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	<title>Comments on: Eve Ensler, Sex, Compulsion, and Freedom</title>
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	<description>Love, Life, Meaning, Zen, and Science, by Norm Bearrentine</description>
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		<title>By: Tracy E. L. Poured</title>
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		<description>Hello Norm, 

I appreciate Eve Ensler&#039;s TED talks, and your thoughts above. 

I invite you to consider:  
Many women also have &quot;strong biological compulsions toward reproduction&quot;. They often express it differently from men within social structure. 

Two different drives can be in play in the male compulsion for sex. Some, granted, do want to reproduce: some others (who have taken steps such as vasectomy) still have the drive for sex - without no intent to reproduce. 

There are also times when women say &quot;yes&quot; and men say &quot;no&quot;. These could be outside your vision or paradigm, and they do happen. 

Caution is tied closely to responsibility. 

Both sexes are commonly taught that their reproductive organs are &quot;disgusting&quot;. It is not uncommon to see the negative reference many women have toward their menses: a natural and beautiful process unaccepted and shameful by much of society. It perpetuates a form of violence toward each other. 

An &quot;Us vs. them&quot; paradigm is harmful to all, for in essence, we harm ourselves with each act of conquering and scarcity we commit in the world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Norm, </p>
<p>I appreciate Eve Ensler&#8217;s TED talks, and your thoughts above. </p>
<p>I invite you to consider:<br />
Many women also have &#8220;strong biological compulsions toward reproduction&#8221;. They often express it differently from men within social structure. </p>
<p>Two different drives can be in play in the male compulsion for sex. Some, granted, do want to reproduce: some others (who have taken steps such as vasectomy) still have the drive for sex &#8211; without no intent to reproduce. </p>
<p>There are also times when women say &#8220;yes&#8221; and men say &#8220;no&#8221;. These could be outside your vision or paradigm, and they do happen. </p>
<p>Caution is tied closely to responsibility. </p>
<p>Both sexes are commonly taught that their reproductive organs are &#8220;disgusting&#8221;. It is not uncommon to see the negative reference many women have toward their menses: a natural and beautiful process unaccepted and shameful by much of society. It perpetuates a form of violence toward each other. </p>
<p>An &#8220;Us vs. them&#8221; paradigm is harmful to all, for in essence, we harm ourselves with each act of conquering and scarcity we commit in the world.</p>
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