Comments on: Double Dose: Feminism and Race, Lybrel Gets FDA Approval and It’s All Katha Pollitt’s Fault

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:28:52 +0000

The actions of republicans/the Bush Administration have never before indicated that they have any problem with big pharma… interesting to bring it up now. It reminds me of an article I read somewhere a while ago suggesting that anti-abortion advocates often oppose birth control as well, but are unwilling to state this publically because of the near universal acceptance of birth control. The article highlighted several disturbing quotes in which President Bush refused to state that he supports the right of women to use birth control. Interesting, considering the size of his family…

By: Margie

Margie — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:28:26 +0000

In the fact sheet attached to the article, it said girls score lower on SATs when menstruating. I find that interesting because when I have my period, I feel less productive because I am pre-occupied with cramps etc.

By: Sara no H.

Sara no H. — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:09:49 +0000

Yeesh, it’s like somebody told her to get up there and to respond to any questions or statements with a list of stock phrases. “If you just keep saying ‘lies’ and ‘big pharma’ and ‘war on children’ over and over again people will just stop arguing with you and you’ll have won!”