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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th December 2015, 12:37 AM
Replies: 450
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Posted By elipse
There has been discussion about how their...

There has been discussion about how their statements and philosophies inform their practices, yes. Specifically, their practices at their shelter which form a pattern into which this incident falls....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th December 2015, 12:03 AM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
I met one once. He was a smart guy who used his...

I met one once. He was a smart guy who used his smarts to attempt to make that movement sound smart.

It did not fly.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 11:59 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
I'm sorry, this is so stupid I'm wondering if...

I'm sorry, this is so stupid I'm wondering if you're joking. If you're not, please know and trust I am not calling YOU stupid. One has to have a plurality of one's thoughts or actions be stupid to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 11:38 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
You can still get them from teacher suppliers....

You can still get them from teacher suppliers. They're expensive, but I guess all legos are at this point.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 11:36 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
Can you give me an example where deliberately...

Can you give me an example where deliberately choosing to perpetuate something (as opposed to never having given it thought) is "very different" from supporting it? I'm not being snarky, I really...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 11:33 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
All children are harmed by rigid gender roles....

All children are harmed by rigid gender roles. The harm is greater for those who cannot or who strongly do not wish to.

Boys are harmed by the branding of their toys and clothes that tell them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 11:17 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
YES. Developmentally, 3-5 year olds are still...

YES. Developmentally, 3-5 year olds are still figuring out categorization. Triangles have three sides. That defines a triangle. If it doesn't have 3 sides, it isn't a triangle. What defines a girl?...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 11:03 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
Just because I want to post it: Me, a month...

Just because I want to post it:

Me, a month ago: Hi, Paul! I haven't seen you since Halloween. What were you?

4 year old boy: Rainbow dash! I was...I was...daddy, show the picture, daddy! I was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 10:59 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
Why is makeup unprofessional on men? Your...

Why is makeup unprofessional on men?

Your original claim was that people could choose freely. If a man wants to wear makeup, but also wants a decent job, he is very limited in his choices...so...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th December 2015, 01:54 AM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Yes! It's exactly like that, in that when dogs...

Yes! It's exactly like that, in that when dogs have their teeth, those teeth churn out dozens of little sets of chattering dog teeth, that then go out into the world and bite people and things, and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th December 2015, 12:57 AM
Replies: 599
Views: 198,626
Posted By elipse
Just to let you know, in my parent's religious...

Just to let you know, in my parent's religious tradition it is God who is being prayed to, not Jesus, so your assertion is not universal.

Jesus isn't usually referred to as father, so far as my...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 4th December 2015, 12:02 AM
Replies: 599
Views: 198,626
Posted By elipse
This is my favourite post I've ever seen from...

This is my favourite post I've ever seen from you. Short, snappy, and clever. Well played.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd December 2015, 11:50 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
This is a very important and relevant post. I'm...

This is a very important and relevant post. I'm not sure how we managed in the thread before, but now we are set for a real breakthrough, I can feel it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd December 2015, 11:47 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Um...you probably should cut your dog's balls...

Um...you probably should cut your dog's balls off, because dogs whose balls aren't cut off are one of the reasons there is so much unnecessary dog death.

Also, why are people who are against s/n...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd December 2015, 11:26 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
1. If it was an isolated incident perhaps we...

1. If it was an isolated incident perhaps we would not have a 9 page thread. So saying "one dog" is disingenuous.

2. If I oppose "animal exploitation industries" or some of them, or most of them,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd December 2015, 07:58 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
I am an opponent of peta. I am also a supporter...

I am an opponent of peta. I am also a supporter of animal rights, although I should probably actually say animal welfare, since even where my goals and petals goals align, I do not like their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd December 2015, 07:47 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
I suspect it has gotten somewhat better in some...

I suspect it has gotten somewhat better in some places, and not in others. I think you are attempting to avoid admitting the obvious truth: people who do not fit the image of their perceived gender...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2015, 11:03 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
What does any of this have to do with my...

What does any of this have to do with my questions? My questions are not about the ethics of euthanasia in general, or as generally used in an animal shelter.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2015, 10:34 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Do you think it is ethical to euthanize animals...

Do you think it is ethical to euthanize animals within 24 hours, thereby leaving no time for owners to find them? Do you think it is ethical to euthanize healthy, adoptable animals without trying to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st December 2015, 10:16 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
You can take my sister and her husband's 2...

You can take my sister and her husband's 2 Meyer's parrots and their slightly larger and greener parrot when you pry them from their cold dead hands. Wild caught parrots, or parrots being sold at pet...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 08:30 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
This is a derail and I don't have any knowledge...

This is a derail and I don't have any knowledge on the subject, but logic forces me to point out that "most animals bred as pets are sold to pet stores" does not necessarily equal "most breeders sell...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 06:50 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Okay, I'm willing to listen to what specifically...

Okay, I'm willing to listen to what specifically you think might be wrong with the numbers, or what context might be missing. Why does the statement "peta doesn't do what people think they do"...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 04:12 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
This needs to be repeated, along with the part...

This needs to be repeated, along with the part about how those corpses were animals that were originally in other shelters, and given to peta because peta came and asked for them, and claimed they...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 03:52 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Um...did you read the article linked that showed...

Um...did you read the article linked that showed their kill rate was much much higher than other shelters in the same area, and that other animal rights activists want to change the law defining...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 02:53 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Except for the abysmal kill rate. That's a...

Except for the abysmal kill rate. That's a pattern. I can't say if it is malicious, but it is unacceptable to me, and directly in contradiction to what peta likes to promote as its image.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 01:14 AM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Oh! Another trick for not euthanizing animals...

