Things you secretly oppose, but don't want other people to know:

[Anonymous]

Gay marriage
Paying for kid's college
Giving children money in exchange for household help

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Anonymous wrote:IVF
Surrogacy
Inter-racial adoption
gays/lesbian adopting
Breastfeedong after 12 months
Breastfeeding in public without cover
Same sex marriage
women having baby without benefit of marriage
Hiring illegals for anything
Immigration reform

Big law, particularly women in big law, so impressed with themselves

I'm anti-CIO, anti-cric, anti-religion poster and want to add to my list that I also oppose you.

The only thing on your list I agree with is not hiring illegal immigrants, because we should be providing a path to citizenship and hiring illegal immigrants exploits them.

Why should we be doing this?

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Anonymous wrote:Secretly I hate the hijab. But I don't oppose the right of others to wear it.
Every time I see it, it makes me angry. I have to refocus my liberal, feminist values to remind me that everyone gets to wear whatever they want, none of my beeswax.

But in my heart I "oppose" it.

I don't feel this way about the hijab, because I know the extremely varied reasons that Muslim women wear it - and that many women wear it as a big "fuck you" to patriarchy. I don't wear hijab, but I am Muslim.

However, I feel this way about the niqab or any other facial coverings. They are nowhere in the same league as hair coverings. I will never ever support face coverings, but couldn't give two shits about hijab or hair covers.

Do you mean the patriarchy who wants them to wear it?! Yeah, big f*ck you they have going there. Give me a break.

No, I mean that there are pressures for women, beauty, and hair. Many Muslim wear it as a "fuck you" to those beauty standards imposed on women. Think of it as like a Muslim version of letting your leg hair grow out, or armpit hair grow out. It's a "fuck you" to the system of what social beauty standards are imposed on women.

Yes, I am sure the men of the culture are offended by that statement. Sounds like the men came up with a "feminist" stance for the modern Muslim gals to get behind while still following the patriarchy.

[Anonymous]

The color pink and princess stuff on my infant daughters. I purposely seek out blue, green, red, black, tan, purple, orange...etc...I mena there are a zillion colors why make 80% of baby girl clothes pink? And forget Future Princess slogans...I bought the Future CEO shirt.

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Anonymous wrote:- CIO
- Circumcision
- Formula feeding in any circumstance except where the mother's life or baby's life is in imminent peril
- Epidurals
- C-sections except where the mom or baby's life is in danger (so, all but like 5% of them)
- GMOs and conventional food
- Religion of every kind
- People who consume more than they should of any resource

Define imminent peril and in danger.

Why? It's not like my personal thoughts are going to lead to public policy

No one said they were going to. I, however, can think of quite a few reasons why formula feeding is necessary, and am wondering what your perception is. That's all.

Yeah right. You want the pp to state her reasons so you can cut them down and then ultimately call her an idiot.

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Also, SAHMs who say things like "our income" - it's not yours, it's your husband's.

You are an idiot. This is what is wrong with modern feminism. I will take 1920's feminism any day.

Um, if you are staying home doing all of the childcare and homemaking as your end of the deal and your husband is making the money as his end of the deal then saying "our income" is totally correct. And I'm a working mom who contributes 50% to our income but still recognize that being a SAHM is a job.

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Anonymous wrote:The color pink and princess stuff on my infant daughters. I purposely seek out blue, green, red, black, tan, purple, orange...etc...I mena there are a zillion colors why make 80% of baby girl clothes pink? And forget Future Princess slogans...I bought the Future CEO shirt.

I oppose mothers like you. So offended at anything feminine. Why does the color pink offend you so much? "Purposely seek out non-pink colors?" You sound like a hard-faced cold fish.

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Anonymous wrote:Secretly I hate the hijab. But I don't oppose the right of others to wear it.
Every time I see it, it makes me angry. I have to refocus my liberal, feminist values to remind me that everyone gets to wear whatever they want, none of my beeswax.

But in my heart I "oppose" it.

I don't feel this way about the hijab, because I know the extremely varied reasons that Muslim women wear it - and that many women wear it as a big "fuck you" to patriarchy. I don't wear hijab, but I am Muslim.

However, I feel this way about the niqab or any other facial coverings. They are nowhere in the same league as hair coverings. I will never ever support face coverings, but couldn't give two shits about hijab or hair covers.

Do you mean the patriarchy who wants them to wear it?! Yeah, big f*ck you they have going there. Give me a break.

No, I mean that there are pressures for women, beauty, and hair. Many Muslim wear it as a "fuck you" to those beauty standards imposed on women. Think of it as like a Muslim version of letting your leg hair grow out, or armpit hair grow out. It's a "fuck you" to the system of what social beauty standards are imposed on women.

Yes, I am sure the men of the culture are offended by that statement. Sounds like the men came up with a "feminist" stance for the modern Muslim gals to get behind while still following the patriarchy.

