Economy
In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 18 April 2012 [View all]Tansy_Gold
(18,167 posts). . . how outraged I am, every single day, at the crap that goes on. Most of it comes from the right, but teh DEAFENING SILENCE from too many on the left is just as terrifying.
When did I and those like me become second class human beings? When did we, because of our physiology, become unworthy of respect and compassion and some attempt at fairness?
Yes, women can get pregnant. Yes, pregnancy may raise the cost of medical care over her life for a woman who bears children. What about sports injuries for men? I can't even begin to tell you how many over-60 men I know right now who are dealing with major medical issues due to years of playing sports when they weren't fit enough for it or due to years of body-punishing employment or just plain stupid shit like dropping a trailer hitch on their finger instead of the ball. NONE OF THEIR OVER-60 WIVES ARE DEALING WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.
Sorry. I could rant about this for hours. . . .