Posted by Estella on August 8, 2006, at 0:39:14
In reply to Re: people in Rowanda... Dinah, Gabbi-G, Phillipa, posted by Dinah on August 7, 2006, at 20:43:12
the medicalisation of childbirth...
the medicalisation of puberty...
the medicalisation of anatomy...women are men without a penis remember that?
medical language is still a bit odd in what it considers to be a 'sickness'.
people are defined as being in their prime when they are what? 18. lol. its all downhill from there, i wonder where that came from. what counts as proper function and what counts as abnormal function.
since when did childbirth come to be thought of as a medical condition?
crossing the road is risky too but that isn't a medical condition.
slaves who wanted to escape their masters were considered to have a medical condition. clearly irrational for them to escape, they were far better off with their masters.
masterbation considered a medical condition.
homosexuality considered a medical condition.proper function of sex is to procreate
(according to who? the majority of sperm never fertalise an egg proper functions may be rarely achieved and just because something is historical doesn't mean we *should* continue - though i won't get started on the proper function of guys being bigger than girls lol)
what is in it?
how much money in health insurance...
how much money do the drug companies make off all this?how much money does it cost to give birth to a child these days (in conditions that are considered acceptable?)
how many people go nuts disinfecting their house and their kids so that their kids have no tolerance to germs and are more likely to be infected when they come into contact?
how much are we speeding up the evolution of germs by excessive use of sterilisation and anti-biotics.
they have found levels of prozac in the water in england. it is going through people and getting into the fish...
happier...
all i'm saying is that...
i think we have lost sight of the important things in life sometimes.
i'm not saying people here have...
all i mean is that community, acceptance, belonging. adequate shelter adequate food something to occupy ones time in a meaningful way.
all the rest is just...
what?
what we think we need to be happy.
i don't understand.
i don't understand.
and i most certainly don't want to say that indiginous people are better off or 'happier' for being colonised. sure they may have hospitals and schools now... but happier? i'm not convinced. i'm not convinced at all...
we are hunter-gatherers. we evolved to live in close kin groups.
i think studying evolutionary history, indigenous populations (and other cultures currently), studying what infants need in order to be happy...
tells us a lot.
is an infant happier for brand label clothes and 50 toys instead of 2? hard to assess.
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