Comments on: Charlotte Allen Would Rather Her Daughters (and Yours) Have Cancer Than Sex.

By: Feministe » But It Was Rhetorical

Feministe » But It Was Rhetorical — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:04:01 +0000

[...] ve already established that she’s a racist asshole. Then there was that whole “Immunizing people against cancer w [...]

By: hexy

hexy — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:56:59 +0000

Dreamer: In addition to failing to get regular Pap Tests and hence not receiving treatment until later in the development of abnormalities, poorer women often simply cannot afford the same level of treatment for cervical cancer that richer women can. With so much of cancer treatment (and particularly lower risk, newer treatments) not covered by state-sponsored health programs, poor women simply have the odds stacked against them.

By: SingleMind.Net: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY!!! » Cervical Cancer Vaccine: A Great Advancement

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:12:58 +0000

[...] responded by calling Allen a “moral monster” and Zuzu at Feministe concurred, calling Allen a “dipshitR [...]

By: Ron Sullivan

Ron Sullivan — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:46:56 +0000

Gold and feeble? Is that anything like getting rich and decadent

Not at all like getting rich, alas. I’lll cop to decadent, though, in its base meaning.

Magis, I used to know somebody who tried that with the belt. Now he thinks his name is Ausable Chasm.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:49:01 +0000

I recently received a host of vaccines – Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Polio booster – prior to a vacation to India. Hep A and Typhoid are spread via contaminated water or food. So after getting the vaccinations did I drink the water and eat any food I wanted? Well, no, because the vaccines may not have protected me entirely and drinking the water in India can cause other illnesses (traveller’s diarrhea for one, yuck). So I was counseled that I was more protected than I would have been, but to still be careful and behave accordingly.

Also, what were the chances that I would contract these illnesses had I not been vaccinated (and doing the best to protect myself by drinking/eating safely)? I don’t know, 1 in 100, 1 in 1000? Here’s what we do know:
According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, 1 out of 6 women have experienced an attempted or completed rape as a child or adult. Of the women who reported an attempted or completed rape in their lifetimes, one-third (32%) were between the ages of 12 and 17.
It should be considered child endangerment for a parent not to vaccinate her daughter against HPV. There’s simply no excuse when considering scientifically proven facts. Those who ignore the facts are putting their children at an unjustifiable risk. And those who counsel others to forego the vaccine are the most culpable of all.

By: Magis

Magis — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:28:38 +0000

Ron:

As an official member of the FOG Club (effin old guy) I fully understand. There are other things to be said about hamsters and gerbils but I think I will leave them unsaid.

Nonetheless, Charlotte needs one of those cowboy belts, y’know the ones with the name on the back. That way if she ever gets her head out of her a** she’ll know who she is.

By: zuzu

zuzu — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:52:20 +0000

Ok, I’m through, and may I put your blog’s address on my blog? I only have like two or three readers but this is definately a blog to display proudly.

Sure! And glad you found us.

Ron, you crack me up.

By: Therese Norén

Therese Norén — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:40:24 +0000

Dreamer,

Prevalence of cervical cancer in a group is related to if the women in that group are getting Pap smears (which often catch the lesion in a benign or pre-malignant state). Poor women in the US often don’t get their Pap smears.

By: Marksman2000

Marksman2000 — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:02:07 +0000

Frankly, it’s a bit refreshing

I understand.

By: KnifeGhost

KnifeGhost — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 03:56:12 +0000

My point was more that, when you disagree, you don’t make any bones about it. Not that you’re trollish, but you certainly haven’t cultivated a “well, what’s a bit of political disagreement among friends?” kind of persona.

Frankly, it’s a bit refreshing.