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Schafly's article was a good one. I remember going into sociology class last semester with a feminist professor. For most of the classes, I either cried or played devil's advocate.
If that's what Ritalin is being used for [to make boys more "docile" like girls], it should be taken off of the market. The drug can be dangerous to the person taking it and to other people with whom s/he associates. I know of two cases: one where a boy on Ritalin since he was six (he's 13 now, one of my 17-y/o brother's friends) has developed moderate to severe facial and arm tics; my father (who has Tourette like me), who was holding down a prestigious job had to take the drug. Most of the time he was angry and sometimes violent until the doctor weaned him off. I was never put on the drug, by virtue (?) of being female. I was put on anti-tic medication (Catapres), and that made my junior high years hell. Frankly, kids were afraid of me b/c I used to beat the guys up until I quit the drug and went on Prozac (and in college, Klonipin alongside).
And keep in mind that gender politics has no place in saving lives.
"Female men's activist" is not an oxymoron.
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by Anonymous User on Wednesday January 30, @01:33PM EST (#2)
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I remember going into sociology class last semester with a feminist professor. For most of the classes, I either cried or played devil's advocate.
LadyRivka,
I'm just curious about the above paragraph. What do you mean you cried? Do you mean protested, or are we talking tears here? In my entire life I remember seeing very few tears in the classroom, and those that were there were from frustration.
I hope you werent' feeling that bad.
Remo
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What do you mean you cried? Do you mean protested, or are we talking tears here?
Tears. There were some actual moments where i got so emotionally charged I had to leave class.
"Female men's activist" is not an oxymoron.
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I have difficulty controlling my emotions and temper too, though I never beat up on anyone else. I *did* self-injure, though not as badly as a lot of people do it.
Sometimes I get into heated discussions on Internet boards and get too upset. When I do, it's almost never about what's being discussed, but about things that are going on in real life.
Ritalin is a scary drug. "60 Minutes" did a segment about it a few years ago. The reporter (I think it was Mike Wallace?) sat a group of Ritalin-popping kids down and asked them if they liked themselves better on Ritalin or off Ritalin. They all said they liked themselves better on it. When he asked them why, they said
"It makes me more sociable."
"It helps me relax."
"People like me better when I'm on Ritalin."
If any of those lines sound familiar, those are the same things alcoholics use to justify their drinking.
I think that's really scary.
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