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TheBookgeekFrau
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Starting this one tonight in the hopes of getting 1 bingo for March as I continue toward a full card on my January #BookspinBingo

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ManyWordsLater
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“…a private matter, to be decided by the nation‘s citizens, and not its government. It‘s a fundamental right. Privacy in this context means the freedom from government intrusion.”

Holy smokes Batman. If this isn‘t the most small government argument for choice, I don‘t know what is. How Republicans can argue that the states should get to weigh in on these decisions, it‘s really messed up. Aside from like, controlling women.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Pickpick

I'm not much of Non Fiction reader. I prefer Happy Ever Afters, Mysteries, and Kick Ass Women saving the day. But I saw interview with Dr. Jean M. Twenge and was intrigued.

While there were lots of charts and graphs, that I didn't study too closely, overall I found this a fascinating read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 stars out of 5.

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ManyWordsLater
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We know that the abortion debate is NOT about the health of the mother. But it continues to shock me how LITTLE we talk about the risks and trials of pregnancy and birth.

If anti-abortionists cared about maternal health, they would address the dangers of pregnancy and birthing.

Lindy 😞 6d
Suet624 You‘re right 6d
Tamra I have this checked out from the library and I really need to get to it. 6d
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charl08
Returning to Reims | Didier Eribon
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I love a memoir, and the memoir bits were great. Thoughtful reflection on what it's like to grow up gay in a working-class community in a small French town, and the things lost along the way to becoming a Parisian writer/ academic.

But for me, a little bit of Sartre, Foucault and Merleau-Ponty quoting goes a Long Way.

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charl08
Returning to Reims | Didier Eribon
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There's no doubt that we can include Madness and Civilization in that part of our library that includes books that "call to us,” as Patrick Chamoiseau puts it, books that make up a "library of feelings" and help us to overcome the effects of domination within our own selves.

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charl08
Returning to Reims | Didier Eribon

To use an insult is to cite the past. It only has meaning because it has been used by so many earlier speakers: a dizzying word that rises from the depths of time immemorial, as one of Genet's verses puts it.

Yet, for those at whom it is aimed, it also represents a projection into the future: the dreadful presentiment that such words, and the violence they carry, will accompany you for the rest of your days.

keithmalek Words are not violence. 1w
charl08 @keithmalek interesting comment. I think the book makes a strong case for the opposite view in his experiences of verbal abuse. You made me wonder about the dictionary definition (tho this text was from French). Eg https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/violence OED Vehemence or intensity of emotion, behaviour, or language; extreme fervour; passion. 1w
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charl08
Returning to Reims | Didier Eribon

Or there was the time when, after I had made mention of Simone de Beauvoir, this same ultra-Catholic professor, an extremely powerful presence in the philosophy department, interrupted me and curtly interjected: "You seem to be unaware that Mademoiselle de Beauvoir treated her own mother disrespectfully.".... "Mademoiselle"! I laughed for months each time I thought of this way of referring to her.

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ManyWordsLater
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My self-curated Women‘s studies course continues.

ncsufoxes This one was really interesting. Very data driven but still accessible. 2w
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