Ryan Jones

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  Ryan signed the petition | over 1 year ago

  Support Proposition 19: Regulate, Tax and Control Marijuana in California
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  Ryan signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Should the front row center seat in the White House press briefing room go to FOX News or NPR?
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  Ryan commented on the article | over 3 years ago

  Doggy (and Girly) Obama Drama

  I agree with this article about how the word "girly dog" and others like it have a negative impact on how society views gender.  Maybe people are forced to used outdated terms like this because no alternatives exist.  I know exactly what Obama meant when I read "girly dog" in this article, and am sure I am not the only one.  The problem with the language is it is not planned and therefore artifacts of sexist times remain.  One way of stopping these outdated ideas from tainting our progress toward equality is by engineering new words that describe those "small, weak, fluffy, frilly, frou-frou-ey" dogs.  I am glad that this article brings up the issue but to put blame on one person for using a commonly accepted word will not do much good unless it proposes a solution.  
  As for the breed issue, I agree that the first families final choice could cause a lot of problems by popularizing a specific bread.  Maybe the should look for a mix that is believed to have Portuguese Water Dog in it.  

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  Ryan signed the petition | over 3 years ago

  Eat less meat on Mondays (or any day)