The Lions' Historian - Latest Comments

Re: who poops first.

Marla Keown — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:01:08 -0000

Ha! Love it!!!!

Re: a month-long hiatus …

Jayn3Wayn3 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:43:33 -0000

Hecks yeah! Me, too! I promise to never let months and months go like that again! It's hard to make time for the things I love when I get so caught up in doing the things I have to do!

Re: a month-long hiatus …

Marla Keown — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:42:37 -0000

glad you're back up and running! ...and happy!!!!

Re: i wanna be a porn star when i grow up!

Julia — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:19:12 -0000

And I guess I don't know whether that's fortunate or unfortunate...

Re: i wanna be a porn star when i grow up!

Julia — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:18:21 -0000

Unless you're lucky enough to be raised in a vacuum or an incredibly liberal commune, I don't think it's possible to feel wholly proud or satisfied about your porn star child. There will always be a twinge of guilt that's stems from voices in your environment. I don't think opinions of porn will ever change so drastically that the consenting voices drown out the dissenting.

Re: home.

Jayn3Wayn3 — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:01:20 -0000

Nah, I am definitely going to be facing a divorce once I get back to the States ... As for anything else ... well ... let's just say I'm taking things niiiiiiiiiiiiiice and slooooooooooooooooow ;-)

Re: home.

Tatiana — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 01:15:56 -0000

Does this mean that you and your gf didn't break up after-all? Or did you enter a new relationship?

Re: breaking up.

Thejunkp — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:51:34 -0000

Ya its true that, break up is one of the biggest punishment, but it is a great Blessing too. Here you will get an opportunity to prove your self.

Re: a letter from our President.

Jimbo85 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:40:29 -0000

why?

Re: lesbian ≠ man-hater [and other truths].

Jimbo85 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:38:45 -0000

ehhh.no

Re: breaking up.

Anna Jonkman — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:35:06 -0000

Love this!! And i know exactly what you mean about the need for independence and freedom to explore

Re: POLL: One-on-One or Free Love For All?

Jayn3Wayn3 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:45:54 -0000

Clearly ... I'm poly-curious.

Re: may is national masturbation month!

Jayn3Wayn3 — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:19:02 -0000

When I think of "fapping" I think of that weird sound that sometimes happens when dudes are masturbating extra vigorously, and then I just start laughing.

Have you ever read oglaf.com? It's an adult comic ...

Re: may is national masturbation month!

H to the Izzo — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:36:57 -0000

How could you leave out FAPPING. I have heard this phrase endlessly since I moved down to Indiana.

Re: an open letter to the body politic (part one).

Jayn3Wayn3 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:37:18 -0000

Okay, first things first, I attempted to edit your comment to replace the usage of my real name with my pseudonym. Please refrain from utilizing my real name, as I try to ensure that in no way my personal life/opinions are leaked into my military/professional life.

Now, onto the business of discussion!

- I urge you to please go back and re-read my perspective on abortion. At no time did I ever speak on whether or not abortion is "right" or "wrong," although I can see how my comparisons may have led you to misunderstand my position. The point of me utilizing those comparisons is due to the fact that those are all controversial decisions, that affect more than one person (think of that person's family and community), and can be viewed differently based upon a person's personal faith.

Also, I think you may have overlooked some key lines in my concluding statement. At no time did I ever profess to be a medical professional/expert. I do not have a nursing degree, nor have I ever conducted or undergone an abortion procedure. In addition, I have, in fact, seen abortion procedure clips and I agree, they are absolutely horrifying. The perspectives stated within this post are merely ideas and perspectives that are always changing as I continue to learn and grow.

- If you've ever read any of my past posts on abortion, I've always explicitly stated my personal opinion that abortion is wrong. I have never had one, nor would I ever. Ever since I first became sexually active (even though my first experience was unwilling), I identified as a supporter of adoption (or just plain old toughing it out), as opposed to abortion. If my mother could do it, so could I.

That being said, that is my personal opinion, and I disagree with pushing my moral judgements onto another human being. You know what I think the difference between murder and abortion is -- one is the destruction of an independent entity, the other is the destruction of a co-dependent entity. The discomfort pertaining to abortion is actually very closely in-line with the discomfort pertaining to discontinuing life support.

Without digressing too badly, the main purpose of my argument is to cite that abortion (along with so many other social platforms) is not a federal issue, but rather an issue to be resolved by individual communities. Largely, what I am advocating for is re-empowering the state to handle the issues that are important to its community members.

