of a woman's right to have an abortion. What this girl did was no different than what many do with late-term abortions. Her conviction must be reversed immediately out of respect for the right to choose to have an abortion. I trust that you support a woman's right to choose, and hope you consider sharing your thoughts on this subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-88774378482304165122016-06-27T21:44:42.246-06:002016-06-27T21:44:42.246-06:00You're playing the stereotype too well.You're playing the stereotype too well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-85373366874312575122016-06-27T21:13:16.118-06:002016-06-27T21:13:16.118-06:00Now you'll have to go back and reread all of t...Now you'll have to go back and reread all of the Rebecca posts with this new knowledge!mimihalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596098434801690649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-68516174662534471982016-06-27T14:24:16.684-06:002016-06-27T14:24:16.684-06:00Or Facetime. I don't care which.Or Facetime. I don't care which. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-51585736693255932612016-06-27T14:24:00.760-06:002016-06-27T14:24:00.760-06:00Rebecca's wedding sounds amazing. Can you plea...Rebecca's wedding sounds amazing. Can you please skype us all in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-32826810267669253732016-06-27T13:22:16.963-06:002016-06-27T13:22:16.963-06:00WHOA!!! That's my old pal Robert (from San Ant...WHOA!!! That's my old pal Robert (from San Antonio) marrying my older (as in longer period of time of knowing) pal (from high school) Rebecca!!! Mind BLOWN. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502516889516187353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-40198695751185226532016-06-27T12:37:57.417-06:002016-06-27T12:37:57.417-06:00Don't forget to roll out the red carpet after ...Don't forget to roll out the red carpet after you announce her and before you start with the rose petals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997566786166057407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-77623523846649208202016-06-27T10:10:13.830-06:002016-06-27T10:10:13.830-06:00Love the Short! This is my favorite porch story.Love the Short! This is my favorite porch story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-13790190286792087482016-06-27T10:09:44.127-06:002016-06-27T10:09:44.127-06:00Gorgeous picture!Gorgeous picture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com