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Julie in Eugene

Eugene, OR

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Apr 1

Julie in Eugene commented on If We Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Then Straight People Will Commit Fraud.

I got domestically-partnered so my now-husband could have health insurance. We probably would have gotten secret-married if my company at the time didn't recognize domestic partnerships. Good friends of mine actually did get secret-married about 6 months before their "real" wedding, so she could have insurance...

So yeah. Straight people do it all the time...

Apr 1

Julie in Eugene commented on Cardinal Dolan to Gay Couples: "You're Entitled to Friendship.".

Too lazy to Google, but.... how were Newt & Callista married in the Catholic Church if he has been divorced (twice)? Did he get his previous two marriages annulled?

Mar 26

Julie in Eugene commented on T-Mobile Ditches Phone Contracts Altogether.

Yeah, I use Virgin Mobile. Coverage is not great in rural areas but it's $35 a month (including taxes) for unlimited data/text and 300 min talk time (I have a landline for work reasons, so 300 min. is plenty for me). I'm not likely to start paying $90 a month (plus taxes??) any time soon.

Mar 14

Julie in Eugene commented on A Note on The Man Who Gave America the 47%.

I'm with @10... Nose bone? This is the second time I've heard that phrase this week, and I have no idea what it means in this context. I mean, it sounds vaguely like a racist figure of speech...

Mar 6

Julie in Eugene commented on Dear Nerds: Don't Do Blackface.

I can't speak for the Walking Dead character (because I'm only on Season 2 right now), but Paul is right that someone dressed as Geordi absolutely would not need the blackface for the costume to work (the visor and the right color uniform would be about all you'd need). There's also no aspect of race to the character at all -- the character of Geordi could have been any race, with no changes to the show/script whatsoever.

Anyways, I'm not sure it's worthy of more outrage than any number of racist things in the world that I can think of off the top of my head. But, for sure, I would never, ever use blackface myself in a costume. Yeesh.

Feb 20

Julie in Eugene commented on China Mieville Selects 50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels That Socialists Must Read.

Hmm. I just read Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, and I probably would've put that on the list.

Feb 14

Julie in Eugene commented on So, I Finally Got Around to Watching Flight Last Night.

Hmm. Well, what happens in the end is that the end of the movie sucked. Everything from the point when John Goodman comes to the hotel room, through the hearing and to the end of the movie was terrible.

Feb 14

Julie in Eugene commented on Old Farts For Marriage Equality.

Hey, has there been anything on Slog about Oregon putting marriage equality on the ballot in 2014? Basic Rights Oregon (well, the campaign arm, Oregon United for Marriage) is launching the ballot measure initiative today, with a bunch of events around the state...

Feb 12

Julie in Eugene commented on A Pastor Would Like to Address the Controversy over His Events that "Mock" the "Orientals" and "Blacks".

I think the primary problem with this is one of understanding intent. Within the youth group, everyone understands the intent of these events -- any mockery is directed towards the stereotypes and the people (racists) that really believe them. But, in the broader community, people don't know the intent, and so it can come off as racist.

I think it's similar with jokes about racial/gender/LGBT stereotypes. It might be okay to mock the stereotypes with your close friends, because they understand that what you're really doing is mocking the racists/sexists/homophobes. But, any time there's someone present who might not 100% understand your intentions, it's usually a bad idea.

With a public event (and a public poster).... I probably would have erred on the side of "not everyone's going to understand our intent."

Feb 10

Julie in Eugene commented on Anti-Gay Bigots at High School In Indiana Can't Ban Gay Kids From Prom....

You can report them as a hate group to Facebook. Next to the "Join Group" button is a little menu icon - if you click it, it shows the option to report the group.