- At no point in time did I speak on the exoneration of responsibility or accountability on behalf of the individual. I personally believe abortions to be terrible experiences for the person/people involved. Honestly, I think it has a way of haunting an individual for the rest of their lives. That in itself is enough punishment for me, however as for further moral punishments, I do not pretend to know the intent of any higher power. Morality is an individual struggle.

- Pertaining to your question regarding when a fetus is officially alive, I do not profess to know the secrets of life and/or the soul. In my opinion, no one does; so this is really a moot point of discussion for both sides of the house. Some will say at the moment of insemination (but no one knows life's secrets), and some will have an opinion laden with scientific jargon (but science can't explain everything). Me? I believe life is a cycle, and present in all beings in some form or another at all stages of growth and development from the beginning of creation all the way until the body turns to dirt again (and even dirt is still teeming with life).

Hopefully, I've addressed all of your concerns. The way I see it, you and I don't disagree on whether or not abortion is wrong. Sounds like we disagree on whether or not it is a federal issue. And, well ... I can understand why you think it might be. However, when I look at our federal government, all pimped out in several layers of bureaucracy ... I'd really like it to slim the hell down, get the hell out of the way, and put the power back in the hands of the people (whom I believe have unwittingly relinquished horrifying amounts of it throughout our country's history) ...

Re: an open letter to the body politic (part one).

Nichole — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:22:26 -0000

(the content of the comment is
directed towards individual abortions based on a person’s convenience, not
health issues meaning the possibility of death, or rape)

I find your comments on abortion extremely
disturbing. You compared the choice between an abortion to a cremation and organ
donation. You demonstrate an unequal comparison between a person making a
decision that has direct consequences on a separate developing human being
which has no ability to voice his or her rights, to a decision that effects only
that individual person life. The Sexual Revolution changed our societies views as well as sexual
practices. With these newly developed rights come an enhanced responsibility.
You want to spread your legs without protection, fine, your life, but the
minute you decide to abuse your rights is the minute your power to make future
decisions based upon the previous is gone. When did accountability evade our
culture? We are all accountable for our decisions! You want to make an apples
to apples comparison, try murder. The minute you take another’s life is the
minute your freedoms are gone. Is that not justice? So the next question that
comes up naturally is when is this baby alive? I write murder but murder
involves killing another living human. So is our distinction based upon
breathing? Or is it pain? Coherent? Able to contribute to society? If that baby can feel its limbs being pulled
apart, then is it wrong? Most medical studies have found that a fetus’ anterior
cingulate, which is a part of the cerebral cortex that registers pain, is fully
functional between 10-26 weeks (the evidence is currently limited). In 2010,
Nebraska banned abortion based on fetal pain after 20 weeks. Eight other states
have passed laws that include information about fetal pain into state-appointed
abortion documents. Do you know what the proponents for pro-choice want to do
with this new information? They want to offer anesthesia to the mother to
reassure her that the baby won’t feel anything as you pull its body apart. I
think now is a great time to start discussing corrupt fat fingers in business,
regardless of how horrid it is. Have you ever read any of the medical
procedures that are done? Why don’t you google suction aspiration, dilation and
curettage, dilation and evacuation. Even better, become an expert before you
start advocating for something you know little about besides what looks good on
paper, watch one. They are online. Watch as the use a vacuum to suck out tissue
like a wet vac sucking up water from a flooded basement full of drywall.

So if your point is general, that
government should have a say in any personal
decisions then why not go a level that you are so keen at acquiring, the
extreme. Why not kill newborns? They serve no civil purpose the general public,
not yet? If parents don’t want their newborns, it’s their personal decision
right? They are just a burden on society and it’s my child out of my body, my
decision. Oh wait, this isn’t right, why? Because they can feel pain, are cognitive,
breathe air? Where’s the line Brooke? Only when the “problem” (which is
ironically from my own free will choice) is inside my body?

I sometimes wonder why people
think that the destruction of time-standing morals need so desperately to be
destroyed. I believe it stems from a constant need to feel that no one has the right
to dictate our lives, for what do our parents do throughout our youth? Then
again, when do we ever feel like we are grown up?

"dante.", when is it ok to make a
decision to kill another living human being?

Re: marriage equality: an alternative approach.

Jayn3Wayn3 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:18:43 -0000

L, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I've been deployed for the last six months now, and prior to that I did approximately five months of train-up.

