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freshwest

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130. Everything about female anatomy is magic to them. Like The Wandering Wombs:
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 05:35 PM
Sep 2014
The Wandering Womb : A Cultural History of Outrageous Beliefs About Woman

Female anatomy, especially the womb, has for centuries been shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding, defining the social place of women in male dominated cultures. Even with advances in medicine, some in today's society believe they can control women's sexual identity.

The Wandering Womb is a provocative tour through religious, medical, and social histories, pinpointing humorous, outrageous, and hair-raising beliefs, practices, and longstanding falsehoods that permeate human cultures. In Egyptian times, it was believed that the womb was an entity unto itself capable of "wandering" in the body, and also into the world beyond in search of nourishment! This idea, and many others were entwined in medical ignorance and religious superstition, which have often labeled women as incomplete, inferior, imperfect, and even inherently evil.

Sexual myths have viewed menstruation as dirty, designing outrageous rituals around this natural process, from strange diets and prescriptions to mandated isolation and violent practices. Sexuality and desire in women has been viewed as taboo and dangerous, while child rearing is considered the highest calling. In Western history, women's health problems were often written off simply as an "unsatisfied uterus," or "hysteria" of their weak and demon possessed bodies, while physical characteristics were used to label women as witches.

This fascinating, often maddening romp through the bedrooms and birthing rooms of time illustrates why women have been sexually "enslaved," and reminds us that we've come a long way from the mythical virgin birth to women's liberation and beyond.


http://www.amazon.com/dp/1573922641/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=35012767164&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=13428328478262683615&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_4iuijz8lka_b

The first review is also good, but it was written back in 1999. I think the country has regressed to something slighter newer than 3000 B.C. with the GOP take over of school boards and churches.

