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With thanks to Vibe, the beautiful Serena

And that's a reason to celebrate! A very Happy Birthday tomorrow to our beautiful Claire Heavens! Wishing you much happiness, fulfilment and success in the year ahead, Claire!

Roast chicken (mashed potatoes, gravy....yumm...I can taste it now). Greece or France?

Have I mentioned that I like Shay?? :)

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shouting slogans and

Here's an interesting perspective. It makes a good contrast with Rex Murphy's weird argument that someone cited here. The author says that mostly we aren't Charlie, but that we ought to be. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/cas-mudde/no-we-are-not-all-charlie-and-that%E2%80%99s-problem

Great to hear from you, Bethany! All the best with your plans!

In response to tincup's link, I agree that political correctness can be taken to ridiculous extremes, but Murphy's argument makes no sense to me. The reason the cases he cites didn't provoke the same kind of outcry as the Paris massacres is too obvious to mention.

A gift from RHAG :)

Good link, Kyra! Thank you. This adds a lot to the discussion.

Well said, Might Pen!

The latest Skylar Heart pic, with gratitude :)

Here's a mystery. Maybe some mathematical genius can explain it to me. My stats say I've been thanked 1094 times in 1095 posts. How is that possible?? Can you be half thanked? :) Edit: Now it's fixed! :)

Interesting, Jessica, thanks. It does sound a bit like blaming the victim, though, doesn't it? I thought that kind of argument wasn't well regarded in feminist circles.