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#I'm the greatest captain of the Queen's Navy
(And your record will stand as proof)
Be it galleon or freighter I'm an expert navigator
(And you're also a world-class poof!)
My manner quite effete is mistaken on the street
For a sailor who can pirouette on cue
Well despite your point of view I can thrill a girl or two...
But I'd rather get it on with you!
(Ha-ha-ha!)#
Scratch "The Bounty" off my list of "Films Liam Neeson's acted in". That puts the seen/made ratio at 21/39.
I take my fangirling very seriously. ;-P
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Well, Little Miss Batshit (by which I mean BlueMondays) has returned to the CF thread, with this post:
*glances at multiple posts’ worth of personal insults*
Thank you for proving my point. Holy crap - dance, puppets, dance. *shakes head*
*busts out the accordion and plays a hornpipe*
Anyway, the original point before the steaming heap of bio-wank descended
...which she initiated and has been rolling around in ever since...
was that I think the urge to nurture or not to nurture is something distinct from the urge to mate, and distinct from the innate preference for the gender of said mate.
Oh, if only she'd simply stated that, instead of taking issue with WORDS in the original article, and then resorted to pulling stuff out of her ass to back up her points.
There does appear to be evidence that such urges may be genetically determined - and, I’m far from the only person who feels that way:
Oh (No) Baby
By Sarah Klein, Detroit Metro Times. Posted January 10, 2006.
Childfree by birth
"That analogy goes further. One idea that's beginning to gain strength and popularity in the childfree realm is that being childfree is an inherent psychological imprint, a trait you are born with, like homosexuality. The idea that you're genetically wired to be childfree is supported by those who claim they knew as kids that they never wanted to have one.
Well, that's as maybe, but why is it so important? Any reasonable person would agree that your reproductive choices, whether made for personal reasons, because of looming horrors in your genetic backround, or because of your genes signalling that you'd make a horrible parent, are your business and no-one else's. To be honest, the kind of people who hassle folk about whether or not they have children aren't going to be dissuaded by "It's in my genes".
"My mother knew something was 'wrong' with me when I played Barbies with my friend, and her Barbie married Ken and they had five kids," Evans-Gleneski says. "My Barbie was president of an oil company, drove a Corvette and lived by herself in a townhouse."
I never played with Barbies, or dolls of any kind. I also hated dresses and the colour pink, and gravitated towards more "boyish" clothes and toys. So I suppose that makes me transgender. Yes, ever since puberty I've wanted a penis. And I hate having breasts. In fact, I think I'll go have a double mastectomy right now.
Most people interviewed for this article claim they knew they were childfree at a very young age. Mayer says she knew when she was six. Those in their forties have been childfree for decades, all the while being told they'd eventually change their minds."
...Shh. Do you hear anyone disagreeing, or screeching that it's "unnatural"? No.
Finally, this gem from StarStorm:
You know, BM?
Watching you argue is kinda like watching someone masturbate and failing at it. It's funny at first, but then it's really kinda sad.
Goodnight LiveJournal! *blows kisses*
-^)--)~
(And your record will stand as proof)
Be it galleon or freighter I'm an expert navigator
(And you're also a world-class poof!)
My manner quite effete is mistaken on the street
For a sailor who can pirouette on cue
Well despite your point of view I can thrill a girl or two...
But I'd rather get it on with you!
(Ha-ha-ha!)#
Scratch "The Bounty" off my list of "Films Liam Neeson's acted in". That puts the seen/made ratio at 21/39.
I take my fangirling very seriously. ;-P
---
Well, Little Miss Batshit (by which I mean BlueMondays) has returned to the CF thread, with this post:
*glances at multiple posts’ worth of personal insults*
Thank you for proving my point. Holy crap - dance, puppets, dance. *shakes head*
*busts out the accordion and plays a hornpipe*
Anyway, the original point before the steaming heap of bio-wank descended
...which she initiated and has been rolling around in ever since...
was that I think the urge to nurture or not to nurture is something distinct from the urge to mate, and distinct from the innate preference for the gender of said mate.
Oh, if only she'd simply stated that, instead of taking issue with WORDS in the original article, and then resorted to pulling stuff out of her ass to back up her points.
There does appear to be evidence that such urges may be genetically determined - and, I’m far from the only person who feels that way:
Oh (No) Baby
By Sarah Klein, Detroit Metro Times. Posted January 10, 2006.
Childfree by birth
"That analogy goes further. One idea that's beginning to gain strength and popularity in the childfree realm is that being childfree is an inherent psychological imprint, a trait you are born with, like homosexuality. The idea that you're genetically wired to be childfree is supported by those who claim they knew as kids that they never wanted to have one.
Well, that's as maybe, but why is it so important? Any reasonable person would agree that your reproductive choices, whether made for personal reasons, because of looming horrors in your genetic backround, or because of your genes signalling that you'd make a horrible parent, are your business and no-one else's. To be honest, the kind of people who hassle folk about whether or not they have children aren't going to be dissuaded by "It's in my genes".
"My mother knew something was 'wrong' with me when I played Barbies with my friend, and her Barbie married Ken and they had five kids," Evans-Gleneski says. "My Barbie was president of an oil company, drove a Corvette and lived by herself in a townhouse."
I never played with Barbies, or dolls of any kind. I also hated dresses and the colour pink, and gravitated towards more "boyish" clothes and toys. So I suppose that makes me transgender. Yes, ever since puberty I've wanted a penis. And I hate having breasts. In fact, I think I'll go have a double mastectomy right now.
Most people interviewed for this article claim they knew they were childfree at a very young age. Mayer says she knew when she was six. Those in their forties have been childfree for decades, all the while being told they'd eventually change their minds."
...Shh. Do you hear anyone disagreeing, or screeching that it's "unnatural"? No.
Finally, this gem from StarStorm:
You know, BM?
Watching you argue is kinda like watching someone masturbate and failing at it. It's funny at first, but then it's really kinda sad.
Goodnight LiveJournal! *blows kisses*
-^)--)~