Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority

[Anonymous]

I think all the Penn State hate is ludicrous (and no I did not go there). It was 1 guy who abused a few dozen kids -- the guy has been dealt with and the kids (now adults) have received huge settlements. To pin this on an entire football program is ridiculous, esp when there were 1-2 people in the whole program who had knowledge, the guy who committed the crimes was a former coach with access to the building - not a current employee, and the current players and students had absolutely nothing to do with it and weren't even at the school at the time the events occurred.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I look down on those who tear down others' choices just to make themselves feel better. Such hateful words to other mothers. WTF is wrong with you people.

SAHM vs. WOHM
BF vs. FF
CIO vs. Co-sleep

Who cares what other families do?!

Just fucking live and let live, bitches.

AMEN! They have no idea how pathetic the sound for judging the way others parent. So sad some people let this occupy space in their tiny brains

+ 1000

totally! as long as it does not affect me (e.g. vaccination), I don't care in the least what you do.

[Anonymous]

From way back: I think the way puppy mills and the shady rescue organizations work is that the "expected donation" you make when you "rescue" a dog from one of these rescues gets funneled back to the puppy mills with percentages taken out along the way. Go to a random rescue fair, how many times are you vaguely told that some dog came from "some" rescue in the south somewhere? I think they are routed though shady nonprofit to shady nonprofit until they get to wealthy areas.

People who are blindly smug about rescuing drive me nuts. There are some good rescue organizations but many aren't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe that most foreign aid should be in the form of birth control. It is so terrible that poor women must bear child upon child that they cannot properly feed.

I think of how hard life with an infant is for my royally spoiled self, and I just cannot imagine not being able to feed my babies but having child after child . . .

The UN fully agrees with you. BC is a universal human right.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand highly educated/marketable people -- i.e. top 10 MBA grads or top 10 law school grads or PhDs -- who don't come from family money opt to go into things like non-profits or start-ups and then complain (like everyone else) about their job or salary. I mean if you come from family money and have a trust fund supplementing your income, do what you want. But if you don't have that and you choose to be a non profit lawyer or a public defender, when you have the grades and pedigree to get a biglaw job and make money -- well am I really supposed to feel that bad for you??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From way back: I think the way puppy mills and the shady rescue organizations work is that the "expected donation" you make when you "rescue" a dog from one of these rescues gets funneled back to the puppy mills with percentages taken out along the way. Go to a random rescue fair, how many times are you vaguely told that some dog came from "some" rescue in the south somewhere? I think they are routed though shady nonprofit to shady nonprofit until they get to wealthy areas.

People who are blindly smug about rescuing drive me nuts. There are some good rescue organizations but many aren't.

I don't have all the details, but friends of mine in South Carolina are part of a underground for rescuing dogs. They said so many of the shelters are kill ones, and there's so much backyard breeding, that the rescues further north rely on volunteers who each move the dogs up the coast to no kill rescues.

[Anonymous]

*an underground ^^

[Anonymous]

I think religious exemptions for those who refuse to vaccinate should be eliminated. An act does not become better or worse because the person committing it claims to be religious. An unvaccinated child either is a danger, or it is not. He or she doesn't become any less or more dangerous because his daddy and mommy did it for god.

[Anonymous]

I think Kim Kardashian and Beyonce had nice rear ends.
I have never seen Scandal and don't think i'm missing anything.
I think EOTP has some great neighborhoods.
I think paying $500,000+ for a two bedroom condo is dumb.
I don't like eating from homes with cats.

[Anonymous]

I think homeschooling is too often a cover for indoctrination into wacko extremist philosophies like Quiverfull and/or hiding abuse from mandated reporters and parents should not have the right to stunt their children's growth by isolating them and homeschooling them with unadulterated nonsense. The Germans have the right idea by banning it. I'm sure there are plenty of lovely homeschooling families out there with a well-balanced curriculum, but too bad.

Parents should also not have the right to curse their children with monikers like Mykynzy or Chlamydia and the US should have naming laws like many European countries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1. Don't care about infertility struggles.
2. Don't care about doormats who won't DO something to
address their problems.
3. Tired of the SN Trump Card.

NP here. I am enraged by all the free stuff SN parents get that have nothing to do withy their child's SN. I can kinda see the free PT/OT/Speech maybe, but my very wealthy friend also gets FOR FREE from the county: preschool withh bus service, 42 hours/week nanny, Medicaid and food stamps. FOR FREE. And the nanny does her laundry and watches her NT kids too!!

