The earth is melting, the GOP is destroying the economy, and DU is worried about boob jokes.

[ljm2002]

142. The earth is melting, the GOP is destroying the economy, and you're sitting on your arse...

...posting on a message board.

Is that about right?

Look, boob, I'll try to keep it simple: sexism is a real issue, and if we had less of that, there's a good chance we'd have less problems with the environment and the GOP.

Women are losing their rights as we speak: the patriarchy is lashing out in what is hopefully its dying throes, and it's taking out a lot of our sisters with it. While Roe v Wade is still technically the law of the land, there are now states with no or only one or two clinics where abortions can be performed. And now they're going after birth control.

There is a huge problem of violence against women both here in the USA and around the world. Women's work is devalued -- when they work "only" inside the home, their contributions get no formal recognition and they often have to deal with husbands who look at everything as "theirs" because they are the only one earning money; when they work outside the home, they have to deal with wage disparity, and are often saddled with less interesting jobs and worse career paths.

But yeah, sure, those other things you mentioned must be more important, because you said so. And "women's issues" are just, so, boring and woman-y.