http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8361863.stm
I blame liberals, women, and communists.
Not in that order. Women should probably get the most blame.
Printable View
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8361863.stm
I blame liberals, women, and communists.
Not in that order. Women should probably get the most blame.
Article is short on numbers.
I concur, bloody womenQuote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
Is that why my nipples are so sensitive?
But no, I liked playing with GI Joes. The fact that they were naked doesn't mean anything...right? :sweatdrop:
More gay boys = Less population pressures
Yeah. We oughta put those women back in their place. :boxing:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ja'chyra
Not to mention; more women for the rest of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
I say we should aim for around 98% gay males. That way, Angelina Jolie would be forced to beg the worlds fattest anti-social computernerd for some action.
Oh, teh sweetness...
:laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by HoreTore
Oh how the tables would be turned. :beam:
There is nothing wrong in males playing with "female toys" unless you are sexist.
If a male child wants to play with the kitchen set, why is that really a bad thing? All the top celebrity cooks are bascially all males anyway, are you trying to say they are all homosexual? Also, what is wrong with a male playing with barbie and ken and exploring relationships with the two dolls? Are they only meant to play with action men killing eachother?
It is more to do with social environment and attitudes than just because some one wanted PVC flooring.
i was always a big fan of my easy bake oven, though more because i like eating.........
it depends on the age of the child, how they are playing, how much of their time is spent with said toys, and how intent they are on playing with feminine toys
Yes, we are meant to learn how to kill each other. Understanding the opposite sex is supposed to be a mystery to us. We can't jeopardize that by having young boys potentially learning about relationships (other than spotter, sniper, pointman, wingman, etc) via Ken and Barbie and applying that learning to their future girlfriends/wives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beskar
We should be left thinking this of our future spouses: "If only she knew how to lay down a good covering fire...sigh." :clown:
What we perceive to be masculine and feminine toys are merely constructs of our culture to make children adapt to social norms. It's not as if colours can be gender specific, as for a long time, pink was a boy's colour (Due to it's "radical" nature), and blue (the colour of the Virgin Mary) was the colour of girls.
Are Barbies and Action Men really that different? Sorry Comic Book Guy, but they're both dolls, intended to simulate relationships and social situations, independent of whether they have a ponytail or a crew cut. The idea that trace amounts of some chemicals found in the manufacturing of plastics is turning boys into girls (Which is what this article, from the otherwise respectable BBC, implies) as some boys play with "girl's" toys is preposterous, and is bad science and bad journalism.
Indeed, it used to be pink for boys and blue for girls. As blue was seem as virgin mary, an innocent and calm colour. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
Looks like me and you are on the same page. It is bad science and bad journalism.
Yes well, why don't you take some estrogen pills then, like transexuals do? Nothing wrong with that, lets feed them to children.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beskar
The study was attempting to show a correlation between the plastics and the behavior. They didn't just say "well more boys are playing with dolls, must be this chemical". The article also doesn't post the percentage increase, which leads me to believe that it is 4.2 percent or something.Quote:
It is more to do with social environment and attitudes than just because some one wanted PVC flooring.
?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
What does that have to do with anything? It is something completely different. A social construct is not the same as taking pills to grow breasts.
OMG, you don't think they use that stuff in :sweatdrop: beer can liners & twinkie wrappers, do you? suppresses the urge to slip into something more comfortable...
The only way to ensure your child boy grows up manly is to only let him play with toys made of various animal scrotums
Just go Spartan. If worked out well enough for them. Make sure you cleanse the area of any Thebans though, they're trouble.
I have the sudden urge to go on a shopping spree, Dolce and Gabbana anyone?
No, it actually saidQuote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Which is even more direct than what you said.Quote:
Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, making them "more feminine", say US researchers.
Oooh, packaging!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wakizashi
Feminised boys and gay boys aren't the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
This topic could go numerous different ways - but being the org it's all about teh gays :book:
Which he, of course, needs to hunt and kill himself! :rifle:Quote:
Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump
I suppose that means there's way too much plastic in Japan and Hong Kong? :grin:
So women should not eat plastic chemicals during pregnancy? What about plastic explosives? :inquisitive:
Unless they're having girls, and they want super-feminine girls.
Apparently, the one for us adult males to stay away from is BPA.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHea...ory?id=9048200
I remember reading a while back about the high levels of estrogen/progestin in the water supply from birth control pills. Basically, men are all just turning into :daisy:.Quote:
While environmental groups have sounded the alarm about the presence of bisphenol-A, or BPA, in products such as infant formula, baby bottles and other plastics, a new study provides some of the first evidence that the chemical can be harmful to humans, linking it to sexual dysfunction in men in high doses.
The biggest threat is Soya, full of Phytoestrogen. Free Sex Change for Male Vegans.
Oh gawd, just kill me now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
Well, it depends. Is the femininity purely psychological, or or we talking biological as well? :crowngrin:
Ugh, I sound like Meth
The kitchenQuote:
Originally Posted by Megas Methuselah
Yours aren't already in there?
I made the mistake of buying her shoes and now she thinks she's allowed out.
Isn't this just a recent fad or something? It's been around in Japanese/Asian culture for a while too. Doesn't anyone remember the '80s?
You need to post more often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ja'chyra
Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
Like me. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by article
I so hate stories like these. The inference they're trying to make is when exposed to substance A in massive amounts, it causes health problems. Therefore, when people are exposed to trace amounts, it must also be harmful. Clearly this must be the case... I mean if u drink too much water, it will poison you. Therefore, any exposure to it is bad. :dizzy2:
I'm convinced BPA hysteria is just the latest in the anti-chemical fad.....
Apparently the issue is doublefold:
http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-03-...-diesel-fumes/
Though the issue of decling sperm count and feminization has received more attention, and carries more risk.Quote:
But these figures just scratch the surface, apparently. Research has found, according to some experts, that diesel fumes degrade the immune system and interfere with hormones, reducing sperm production, masculinizing female rats, and changing the development of baby rats.
EDIT - Here's a more detailed summary: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2001/1.../abstract.html
Quote:
Our study provides evidence for the first time that inhalation of diesel exhaust during pregnancy masculinizes fetuses through accumulation of testosterone in mother rats. These experiments also showed that the elevated testosterone levels did not result from accelerated maternal adrenal functions. The feto-placental-ovarian unit and the inhibition of aromatase activities and synthesis caused by inhalation might have played essential roles in the accumulation of testosterone.
Yeah, same here. They will eventually get around banning everything. Meanwhile, let us poison those hippies with hemlock, handing it to them, saying 'drink this - it is natural; an herb'...Quote:
Originally Posted by Xiahou
Snake Venom is natural
And so is oil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
So, if I ever feel the urge to try on the missus' stockings and shoes, I should go suck on a Mercedes tailpipe, to get well - to restore the ying-yang balance.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Terribly Harmful Name
Brilliant.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
And snake oil is only $9.99. Send me a PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Husar
No, I think the article is saying that if you want a masculine child, your pregnant wife should be the one sucking down the diesel fumes. :idea2:Quote:
Originally Posted by KukriKhan