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[violachic]

Not sure why, but I found this article moderately disturbing.

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[ex-cellino476.livejournal.com]

I read that too. Freud would have a lot of things to say about it. Do you think it's true?

[prrrn.livejournal.com]

That is kind of freaky... I can kind of see that maybe parents would stay together because they think boys need a father. In the gay community, we hear plenty about how kids need role models of both genders, blah blah blah. But some of the other things the article implies seem kind of crazy. I wonder what's really going through people's heads...

[groby.livejournal.com]

I think the disturbing part is not the research itself (which, IMHO, shows only that old traditions die hard), but the way the author ends it. "Nya-nya, I always knew boys were better".

In fact, the guy seems to have a serious obsession with how children are the root of all evil - according to another article of it, they're the root cause that gays smoke more.

And the fun goes on - another of his titles: "Why Men Pay To Stay Married And women pay to get divorced"

If you combine that with the interesting fact that he's got a daughter, and he never mentions having a wife, you can draw your own conclusions. But even outside the marriage/children area, the man seems to be a crackpot. Choice quote of the day:

"Forcing labor and environmental standards down people's throats does nothing to elevate them out of poverty. Instead, it forces poor people to buy a lot of rich man's toys, like clean air, clean water and leisure time."

"Rich man's toys", indeed. So don't get too upset by reading this guy - he's a bit , uh, strange.

[madresal.livejournal.com]

It IS disturbing. Seems like a crock of shit too, if you ask me.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Absolutely a crock of shit. I guess what disturbs me is that someone actually wrote it, AND posted it online. That means they must actually believe what they say.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I'm not personally too upset by reading this- I mean, I know its bullshit. I'm kind of upset (if that's even the right word, it seems a little extreme) that these opinions still exist. Bleurgh. Sometimes I forget that being an idealist means you think the dark ages are over ;-)

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Absolutement NON!

hmm...

[piddyx.livejournal.com]

Poppycock