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History of Feminism

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boston bean

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Mon Jun 30, 2014, 07:32 PM Jun 2014

The SCOTUS made women separate and unequal today. [View all]

Women are not afforded the same consideration that people who want vaccines and blood transfusions against their employers religious beliefs. You see, the SCOTUS made sure everyone knew this didn't open the door to that. All who work for jehova witnesses will still have your blood transfusion covered by your insurance... And whatever the hell religion is against vaccines, if you work for them, you're still safe too.

But that doesn't carry over to WOMEN and BIRTH CONTROL.

Women were given a whole new category of separate and unequal to all else, where our uteruses are handed over to craven fundy employers who think birth control is abortion. People who define as to what you do with your uterus.

Craven religious fanatics can now refuse to provide insurance based on your sex. Your being in possession of the godly wonderful uterus allows 5 Supreme Assholish Men the right to decide that others religious beliefs are more important than your autonomy.

I am beside myself with this. The mere contemplation of what it is they actually said to women today has my blood boiling.

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take heart, boston bean Skittles Jun 2014 #1
If there's any silver lining, then that's probably it. One step closer to universal health care. nt nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #14
I am beside myself too, bb. MadrasT Jun 2014 #2
If we had the ERA, today's decision would have been exactly the same... First Speaker Jun 2014 #6
Point taken but I STILL WANT MY FUCKING ERA. MadrasT Jun 2014 #8
And here I was arguing the other day with an MRA type on Slate whining how bad men have it nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #15
fucking hell right, and what Madras said....and what Skittles said too. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #3
"Midterms!!!! VOTE people, VOTE!!!" nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #16
Third! GOTV! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #26
I can't have kids any more, but I'll be Ilsa Jun 2014 #4
there are days i struggle to think well of men. today is one roguevalley Jun 2014 #5
Conservative mistresses have birth control . . . Iliyah Jun 2014 #7
This Mama is mad as hell and she's voting this fall and in 2016. And donating, too. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #9
That is it, EXACTLY! DeSwiss Jun 2014 #10
Yup. Hobby Lobby must give Viagra to men, but can deny women birth control. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #11
Women should refuse to sleep with any Republican Zambero Jun 2014 #12
Hell, they should refuse to sleep with any Republican, period! nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #18
I told co-workers to only sex if they are married to Rebublicans they should accept is oral. ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #22
^^^^This^^^^ sheshe2 Jul 2014 #27
Catherine MacKinnnon: still right geek tragedy Jun 2014 #13
Certainly it seems that the basic humanity of women is still up for debate. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #17
Right on! ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #21
they quote her every time they read from their employee handbook geek tragedy Jul 2014 #23
Heh. ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #24
I have been in a slow boil gwheezie Jul 2014 #19
It should have been a no brainer. ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #20
This decision makes me absolutely furious. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #25
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