there's been a slew of articles published by the conservative contingent accusing sanger of being a eugenicist who was seeking to eliminate all racial minorities in america. they've even taken fragmented quotes from her books and papers, used out of context, to support their claims. the articles are fairly convincing but don't hold up to investigation, which is what i've done for the last three weeks. she wasn't completely innocent (by today's standards -- you have to keep in mind that her work was done in the aftermath of WWI and in a very different time), but she certainly had no intention of eliminating races. she simply thought it was ridiculous that women had no access to contraception, so their families were overcrowded, poor, and lacking proper care. it also just so happens to be the case that lower class neighborhoods tended to be populated by immigrants lacking the resources to become successful in america's economy, and because she focused on families who couldn't purchase contraceptives illegally as did the upper classes,
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wrist bones are sexy.
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what are you doing this summer?
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want to hang out?
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