Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 4.18
- New Zealand passes marriage equality – The 14th country to do so! The reaction from the gallery was to break into a traditional New Zealand love song. Also, watch the second video for an amazing use of physics to mock bigotry.
- Good day care was once a top feminist priority, and it should be again – Hey, look, another thing the religious right screwed us over on.
- Why the right is wrong about marrying young – “Blaming economic distress on people’s unwillingness to marry young helps avoid harder conversations about education, health care, and economic policy.”
- “We Went to a Men’s Rights Lecture in Toronto” And what was discovered was sad indeed. Trigger warning: the comments section, of course. {via Surly Amy}
And now please accept these toddler pictures of adorable Clouded Leopard Cubs,
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Featured image is New Zealand Green MP Metiria Turei.
Amanda
I haven’t heard social conservatives complain too much about people not marrying young before. Its almost complete new to me. But I’m not surprised that they’re blaming that on our economic problems among other things.
Thank you, I really needed some clouded leopard cubs.
Just to give a little context, Maurice Williamson (the guy in the second video) is a senior figure in our major right-wing party.