Great talk until you get onto Islamophobia and why are you calling the Quran the holy Quran? A lot of nonsense there I hope you regret what you said I can’t listen anymore. I do not know if you covered the extensiveness of female genital mutilation in those countries child marriage, sexual abuse of women, girls and even little boys, etc. things that are a lot more publicized today than when you spoke on this. I know you’ve changed your political stance. Hope you’re a lot more educated about how anti-feminist Islam is..
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Over-correction does not diminish the point that fit people are more attractive. Men and women are attracted to fit partners. In a starving country, they value fatter women and in country flooded with fat feminists, they like underweight women.
Cosmo mag which has since been exposed that the FEMALE owner specifically told her writers/journalists to completely falsify studies and authority figures to gaslight girls/women into a sexual lifestyle inorder to sell more magizines and beauty products trying to follow the steps of the unreal IT girl. And how they deliberately and maliciously politically merged the original intent of feminism which was equality of opportunity , With Sexual Liberation turning girls/women into frat-boys
So if the argument is that beauty is not objective, but subjective, why are people now being told they SHOULD find obese women attractive? I thought it was subjective, and each person could decide for themselves what they are Aroused by? Pick a lane 😂
Why he uses Christianity as an example oh homophobia? At this stage of history, Islam is a blatant example of a culture that kills homosexuality. It is the most oppressive. Can't he say it? He is a hypocrite and a coward.
The à la carte cherry-picking of religious tenets by its practitioners has been more than well-accommodated by those willing to pick up the ball and establish a new variant as is demonstrated by the more than 200 denominations of Christianity in the U.S. and 45,000 worldwide. A good starting point for people to begin to question the supernatural beliefs they are literally being sold. Excellent lecture.
Wow when you were talking about Mr. President Deng had seen Empress Cixi's work as something he could continue working on in the new way. This give me an idea. Maybe in those days, Empress Cixi might have inspired Mr.president Deng to do so. Hypothetically if Empress Cixi is alived nowadays. She might be inspired by Mr.President Deng to do something for him. She might have talked to him personally. It's just my lame sense of humor which is about my imagination. I have no idea you'd say something about these two noble people. I just love them both. I gotta find your book
Everyone must try to do Aram. Aram is to do what you want. Aram is not even what you need but what you want. It is basic humanity. Aram is also about not hurting others. Do anything you want but not hurt others. Even most animals follow this rule, so why not humans. And if what you do benefits others then, it is perfect Aram.
As a woman it is essential to have a hobby. And also practise some sort of spiritual discipline. We must keep ourselves busy. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Here is a video footage of Chairman Mao receiving Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, as related by Dr Jung Chang. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jdCQDMBHhsY.html
