Naming, Shaming, Abortion and Cultural Relativism
Jeff opens up an incredibly interesting topic on this article about shaming Indian women into giving birth, because otherwise they might abort their female fetuses. First, I’ll focus a little bit on the article itself, and then get to the questions Jeff poses. The basic premise of the article is that this guy goes to [...]
...read moreBut I Thought Liberals Were a Big Bunch of Hedonists!
In what I can only surmise is an example of IOKIYAR, Charlotte Allen of the Independent Women’s Forum tut-tuts at “liberal-elite puritans” for raining on the Mardi Gras parades. Mardi Gras is the season in New Orleans for having a good time–for some people too good a time–and in my opinion, the Katrina-embattled city sure [...]
...read moreOn Brokeback Mountain
I’ve been avoiding writing about this movie for a while, mostly because all the right-wing op/eds I read about it were just so stupid that it would have been a waste of all of our time to take a look at them. They all tend to fall back on the basic themes of propaganda and [...]
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According to the latest CBS News poll. At least he hasn’t hit Nixonian depths of popularity.
...read moreGuantanamo Round-Up
We’re indefinitely detaining people; arguing that because they’re “enemy combatants” and because they aren’t on U.S. soil that they don’t deserve regular due process rights; and then asserting that they aren’t prisoners of war and therefore aren’t subject to the Geneva Conventions. (For the record, the U.S. government has also asserted that even U.S. citizens, [...]
...read moreDarfur Crisis Extends Into Chad
The refugee crisis is growing, and the rest of the world is sitting back and watching. These people are refugees in their own countries. There is nowhere for them to go. And help just isn’t coming.
...read moreWhere am I and why am I looking at a platter of sea urchin guts?
You know how yesterday night I was so exhausted I almost killed myself and several other people? Yeah, well, guess who’s watching Iron Chef. See y’all tomorrow. Hey, speaking of the late and much-lamented Octavia Butler, has anyone else read Wild Seed? I’d love to talk about it–gender, slavery, dependency, bodily integrity, identity–but I don’t [...]
...read moreFirst Woman Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
And she was an outspoken civil rights activist. Very cool.
...read moreLimiting Birth Control – Even at Planned Parenthood
I love Planned Parenthood. I’ve volunteered with them, I’ve worked with their campus outreach groups, and I’ve used their services. I know that they’re a godsend for many women — they certainly have been for me. And while the Planned Parenthood mission is to provide affordable healthcare to all women who need it, local financial [...]
...read morePam Noles on Octavia Butler
Pam Noles has a wonderful obituary with links to bios, obits, and some words from the woman herself. I would also recommend…every story and novel she ever wrote, really.
...read moreOctavia Butler Dies at 58
Truly tragic. She was one of the first and most prominent African American science fiction writers. “She is a world-class science fiction writer in her own right,” Jewell said. “She was one of the first and one of the best to discuss gender and race in science fiction.” Butler described herself as a happy hermit, [...]
...read moreBe Ashamed.
There’s so much going on here that I don’t even know where to start: From a website called “Modesty Zone,” which is targeted entirely at women (their other products include a t-shirt which reads “Girls Gone Mild” on the front, and “Be Daring. Keep Your Shirt On” on the back). Because remember, kids, the female [...]
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