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[Glowcat]

Unrelated to any discussion currently going on:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/2013/06/29/men-menopause-evolution/

The amount of sarcasm and vitriol in that started making me nauseated.

Looks like standard satire to me.

[kaijyuu]

Of which I tend to not be a fan, even if I agree with the real message.

[ChairmanPoo]

On the other hand, working in a factory means a more-or-less steady income. And it help the whole country climb the technological ladder. Just look at China, 20 years ago, they were making cheap shirts, now...

..they keep making cheap shirts. You forget that most of the Chinese population still has dismal standards of living. Including those living in high-tech areas. Consider the suicide rate of the iPhone manufacturers.

Not that I'm defending subsistence farming, mind you. A nation needs industry to develop it's standards of living. But I'll be damned if I accept sweatshop practices as "moral" based on some misguided "white man's burden". Fact is, their living standard is about as bad as that of the peasants, and deserves no sugarcoating.

[Nadaka]

I don't think its necessary to repeat all the worst mistakes of the industrial revolution in order to modernize a nation. There are not plenty of prior examples to build upon, all it takes is some perspective and innovation.

[Moghjubar]

Good news everyone! If you ever need to fire someone, just say its because you might be attracted to them later and start an affair with them (at least in Iowa anyway).

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/iowas-all-male-supreme-court-firing-of-woman-for-being-too-attractive-was-legal.php?ref=fpblg

[Loud Whispers]

Unrelated to any discussion currently going on:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/2013/06/29/men-menopause-evolution/

The amount of sarcasm and vitriol in that started making me nauseated.

They're just picking at the sociologists who keep insisting on abandoning biology about humans for some reason. Biology just wants some love... Your biology says so.

[Vector]

Menstrual products banned in Texas Capitol.

[Frumple]

... apparently in a particular building/area of the Texas capital, and only for people attending a particular public speaking event.

It's still more than a little ridiculous, but less so than it seemed to begin with. They're apparently "just" confiscating stuff that's likely to be thrown at the speaker.

[Vector]

Like emergency glucose packets that people with diabetes carry.

[XXSockXX]

It's still more than a little ridiculous, but less so than it seemed to begin with. They're apparently "just" confiscating stuff that's likely to be thrown at the speaker.

Because throwing tampons and glucose packets is respectless, but shooting the speaker with a gun is a fair shot? 

[Vector]

Let's also make sure that they're confiscating condoms, right?

[XXSockXX]

Absolutely. I mean imagine someone had thrown a condom at Gabby Giffords. Horrifying.

[Vector]

Well I mean, it's not like they're trying to keep women out of the hearing.  Gotta make sure that they confiscate all the male senators' condoms, just to be safe.

[MonkeyHead]

Clearly the individuals in question have never tried throwing a sanitary towel. Thier low mass and high surface area mean they do not fly well, and dont "thwack" well even if you hit your target.

Source: Blasting them today with a high pressure gas cannon. Turns out they were the same size as my launch tube.

[XXSockXX]

Well I mean, it's not like they're trying to keep women out of the hearing.  Gotta make sure that they confiscate all the male senators' condoms, just to be safe.

Oh, I didn't even get that aspect. I'm not too familiar with the process of American lawmaking, but they are trying to prevent female protesters from somehow delaying the vote. That's what you mean, right?