http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/ Conservatism for punks. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:01:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-25744 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:48:42 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-25744 [...] •…and a topic of interest to both me and Kerry, given our mutual interest in science-based reproductive alternatives, is the denunciation by leftist doofus Thomas Frank of Alex Kuczynski — who was one of my fellow St. Martin’s Press editorial assistants back when I worked there.  She has now caused female-type controversy of her own by marrying a billionaire, hiring a surrogate mom (since Alex’s womb wasn’t working, which you’d think would earn her some sympathy), and then making the mistake of enthusing, in her capacity as a New York Times writer, about how hiring the impoverished surrogate enabled Alex to stay thin and rich and enjoy her four homes (and when I say thin, crucially, I also mean the strong-shoulders, used-to-be-on-the-swim-team type thin, something I think we can all applaud). [...] […] •…and a topic of interest to both me and Kerry, given our mutual interest in science-based reproductive alternatives, is the denunciation by leftist doofus Thomas Frank of Alex Kuczynski — who was one of my fellow St. Martin’s Press editorial assistants back when I worked there.  She has now caused female-type controversy of her own by marrying a billionaire, hiring a surrogate mom (since Alex’s womb wasn’t working, which you’d think would earn her some sympathy), and then making the mistake of enthusing, in her capacity as a New York Times writer, about how hiring the impoverished surrogate enabled Alex to stay thin and rich and enjoy her four homes (and when I say thin, crucially, I also mean the strong-shoulders, used-to-be-on-the-swim-team type thin, something I think we can all applaud). […]

]]> http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-16749 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:47:07 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-16749 I've put up photos from the event at http://www.flickr.com/photos/60333280@N00/sets/72157606577126109/ I’ve put up photos from the event at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60333280@N00/sets/72157606577126109/

]]> http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-16485 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:07:59 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-16485 [...] Last week I participated in a panel discussion with three women who had, like me, exchanged some ova for cash. It was in a bar basement; everyone was drinking; and my co-panelists–Valerie Bronte, Diana Fleischman, and Marie Huber–happened to be insanely funny, smart people who changed my mind about a few aspects of the process. [...] […] Last week I participated in a panel discussion with three women who had, like me, exchanged some ova for cash. It was in a bar basement; everyone was drinking; and my co-panelists–Valerie Bronte, Diana Fleischman, and Marie Huber–happened to be insanely funny, smart people who changed my mind about a few aspects of the process. […]

]]> http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-16051 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:32:55 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-16051 I will be there. I'm 26 and conceived via an anonymous sperm donor. I have some very strong opinions about this whole business. I will be there. I’m 26 and conceived via an anonymous sperm donor. I have some very strong opinions about this whole business.

]]> http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-15939 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:05:21 +0000 http://toddseavey.com/2008/07/16/debate-at-lolita-bar-panel-discussion-with-women-whove-sold-their-eggs/#comment-15939 [...] It just so happens that in the past two days, my friend Scott Nybakken saw Journey to the Center of the Earth and a certain already-acclaimed, very dark movie about a superhero known for living in a cave at times, and then tonight he and I both bid farewell to Ellie Hanlon, a cave-explorer (as were two friends of hers from Ukraine who were present) who’s moving to Austin, TX, home of Diana Fleischman (one of our panelists Tuesday at Lolita Bar) and L.B. Deyo (co-founder of the debate series itself). [...] […] It just so happens that in the past two days, my friend Scott Nybakken saw Journey to the Center of the Earth and a certain already-acclaimed, very dark movie about a superhero known for living in a cave at times, and then tonight he and I both bid farewell to Ellie Hanlon, a cave-explorer (as were two friends of hers from Ukraine who were present) who’s moving to Austin, TX, home of Diana Fleischman (one of our panelists Tuesday at Lolita Bar) and L.B. Deyo (co-founder of the debate series itself). […]

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