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Old 07-04-2013, 07:53 AM   #741 (permalink)
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yeah I know but I really wouldn't be surprised if Texas did something similar to that.
Yeah I know I remember reading something somewhere a while ago that actually came from a Texan politician's mouth about how there are different kinds of rape, such as "wanted rape," where the girl claims she was raped but actually wanted it. What the ****? I'm pretty sure I read this somewhere at some point and was shocked and appalled.
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Old 07-04-2013, 07:55 AM   #742 (permalink)
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I can't remember the specifics now, but I feel you're right. Something about different degrees of rape, which I'm sure included something along the lines of almost justifiable rape.
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Old 07-04-2013, 06:12 PM   #743 (permalink)
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I can't remember the specifics now, but I feel you're right. Something about different degrees of rape, which I'm sure included something along the lines of almost justifiable rape.
Yes that's right! He had a list of different "degrees" of rape so that rape, in some instances, could be justified. Just sickening.
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Old 07-04-2013, 10:41 PM   #744 (permalink)
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Yeah I know I remember reading something somewhere a while ago that actually came from a Texan politician's mouth about how there are different kinds of rape, such as "wanted rape," where the girl claims she was raped but actually wanted it. What the ****? I'm pretty sure I read this somewhere at some point and was shocked and appalled.
I remember that. Sick stuff.
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yeah I know but I really wouldn't be surprised if Texas did something similar to that.
Poor Texans. Even when they're not guilty, they're guilty.
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Poor Texans. Even when they're not guilty, they're guilty.
I'm especially hard on Texas because I was born there. I just really disagree with most of the things they do politically.
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Not really a news story per se, but wow, what a snob.

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That made be both very, physically angry, and laugh uncontrollably.

Wow, what do you say to that.

It may be the case that most of the children with names such as the ones she mentioned tend to come from working class families. I don't know, I haven't done any research, but I just have a feeling that statistics would support that. It is possible that you may be able to attach certain names to a social class.

However, why on Earth would anyone limit their child in such a way that they werent allowed to socialise with certain kids of a lower class, based completely on their name and name alone? What made me laugh is that she even admits she does that! She openly admits that she limits her children and she sees nothing wrong with this. That is, of course, also very, very sad. Especially for the kid.

What did make me laugh, so much, was that she is banging on and on about not approving of certain types of names, such as footballers, celebrities, and geographical locations. And then you find out that one of her own children is called India. Absolutely priceless.
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That made be both very, physically angry, and laugh uncontrollably.

Wow, what do you say to that.

It may be the case that most of the children with names such as the ones she mentioned tend to come from working class families. I don't know, I haven't done any research, but I just have a feeling that statistics would support that. It is possible that you may be able to attach certain names to a social class.

However, why on Earth would anyone limit their child in such a way that they werent allowed to socialise with certain kids of a lower class, based completely on their name and name alone? What made me laugh is that she even admits she does that! She openly admits that she limits her children and she sees nothing wrong with this. That is, of course, also very, very sad. Especially for the kid.

What did make me laugh, so much, was that she is banging on and on about not approving of certain types of names, such as footballers, celebrities, and geographical locations. And then you find out that one of her own children is called India. Absolutely priceless.
I know, right?! Not to mention she's boxing these poor children into a stereotype before she's even met them or known them, probably creating a self-fulfilling prophecy about their social status and what they will become!

How awful. When I was a child I had the privilege of socialising with a range of different children from different kinds of families and different backgrounds and I cherish those friends that I made and life lessons that I learnt...

Alas... some people are just... strange.
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I know, right?! Not to mention she's boxing these poor children into a stereotype before she's even met them or known them, probably creating a self-fulfilling prophecy about their social status and what they will become!

How awful. When I was a child I had the privilege of socialising with a range of different children from different kinds of families and different backgrounds and I cherish those friends that I made and life lessons that I learnt...

Alas... some people are just... strange.
I actually had the same experience, I was crushing on a Brazilian transfer at high school, had Asian and Egyptian friends. When I got to University and lived in a hall of residence with 162 people I was overwhelmed with wonderful people who were of different race and cultures, it was fantastic! I remember doing the 40 hour famine with a Korean guy who was spending 40 hours on a mattress in the lift. I joined him to do 40 hours of not talking! That was tough but we ended up hooking up between people using the lift hahaha.
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