The hijabi girls I know from EXTREMELY liberal and female-positive Muslim families, families that generally oppose hair coverings, would disagree. Believe it or not, attitudes and reasons change, and the reasons why people do things are highly variable. And not for you to decide. Strangely, what other people do, is not all about you (I know this may be difficult for you to comprehend).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The color pink and princess stuff on my infant daughters. I purposely seek out blue, green, red, black, tan, purple, orange...etc...I mena there are a zillion colors why make 80% of baby girl clothes pink? And forget Future Princess slogans...I bought the Future CEO shirt.

Oh I was you. The whole anti-pink thing came back to bite me in the ass. I have a 4 year old who only wants pink now. ONLY PINK! She looks like a Hanna Andersson store blew up and all the pink clothing landed on her. She will go naked before wearing any other color. I had to pick my battles. She wears pink. Good luck and may the force be strong with you!

(I did tell her the only acceptable princess is Princess Leia!)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:IVF
Surrogacy
Inter-racial adoption
gays/lesbian adopting
Breastfeedong after 12 months
Breastfeeding in public without cover
Same sex marriage
women having baby without benefit of marriage
Hiring illegals for anything
Immigration reform

Big law, particularly women in big law, so impressed with themselves

I'm anti-CIO, anti-cric, anti-religion poster and want to add to my list that I also oppose you.

The only thing on your list I agree with is not hiring illegal immigrants, because we should be providing a path to citizenship and hiring illegal immigrants exploits them.

Why should we be doing this?

Because we want to attract hard-working immigrants like our grandparents and great-grandparents so they can displace the lazy, entitled pieces of shit who would rather soak up entitlement money than work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The color pink and princess stuff on my infant daughters. I purposely seek out blue, green, red, black, tan, purple, orange...etc...I mena there are a zillion colors why make 80% of baby girl clothes pink? And forget Future Princess slogans...I bought the Future CEO shirt.

Oh I was you. The whole anti-pink thing came back to bite me in the ass. I have a 4 year old who only wants pink now. ONLY PINK! She looks like a Hanna Andersson store blew up and all the pink clothing landed on her. She will go naked before wearing any other color. I had to pick my battles. She wears pink. Good luck and may the force be strong with you!

(I did tell her the only acceptable princess is Princess Leia!)

LOL, and I want to know where to buy this "future CEO" shirt!

[Anonymous]

Cheap wine
Starch+cheese as a meal (esp. for kids)
Organized religion
IVF
Juice
Raisins
The Dream Act

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Anonymous wrote:Secretly I hate the hijab. But I don't oppose the right of others to wear it.
Every time I see it, it makes me angry. I have to refocus my liberal, feminist values to remind me that everyone gets to wear whatever they want, none of my beeswax.

But in my heart I "oppose" it.

I don't feel this way about the hijab, because I know the extremely varied reasons that Muslim women wear it - and that many women wear it as a big "fuck you" to patriarchy. I don't wear hijab, but I am Muslim.

However, I feel this way about the niqab or any other facial coverings. They are nowhere in the same league as hair coverings. I will never ever support face coverings, but couldn't give two shits about hijab or hair covers.

Do you mean the patriarchy who wants them to wear it?! Yeah, big f*ck you they have going there. Give me a break.

No, I mean that there are pressures for women, beauty, and hair. Many Muslim wear it as a "fuck you" to those beauty standards imposed on women. Think of it as like a Muslim version of letting your leg hair grow out, or armpit hair grow out. It's a "fuck you" to the system of what social beauty standards are imposed on women.

Yes, I am sure the men of the culture are offended by that statement. Sounds like the men came up with a "feminist" stance for the modern Muslim gals to get behind while still following the patriarchy.

The hijabi girls I know from EXTREMELY liberal and female-positive Muslim families, families that generally oppose hair coverings, would disagree. Believe it or not, attitudes and reasons change, and the reasons why people do things are highly variable. And not for you to decide. Strangely, what other people do, is not all about you (I know this may be difficult for you to comprehend).

Oh I am sorry I thought I was posting to a DCUM's thread about things you oppose. Sorry my bad. Best of luck to those "radical" women. *snicker*

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Affordable Housing/Low Income Housing in wealthy areas.

See, I oppose creating modern-day ghettos by clumping affordable housing in one area. Who shodul one neioghborhood bear the responsibility for housing the entire city's poor. Put low income housing in Spring Valley!

The white people would go postal. There would be an epic March-on-Mass that would go down in history.

[Anonymous]

I don't see how the hijab can be a feminist statement if women do not feel comfortable deciding each and every day whether they want to wear one.

And given the lengths to which many Muslim women go to look absolutely gorgeous -- clothes, makeup, nails, jewelry -- I just don't buy it.