RHSKita comments

A co-worker recently informed me that the real reason Japan hunts whales (using those words) is that whales eat the little fish that the Japanese want for sushi and other dishes. Since the little fish are becoming scarce, the Japanese have a responsibility to hunt whales so that they can continue to have national dishes like sushi. (Never mind the fact that most whales eat kelp and plankton, and that the declining fish populations in the world are due to over-fishing all around the world)

Ignorance is in every country. The circular logic used to justify whale hunting like that mentioned in the article (hunt whales to show that there is a large whale population) and mentioned by my coworker are troubling. Not sure what will be achieved with this court case. Interested in getting updates.

oh. my. god. Clearly she won't help promote women's equality in this society, but I just pray that she doesn't help set it back a few decades. I worry, as a teacher, that my female students have no strong or ambitious female role models to look up to...this doesn't help.

I agree with NetNinja - American first ladies are at least interesting and active. Even Laura Bush - seen as a typical housewife in the States - was very active in contributing to the community and country.

Revolting