That, however, is no excuse for overlooking such an insightful and amazingly composed comment. Your perspective not only inspired a reply, but an entire post. I do hope you re-visit the site soon. I'm hoping to have that post up, and if possible, do you have a blog or Facebook Page that I may tag in it so that we can maybe get a little dialog going?

Re: loose.

Jayn3Wayn3 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:56:51 -0000

Hey Julia! Glad you liked the piece. Sorry for the delayed reply. I'm currently deployed and a bit off the bandwagon when it comes to tracking comments on the page. Hope all is well on your corner of the world! Please stop by often :-)

Re: a letter to the monogamous masses.

Jayn3Wayn3 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:40:24 -0000

Hey Lori! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment. It's definitely cool that you share the link. I'm really glad you enjoyed the post. I apologize for the late reply. I am currently deployed and a bit behind the 8-ball on tracking comments. Hopefully, I'll see around more often :-)

Re: a letter to the monogamous masses.

Lori J Bayne — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:20:37 -0000

This is f'ing BEAUTIFUL! You ask all the right questions! I ask similar questions on a regular basis. I've reposted this on my fb page at https://www.facebook.com/pa.... Hope that's ok.

Re: loose.

Julia — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:12:54 -0000

Genius. Brilliant. Gritty. Raw. Beautiful. Love it and love that you are posting again.

Re: hussein hitler.

Reggie — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:37:34 -0000

I thought that this was a tad bit overblown and I muI st admit that I was disappointed that I didn't get to hear that catchy tune of his to start the Monday night game. Sure it was stupid, but overblown nonetheless. If he walks like a duck and he quacks like a duck.......and he looks like a duck.........sure he's a redneck. I mean c'mon anyone with 20/20 vision can see that. While I thought what he said was stupid, he's entitled to his pinheaded opinion. I think that's called freedom of speech.

By the way...........what he said was really stupid.

Re: an open letter to the creator.

དཔལྡན་རྒྱལ། — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:51:23 -0000

Hahaha Wonderful!!!

Re: marriage equality: an alternative approach.

L. — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:56:16 -0000

Hey Dante. In response to what you said about there being no benefit for federally-recognized marriages other than tax breaks... What about binational LGBTIQ couples? Historically, straight married couples have not had to face the same obstacles that LGBTIQ married-or-committed couples have while one partner is trying to officially immigrate here so that they can be together. Though a handful of recent cases ruled in favor of some binational LGBTIQ couples, gay people are still being deported from this country on the grounds that their marriages (or longterm and committed partnership, in cases where they haven't been allowed to marry) are somehow fundamentally "different" from the unions of straight married couples.

While all of the other issues you mentioned could be resolved according to your proposed alternative legal plans, what do you think LGBTIQ - or any - residents would do about sponsoring their immigrant partners while they're trying to achieve citizenship or dual citizenship if there were no federally-recognized marriages? If immigrants who come here because they're trying to stay together with their partners are afforded certain rights, then how does immigration reform come into the picture? Would you say that anyone should be able to sponsor anyone else for any reason? (If this were your solution, I think I'd just about agree with you. Ultimately, it seems hypocritical to me to say that a country should be able to pick and choose its citizens when so much of that picking and choosing is based on xenophobia, when the U.S. is largely a nation of immigrants' descendants, and when many of the Central & South American people coming to the States are more Indigenous to the Americas than the native-born Americans who want to reject them.) I can't think of another solution in your theoretical federal-marriage-free society, so I'm curious about what you think about this problem should you be interested in sharing. Thanks. : )

Re: an open letter to the creator.

Tatiana — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:41:59 -0000

Oh this is so awesome! I loved that image.

When I was younger, I prayed for bigger breasts. And a boyfriend. Neither of those things happened. And it still causes me a lot of grief - more so the breast thing than anything else.

I wasn't really anything growing up - tomboy or feminine. I was sort of "whatever". I didn't like dresses, but wore them when coerced. I didn't really rough house or enjoy getting dirty - but I did participate in sports. I guess I was just in the middle when it came to gender expression. Now that I'm older, I'm physically a girl and it's fairly obvious to those who look at me. But it really just sort of ends there. I'm not masculine or genderqueer or androgynous. I'm just... me I guess. Though, I'd much prefer to be me with bigger breasts.

If I had to be reincarnated - I'd love to come back as someone super beautiful. And well-off. Not having money is probably one of the worst things ever. It feels like every decision you make (or feel that you can make) comes back to how much money you do or don't have.