“In 1986, Gloria Steinem wrote that if men got periods, they 'would brag about how long and how much': that boys would talk about their menstruation as the beginning of their manhood, that there would be 'gifts, religious ceremonies' and sanitary supplies would be 'federally funded and free'. I could live without the menstrual bragging - though mine is particularly impressive - and ceremonial parties, but seriously: Why aren't tampons free?” IfsMenLongWould BeReligiousPartyBoysMinesHe ManPeriodsManhoodCeremonyImpressiveSuppliesBraggingBragGloriaMenstruationSanitaryTampons Author:Jessica Valenti
“The cocktail party - as the name itself indicates - was originally invented by dogs. They are simply bottom-sniffings raised to the rank of formal ceremonies.” NamesPartyDogRaisedBottomFormalCeremonyCocktailsCocktail PartiesSniffing Book:The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea Source: The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea
“The intellectual part of religion is a private affair between every man and his Maker, and in which no third party has any right to interfere. The practical part consists in our doing good to each other. But since religion has been made into a trade, the practical part has been made to consist of ceremonies performed by men called priests ... By devices of this kind true religion has been banished, and such means have been found out to extract money, even from the pockets of the poor, instead of contributing to their relief.” MenKindMeanHas BeensMadeFoundPoorPartyIntellectualThirdsTradeAffairEvery ManPracticalsReliefPocketsPriestsDevicesMakersInterfereCeremonyDoing GoodContributingTrue ReligionThird Parties Book:The Theological Works ...: The Most Complete Ed. Ever Pub Source: The Theological Works ...: The Most Complete Ed. Ever Pub