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This is observationally equivalent to people who don't feel like buying candy to give out. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #1
Even worse, giving out chick tracts sakabatou Sep 2014 #119
Of course they do...they have to make 19 freakin' costumes!!! n/t FourScore Sep 2014 #122
I consider having 19 kids during a time when our our future is one of ever limited resources... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #2
so much for pro choice Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #24
Sounds like you don't understand what 'pro choice' means. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #26
Pro-choice does not mean "ABSENT ANY PLANNING" for any and all future pregnancies hlthe2b Sep 2014 #30
100 percent pro choice yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #66
Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #71
I beg your pardon: pro-choice meant it was YOUR choice. Not anyone else's. Wella Sep 2014 #93
"Respect others' opinions" is a very weak argument. alp227 Sep 2014 #96
I said respect others' "choices". Wella Sep 2014 #104
In any case, define what out means to respect alp227 Sep 2014 #107
How about an apology first? Wella Sep 2014 #108
OK I'm sorry for misinterpreting your post. alp227 Sep 2014 #109
Thank you. It means that you come from a philosophical world view of choice Wella Sep 2014 #111
So can one be non judgmental while making an argument alp227 Sep 2014 #112
Once you assign values to choices, you disrupt the general notion of choice and you invite criticism Wella Sep 2014 #116
You really... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #98
I worked for a NARAL affiliate Wella Sep 2014 #105
Oh, really... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #118
Are you so accustomed to people lying that you can't comprehend when someone tells you the truth? Wella Sep 2014 #121
Seriously? You think pro-choice means you no longer LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #103
It means that your philosophical world view should shape your opinion. If you are Pro-Choice, you Wella Sep 2014 #106
You're very confused as to what pro-choice means LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #124
Ok. If I am confused, perhaps you can do what I have done: give a philosophical and legal perspectiv Wella Sep 2014 #128
I'm waiting. And I really will listen. Wella Sep 2014 #129
Still waiting.... Wella Sep 2014 #133
Still waiting to see why I am confused Wella Oct 2014 #141
Pretty freakin' judgemental, aren't you? HoustonDave Sep 2014 #134
when men decide to relegate women to the role of brood mare--mere chattel for more and more children hlthe2b Sep 2014 #140
Absolutely pro-choice. Mariana Sep 2014 #51
so its ok to protest outside an abortion clinic Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #52
Criticizing someone's decisions in no way denies her right to make those decisions. Mariana Sep 2014 #56
Not immediately. But societal judgements can quickly become laws that deny people rights Wella Sep 2014 #95
You and I know protesting outside clinics is far beyond mere criticism. alp227 Sep 2014 #97
So much for rational thought... LanternWaste Sep 2014 #91
Pretty ridiculous isn't it? Those who don't want to have a baby must have the choice not to, but liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #117
My dad's parents had 9 kids (8 still living) and I love all my aunts and uncles dearly. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #36
Large families, especially during the depression and in rural areas was the norm. hlthe2b Sep 2014 #37
All very true. Though my dad's family was neither rural nor extremely poor, just Catholic. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #38
+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #43
We needn't hate the children or the parents. Orsino Oct 2014 #143
But God himself used magic to create the universe and everything in it. Rex Sep 2014 #3
Yes. Belief in magic isn't in question. Orsino Sep 2014 #88
The Bible doesn't say it was "magic". That's your interpretation. Wella Sep 2014 #94
I could never get 19 pumpkins to grow from the same vine. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #4
Try talking fucking babytalk in a breathy Marilyn voice elehhhhna Sep 2014 #6
I can't get pumpkins Worried senior Sep 2014 #28
Read "Zealot". All the other messiah-type-guys back in the day, elehhhhna Sep 2014 #5
"Moses was but a juggler" according to Christopher Marlowe Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #83
These people are not fun. shenmue Sep 2014 #7
Beware of the magic in that appliance from hell you are typing on......... wandy Sep 2014 #8
It is a miracle mankind ever learned how to make fire. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #76
If blue smoke escapes from his appliance from hell, he needs to quit buying the cheap ones jmowreader Sep 2014 #132
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #9
crotch-fruit? That's how you refer to children? Wow. Do you aspire to be as hateful as the liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #13
Crotch-fruit? TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #14
Disgusting. Seriously. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #18
Excellent hide. Thanks jury! (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #33
My my...poster been here since 2002 Rex Sep 2014 #50
Where did you get the (wrong) idea they just started posting? nt greyl Sep 2014 #62
Their profile, didn't you know that? nt Rex Sep 2014 #63
No, their profile doesn't say they just started posting. greyl Sep 2014 #64
Sure right, I see now. Rex Sep 2014 #65
Maybe I will go as a Duggar this year. City Lights Sep 2014 #10
The Baptist preacher in my neighborhood had the best candy and decorations FrodosPet Sep 2014 #11
I was hoping to conjur a demon out of my anus, this Halloween. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #12
Rent a Dick Cheney costume, less risk of hurting yourself, TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #15
Warren does that the rest of the year pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #23
I actually AM Dick Cheney. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #35
but they dressed up as a Cow to get a free meal from Chick Fila JI7 Sep 2014 #16
You would, too, if you had to come up with 19 costume ideas. cyberswede Sep 2014 #17
Why give them any publicity? Neoma Sep 2014 #19
They have a friggin TV show about them and their kids. Calista241 Sep 2014 #114
I don't even watch TV. Neoma Sep 2014 #123
After clicking on the link, I felt like I was mugged. Geezzzz BlueJazz Sep 2014 #20
the highly improbable magic events in the bible are "miracles" hobbit709 Sep 2014 #21
Blecch. catbyte Sep 2014 #22
hmm...I thought most Christians thought Halloween was demonic. Stellar Sep 2014 #25
Far from it! TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #31
Every year I read about churches that put on a "Hell House." Archae Sep 2014 #45
Get out....really?! Stellar Sep 2014 #48
Most churches are not "fundy" churches TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #73
The church I attended as a child Jenoch Sep 2014 #39
That still sound kind of erie. Stellar Sep 2014 #46
November 1st is All Saints Day. Jenoch Sep 2014 #59
I do too yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #67
Birth control is also magic ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #27
Everything about female anatomy is magic to them. Like The Wandering Wombs: freshwest Sep 2014 #130
That's because All Saints are Demons, right??? elleng Sep 2014 #29
We need our own cable news network to expose the dirty truth about the War on Halloween! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #32
I will apply for a job there. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #77
Well of COURSE they think that! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #34
Not surprised, sadly. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #40
Can you imagine 19 kids hopped up on halloween candy? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #41
You may have a point!!! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #42
But these same people scream that liberals are waging a war on Christmas maryellen99 Sep 2014 #44
DUzy shenmue Sep 2014 #126
Side hug! CANDO Sep 2014 #47
The few times I actually saw her... Archae Sep 2014 #49
She does not actually raise the kids tabbycat31 Sep 2014 #60
Lol. A special Duggar episode yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #68
At the pediatric office where I work... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #53
Good comeback. I would probably have made some snotty remark mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #80
They don't understand what Hallowe'en is. Ilsa Sep 2014 #54
And they would say YOU don't understand it. nt. Mariana Sep 2014 #57
Buncha religion-poisoned homophobe hatemongers is all they are. HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #55
It IS, that's what's flamingdem Sep 2014 #58
Nominations for the subject of our annual satanic curse are now closed--we have a winner! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #61
They probably hang out with this woman on the weekends. Initech Sep 2014 #69
They don't like "magic," but they are fine with a book of stories about a talking snake, Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #70
WTF? smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #72
Yes, it is. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #79
Don't forget Lott and his daughters, who take turns having sex with papa in a cave Jamastiene Sep 2014 #78
Those are some wholesome family values right there! Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #136
Tell me about it. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #139
Of course they consider it demonic - LibertyLover Sep 2014 #74
I haven't kept up with those weird ass people. Jamastiene Sep 2014 #75
They're based in Arkansas I think nt maryellen99 Sep 2014 #82
*eek* CountAllVotes Sep 2014 #81
Perhaps if people would not watch their silly reality benld74 Sep 2014 #84
Overpopulation is demonic. 6000eliot Sep 2014 #85
I'm offended. I consider Halloween as Christ's true birthday. hunter Sep 2014 #86
The quiverful thing requires a quantity-over-quality mindset... Orsino Sep 2014 #87
I feel so sorry for the Duggar kids. Raffi Ella Sep 2014 #89
There's one that was sent to boot camp tabbycat31 Sep 2014 #90
Of courrrrse libodem Sep 2014 #92
Fuck these people ellie Sep 2014 #99
Buying all those costumes would bankrupt them. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #100
Isn't it statistically likely that at least one little Duggar or Duggarette would be gay? tularetom Sep 2014 #101
The father is a card carrying Republican.... SummerSnow Sep 2014 #102
Remind me why these asshats are on TV again? JCMach1 Sep 2014 #110
Who gives a shit? truebrit71 Sep 2014 #113
Well. the Duggars are DUMBonic...nt GReedDiamond Sep 2014 #115
I could care less what they believe especially about Halloween. What I care about is them liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #120
I'm not shocked, but why again do we care Arkana Sep 2014 #125
A Duggar daughter recently married a LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #127
A woman wearing pants?!?! Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #137
Planet-killing over-reproduction is a lot more demonic n/t eridani Sep 2014 #131
F-them! I have one kid, and it's the best "holiday" of the year to him. HuckleB Sep 2014 #135
Don't much care what they think or say Marrah_G Sep 2014 #138
Do they also believe in elves? Orsino Oct 2014 #142
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