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Crap People Like to Say Because it Makes Them Sound Smart and Theoretical and Shit:"Shari'ah Law is coming to the US!--why aren't the feminists outraged?" "Women suffer most when Islamists are in power! We want to protect our women from terrorists! Also, we're totally going to redefine rape and defund Planned Parenthood." "Lara Logan was …

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Religion and Culture, And Things I Shouldn’t Have to Explain

So a few weeks ago I had this conversation online in the comments section of Feministe. This is going to be a snippet of the conversation toward the end, so bear with it. It's the best way to illustrate my point. Personal identifies are in bold. The italics are individuals quoting individuals.Sonia 1.30.2011 at 3:39 …

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