Uh, wha? Food stamps is a means-based program, as is Medicaid -- if they are indeed "very wealthy" then they wouldn't be eligible for those programs. And I've never heard of a free nanny, no way. Maybe an aid in the classroom? If her child is eligible for a free special needs preschool and full-time aid, you shouldn't be enraged or envious...it means her child is quite disabled.

It's all true. The means test for Medicaid/food stamps is done ON THE KID, who has no assets. All his copays and RX's are paid by Medicaid, and his food is bought with food stamps. In addition to preschool five days a week, his mom is allowed 42 hours of nanny care paid. She does not work, has two NT kids, lives in a 6000sf house and drives a large luxury SUV. Her SN child walks, talks, eats, and is potty trained, he is just delayed pretty significantly. I don't see why she needs a tax payer paid nanny because of that.

No way. I've applied and been denied services for a child because we had assets. Until the kid is 18, it's all about your income and savings. Not theirs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From way back: I think the way puppy mills and the shady rescue organizations work is that the "expected donation" you make when you "rescue" a dog from one of these rescues gets funneled back to the puppy mills with percentages taken out along the way. Go to a random rescue fair, how many times are you vaguely told that some dog came from "some" rescue in the south somewhere? I think they are routed though shady nonprofit to shady nonprofit until they get to wealthy areas.

People who are blindly smug about rescuing drive me nuts. There are some good rescue organizations but many aren't.

I don't have all the details, but friends of mine in South Carolina are part of a underground for rescuing dogs. They said so many of the shelters are kill ones, and there's so much backyard breeding, that the rescues further north rely on volunteers who each move the dogs up the coast to no kill rescues.

Yes, that goes on too.

I think basically a lot of people who are patting themselves on the back for "rescuing" are essentially subsidizing puppy mills and backyard breeders. Plus, as another PP pointed out, the same people don't seem to have much trouble eating factory farmed meat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe that certain people should be sterilized to decrease poverty.
I believe that people shouldn't have children out of wedlock.
Men who don't pay child support or leave women with children should be castrated.
It is not the government's responsibility to raise your child. If you can't afford to raise a child, then you should not have them.
Monsters who rape women and children should be castrated and burn to death.
I think that organized religion is the most destructive thing on the planet earth.
I fully support gentrification in DC. It's time to rid this city of the riff raff.
I hate pets. Pet owners are so annoying.
I hate Metro and I love my car.
Public schools are going downhill due to the increase of FARM students and ESL students.
Abortion is an absolute evil that must exist to rid society from unwanted children and children born into poverty.
I hate immigrants who come to the USA and refuse to assimilate. Either assimilate or go the fuck home to your own country. We need to stop catering to immigrants.
I think football is a homothug sport. It's a way for in the closet gay men to pretend how manly they are.

way to embrace this thread!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From way back: I think the way puppy mills and the shady rescue organizations work is that the "expected donation" you make when you "rescue" a dog from one of these rescues gets funneled back to the puppy mills with percentages taken out along the way. Go to a random rescue fair, how many times are you vaguely told that some dog came from "some" rescue in the south somewhere? I think they are routed though shady nonprofit to shady nonprofit until they get to wealthy areas.

People who are blindly smug about rescuing drive me nuts. There are some good rescue organizations but many aren't.

I don't have all the details, but friends of mine in South Carolina are part of a underground for rescuing dogs. They said so many of the shelters are kill ones, and there's so much backyard breeding, that the rescues further north rely on volunteers who each move the dogs up the coast to no kill rescues.

Yes, that goes on too.

I think basically a lot of people who are patting themselves on the back for "rescuing" are essentially subsidizing puppy mills and backyard breeders. Plus, as another PP pointed out, the same people don't seem to have much trouble eating factory farmed meat.

I believe in awareness. Know who you're adopting from and what you're eating.
I've two adopted cats, and I know exactly where they're from. Shelters in Seattle seem pretty transparent, at least the ones we've dealt with. They usually have the origin of the animal for you. And I've seen puppy mill pups but they're publicized rescue missions of places that were shut down.

My friends in SC are doing good work for abandoned animals. No dog deserves to mistreated.

I haven't run into anyone that "pats themselves on the back" for rescuing, but I'm sure it's prevalent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question:

Why do so many atheists seem to be so angry and condescending? In my life, I've seen only one atheist who isn't disrespectful to believers and others who don't share their belief system. Why?? Why can't atheists disagree respectfully?

Perhaps you simply don't know all the atheists around you? Certainly some of us are more vocal than others. I'm an atheist and would never want to be condescending toward those who believe in a God - even on an anonymous forum. Sure, some atheist are condescending but so are some religions folks. I mean, really, has an atheist ever come knocking on your door to ridicule you for your beliefs? Or to save you from yourself? Some people are just jerks.