Oh! Another trick for not euthanizing animals that the shelter used (if euthenasia is something you want to avoid): there are people who are obsessed with breeds of animals. So if you''re full up,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 12:14 AM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Mine also used to steal my chocolate and run...

Mine also used to steal my chocolate and run underneath the bed where I couldn't reach it except with a broom handle. You'd think chocolate poisoning would handle the "natural consequences" part of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th November 2015, 12:08 AM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Well, at the shelter I volunteered at, they...

Well, at the shelter I volunteered at, they looked at behavior/ socialization, overall health and weight, whether the animal was neutred, and, in the case of dogs, evidence of being housebroken.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2015, 11:37 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
Who cares what they say? Look at what they do...

Who cares what they say? Look at what they do with their money. It isn't finding homes for animals. Their kill rates are abominable. The shelter I used to volunteer at was the only one in the county...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th November 2015, 10:34 PM
Replies: 450
Views: 42,934
Posted By elipse
By this logic, your friend's cat was "fair game"...

By this logic, your friend's cat was "fair game" for the dogs.

A dog on its owner's property is not fair game, no matter what emotional thing happened once that makes you feel strongly about...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th November 2015, 08:18 PM
Replies: 597
Views: 34,992
Posted By elipse
Maybe someone will have already mentioned this by...

Maybe someone will have already mentioned this by the time I get to the last page...

They can choose to go against the gender stereotype in clothes, but they will pay a price for it. I think if...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th November 2015, 12:10 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,193
Posted By elipse
That one has more hubris but less propoganda....

That one has more hubris but less propoganda. So...equally barfy but for slightly different reasons. :p
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th November 2015, 06:12 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,193
Posted By elipse
And not just the dead, but the living vets. I...

And not just the dead, but the living vets. I personally think a day that encourages society to think about the lives of men and women who are still around, and maybe how to make their lives better,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th November 2015, 12:30 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 11,774
Posted By elipse
Deleted until I can read links. They're not...

Deleted until I can read links. They're not working for me.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th November 2015, 11:12 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 11,949
Posted By elipse
A lie of omission is still a lie. If you say to a...

A lie of omission is still a lie. If you say to a four year old "after you die you might become part of a new star," you KNOW that she interprets "you" not as her molecules, but as her conciousness....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st October 2015, 12:31 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
My heart just grew a size. This is what makes a...

My heart just grew a size. This is what makes a good skeptic and a good adult. Props to you, cullenz.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st October 2015, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
1. Evidence? 2. I suspect what she wants is to...

1. Evidence?
2. I suspect what she wants is to not live in foster care. Barring that I bet what she wants is to have adults around her who give a **** about her. I doubt she will get what she wants....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th October 2015, 09:43 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
No, you're thinking of punishment. They are two...

No, you're thinking of punishment. They are two different things.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th October 2015, 08:55 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
Point of order: I believe that it shows he...

Point of order:

I believe that it shows he knows very little about kids in general. If you're thinking about discipline as being about power, you're thinking about discipline wrong.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th October 2015, 08:53 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
No it isn't! Delaying action until an opportune...

No it isn't! Delaying action until an opportune time is in no way whatsoever the same as taking no action. Geez, belz. You are better than this post.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 10:44 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
Well, I suppose my point is that schools and...

Well, I suppose my point is that schools and police departments in particular should take pains to do just that, as much as possible.

I think it would be a far better society if teenagers of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 09:44 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
But in terms of her actions, she's the only one...

But in terms of her actions, she's the only one who needs to feel it is unfair. I don't think sharing toys is unfair, but to a two year old, it is the whole world. Eta: and knowing you're in the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 09:20 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
Resisting unfair authority absolutely is part of...

Resisting unfair authority absolutely is part of standing up for yourself. You and this girl may not agree about "unfair," but it would be foolish to think she was not taught that standing up for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 08:43 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
Your reaction should not be used to determine the...

Your reaction should not be used to determine the probable conclusion reached by an African American girl in 2015 whose parents almost undoubtedly taught her that standing up for herself, even...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 08:38 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
Yeah, that teacher is done for the year. Maybe if...

Yeah, that teacher is done for the year. Maybe if she has an epiphany she can continue to teach, but dollars to doughnuts this makes her leave teaching.

We undereducate teachers in.classroom...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 08:33 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
I would bet you a million dollars that this is...

I would bet you a million dollars that this is not the case, if I had it or could get a loan for it. I cannot express enough how utterly out-of-touch your posts dealing with teen motivations,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th October 2015, 08:30 PM
Replies: 1,363
Views: 86,918
Posted By elipse
Did she learn a lesson? Yes. What lesson do you...

Did she learn a lesson? Yes. What lesson do you think she learned? My money is on "neither the school or the police think I am entitled to safety or basic decency. This society treats me in a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd October 2015, 11:35 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 5,382
Posted By elipse
We've got billboards loudly proclaiming that PORN...

We've got billboards loudly proclaiming that PORN KILLS LOVE around here. Don't know what they're for, and not really planning on googling it. Anyone else seen them?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2015, 09:15 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 14,139
Posted By elipse
Thanks. :)

Thanks. :)
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 28th September 2015, 08:06 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 14,139
Posted By elipse
I haven't bothered to read the thread yet, but...

I haven't bothered to read the thread yet, but has anyone else noticed what a great sequel title this would be?

" Just when you thought it was safe to go back into politics...

<scary music,...
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