Unpopular opinion - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/unpopular-opinion en Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Unpopular Opinion: Don't Be A Medical Provider If You Have A Problem With Abortion]]>

If you work as a pharmacist, OB/GYN, or medical-surgical nurse, there’s a chance you’ll be involved in abortion or contraceptive care. And you need to deal with that. If you don’t want to deal with it, pick another medical specialty.

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http://www.xojane.com/issues/unpopular-opinion-dont-be-a-medical-provider-if-you-have-a-problem-with-abortion http://www.xojane.com/issues/unpopular-opinion-dont-be-a-medical-provider-if-you-have-a-problem-with-abortion Issues Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0400 s.e. smith
<![CDATA[Old People Get Married, Run Really Sweet Wedding Announcement]]>

This is the story of a genteel (yes, I said “genteel,” deal with it) courtship that began as a friendship and slowly shifted into something else.

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http://www.xojane.com/relationships/old-people-get-married-run-really-sweet-wedding-announcement http://www.xojane.com/relationships/old-people-get-married-run-really-sweet-wedding-announcement Relationships Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500 s.e. smith
<![CDATA[UNPOPULAR OPINION: Get Out Of My Gay Bar, Straight Girl]]>

Straight people don’t come to gay bars because they want to hate on gay people. They come because as the empowered majority, they feel entitled to access every space in the world.

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http://www.xojane.com/issues/get-out-of-my-gay-bar http://www.xojane.com/issues/get-out-of-my-gay-bar Issues Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500 Chloë
<![CDATA[UNPOPULAR OPINION: Shame Is Good For You ]]>

Maybe not everything about us is necessarily worth embracing and accepting.

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http://www.xojane.com/issues/in-the-defense-of-shame http://www.xojane.com/issues/in-the-defense-of-shame Issues Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0500 Malina Bickford
<![CDATA[UNPOPULAR OPINION: I'm Mad At Rihanna]]>

I’ll cut to the chase. I am a committed, lifelong feminist, women's advocate, and in the interest of full-disclosure, I’ve been hit by an intimate partner, too. But there’s no denying it: I am really, really, really mad at Rihanna.

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http://www.xojane.com/issues/unpopular-opinion-im-mad-at-rihanna http://www.xojane.com/issues/unpopular-opinion-im-mad-at-rihanna Issues Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0500 Marea Stamper
<![CDATA[UNPOPULAR OPINION: I Worked at a Parenting Magazine and Found Out Moms Are Selfish and Crazy]]>

I used to see motherhood as a beautiful, selfless thing. But as I continued to work with mothers, to talk with them, I realized that moms are actually the most selfish people in the universe.

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http://www.xojane.com/family/the-crazy-things-i-learned-about-mothers-working-at-a-parenting-magazine http://www.xojane.com/family/the-crazy-things-i-learned-about-mothers-working-at-a-parenting-magazine Family Drama Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0500 Lauren Passell
<![CDATA[UNPOPULAR OPINION: Meat-Eaters Don't Love Animals, And I Wish They'd Stop Saying They Do]]>

I get bothered when "animal rights activists" also eat meat. And people who won’t eat veal. If you eat chicken, eat the shit out of veal, too, and enjoy it.

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http://www.xojane.com/issues/meat-eaters-you-dont-love-animals-so-stop-saying-you-do http://www.xojane.com/issues/meat-eaters-you-dont-love-animals-so-stop-saying-you-do Issues Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Lauren Passell