Dan Mellis
Thorsredballs
1. I think it is justified. I am against domestic violence. It is ugly. I think the Brits had problems with that too.
"In the year ending March 2016, 1.2 million women reported experiences of domestic abuse in England and Wales. Office for National Statistics (2016) Domestic Abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2016. Whilst this number is shocking, we also know it is grossly underestimated."
The facts - Refuge Charity - Domestic Violence Help
2. The Philippines is ok without divorce and gay marriages. The two things are Western concepts, not Filipino. Having gender reassignment has its risks, it really depends on public perception which is beyond anyone's control. There are gay entertainers in the Philippines are top earners. It just happened that Charice Pempengco aka Jake Zyrus did not turn out well. When people saw her as that sweet girl named Charice who can sing and now a tattooed man named Jake - is a traumatic thing for a conservative society to accept.
3. More than half are in favor of divorce because in marriage, familiarity breeds contempt. It is an ironic thing, when people are young, they are idealistic and very much in-love but as time passes, the wrinkles appear and the silver hair begins to show, people become realistic and love withers away. It is a fact of life and people want a way out. However, 53% in favor of divorce isn't enough - Filipinos have closely knit family ties. We don't want a family member separate from us. Unlike in Western countries, when you hit the senior years, it is off to the home for the aged for you.
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4. We love babies and we hate baby killers.
5. In Philippine jail - there is a hierarchy of prisoners. The top honcho is the "mayor", the is the Alpha Dog. As the Alpha Dog, he preys on the newbie prisoners and he will effing everyone in his cell. Would that be enjoyable? That is male rape.
Why is Facebook like jail?
You have a profile picture, you sit around all day writing on walls, and you get poked by guys you really don't know.
1: go back and read my comment. Of course I have a problem with domestic abuse - but by focussing on women we forget the abuse inflicted on males. Both should be equal priority. Or are men just expected to deal with it, beig the big strong macho men they are?
2: are they? What about gay people and people who hate thier spouses? Sex change does come with risk but that is up to the person having that procedure to weigh up. Removing a tumor has risks too. "Traumatic for a conservative society?" Please. Your society needs to get its priorities straight if that is traumatic.
3: In the west, we dont just ship our old people off. If they cant look after themselves, they can go into assisted living which could mean having a nurse check in every day or week to make sure theyre ok, or full time care in a home. It about preserving dignity - if my mother got alzheimers I'd want to make sure sje could retain as much independence as possible while being looked after by professionals. I wouldn't reduce the amount of time I spend with her. She'd just get looked after properly.
4: yeah, you said. Fancy responding to my answer?
5: Rape is wrong, no doubt about it. Isnt it funny how we dont have that problem in our prisons? Could it be that your prisons are in need of a reform? Or is it fine to allow rape to happen to someone who is already being punished by the state. Why not remove prison and just allow rape for all criminals in their own home? Have another look at your moral compass if you think the fact your criminals are treated brutally is something to boast about.