tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post111220227931556384..comments2024-01-01T09:20:22.363-05:00Comments on Brutal Women: Oh, the Irony! Me, My Uterus, and IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112827391857645982005-04-06T18:43:00.000-04:002005-04-06T18:43:00.000-04:00Sweet lord, arguing with you is like arguing with ...Sweet lord, arguing with you is like arguing with Brendan. Break the mold already. :)<BR/><BR/>Assume agreement, or reasonable understanding of your points on all counts. No use in going round in circles. I only wish to note I didn't mean to imply a deficiency when I said America was abnormal. Maybe I should have said atypical.<BR/><BR/>Have a nice day.Shockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401043060998501061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112811778727346172005-04-06T14:22:00.000-04:002005-04-06T14:22:00.000-04:00While none of this is wrong, I fail to see how it ...<I>While none of this is wrong, I fail to see how it is germaine to this argument in particular. I can cite countries where men are literally forced into battle, or countries where, when villages are raided, and male old enough to hold a weapon is exterminated. And usually the women are forced into sexual slavery.</I> <BR/><BR/>Within the context of the “maintaining bodily integrity” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112805039839717902005-04-06T12:30:00.000-04:002005-04-06T12:30:00.000-04:00(I love how this image --> is going to look. Like ...(I love how this image --> is going to look. Like "HAHA, it is I!" ;) )<BR/><BR/>Hey, Kameron, thanks for the thoughtful response. Something tells me we'll have a lot of future debates (this is a good thing, ask Brendan. Wait, don't ask Brendan ;) ).<BR/><BR/><I>Both men and women can’t legally be forced to give blood, give up a kidney, or undergo any medical procedure against their will (unless Shockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401043060998501061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112800814227305952005-04-06T11:20:00.000-04:002005-04-06T11:20:00.000-04:00Hey anon – thanks for the thoughtful response.Hell...Hey anon – thanks for the thoughtful response.<BR/><BR/><I>Hell, governments have been throwing my ilk at spears, swords and cannons for nigh upon millennia, with great disregard for our safety or personal interests. But our bodies? We are chattel.</I> <BR/><BR/>Yet when a womb or war are not in issue, men’s bodies are generally more protected by bodily integrity laws than women’s. Both menKameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112775336972046352005-04-06T04:15:00.000-04:002005-04-06T04:15:00.000-04:00While the absurdity of the subject generating the ...While the absurdity of the subject generating the post above is not in dispute, I still must take issue with you on several points. Partially, I am playing devil's advocate, but partially because, well, shit, I plain disagree on some points.<BR/><BR/>Most people, and I don't necessarily ascribe this to you, but take it for what it is, who espouse the above beliefs are the kind who feel some sort Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112453261552032632005-04-02T09:47:00.000-05:002005-04-02T09:47:00.000-05:00you rock.you just rock. Posted by jamyou rock.<BR/><BR/>you just rock. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.homemadejam.org/mixin-jam.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="making at homemadejam dot org">jam</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112382669342358082005-04-01T14:11:00.000-05:002005-04-01T14:11:00.000-05:00Perfectly, most excellently brutal post.  Po...Perfectly, most excellently brutal post.  <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://notahamsandwich.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="sumdeedum at hotmail dot com">Summer</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112368205566488122005-04-01T10:10:00.000-05:002005-04-01T10:10:00.000-05:00Rechecking this again many prescriptions will have...Rechecking this again many prescriptions will have the warning about antibiotics pasted on to it. So there's lots of blame to go around here. The Pharmacist should have never let you leave if you were filling both prescriptions there w/o him/her telling you of the conflict. This is why it's valuable to go to the same one so they can keep track of all the interactions that might come up. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112358856243409752005-04-01T07:34:00.000-05:002005-04-01T07:34:00.000-05:00Well said.I know the fear as well. Every month, ev...Well said.<BR/><BR/>I know the fear as well. Every month, even with back up of a condom, because I know how much damage pregnancy -even if I got an abortion- would do to my life. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112306822188671972005-03-31T17:07:00.000-05:002005-03-31T17:07:00.000-05:00As someone who gulped a dose of the "morning after...As someone who gulped a dose of the "morning after" pill not long ago I can totally relate to this thinking...had to sit there with a pharmacist and explain why i needed it........"how many reasons are there?" I asked ....lol........ ( it was great though that i could get this pill after a short 5 minute interview with a pharmacist) <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112297236082700182005-03-31T14:27:00.000-05:002005-03-31T14:27:00.000-05:00Is your doctor part of a larger practice or an HMO...Is your doctor part of a larger practice or an HMO? I'm so stunned by their actions -- you SPECIFICALLY asked whether the antibiotics would affect the birth control pills' efficacy, you asked REPEATEDLY, and the doctor basically blew you off with a "no, no, it'll be fine, don't worry about it" -- that I'm having trouble coming up with coherent sentences.<BR/><BR/>What your doctor did sounds to meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112259775705361152005-03-31T04:02:00.000-05:002005-03-31T04:02:00.000-05:00Well said, sorry about the scare, but the package ...Well said, sorry about the scare, but the package insert would (and did) tell you about this common side effect. There's a service available thru Public Citizen's [citizen.org] BestPills/Worst Pills that will also tell you of any dangerous drug interactions that all too many are wholly ignorant about:<BR/>[http://www.worstpills.org/index.cfm?SRC=1]. <BR/><BR/>The lower dose pill should do fine, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112228836589566072005-03-30T19:27:00.000-05:002005-03-30T19:27:00.000-05:00Amen. Posted by AlassraAmen. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://brutalwomen.blogspot.com/2005/03/oh-irony-me-my-uterus-and-i.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="thesimbul at fmail dot co dot uk">Alassra</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112227463708587512005-03-30T19:04:00.000-05:002005-03-30T19:04:00.000-05:00This sort of thing is why I am on Depo (well, that...This sort of thing is why I am on Depo (well, that and I can't take pills anyway). I LIKE knowing that being on antibiotics won't get me pregnant (though I have tried to abstain Just In Case during) on that one. Very scary when I first heard this about the pill. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1112217449440023612005-03-30T16:17:00.000-05:002005-03-30T16:17:00.000-05:00You said it perfectly. I live with the same fear ...You said it perfectly. I live with the same fear each month of not getting my period, even though I AM on the pill. I even use a condom every time, even though I don't need to (monogamous relationship, both been tested). Yet, the second I get my period, I feel so much lighter..at least until the next month. And I'm an undergrad student, and my doctor didn't tell me about antibiotics either...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com