Talk About a Double Standard.
This is quite a gem. It really puts forth the sexual double-standard in some of the clearest terms I’ve seen yet. The run-down: Kathryn Jean Lopez hears about the Duke lacrosse rape case, vaguely think it’s unfair to the guys but doesn’t think much about it beyond, “Why are college guys having stripper drunken parties? [...]
...read moreDerbs, Darling, You’ve Outdone Yourself!
I have to go to my son’s school to talk to the Dean about an “incident.” Apparently Danny’s been fighting. My immediate thought on that was: “Great! Has he been WINNING?” But of course that is “inappropriate” in the girlified public-school systems of today. The kiddies are supposed to “work out” their “issues.” I’d like [...]
...read moreWhen Immigration Goes Hard-Line
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a well-known member of Parliament in Holland, has recently stepped down from her political post after her immigration background was investigated. She repeatedly admitted to lying about her name and circumstances when applying for refugee status, and a member of her own party finally launched an investigation, concluding that Hirsi Ali had [...]
...read moreCountdown to June 8th
That’s when the FDA is set to make a final decision on the HPV vaccine, which could cut cervical cancer deaths by two-thirds. An FDA advisory panel put their support behind the drug, which in nearly all cases means that the FDA will approve it — except, of course, when we’re talking about women’s reproductive [...]
...read moreAnnals of Bad Advertising
This has to be a joke, right? WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little girl blows away dandelion fluff as an announcer says, “Carbon dioxide: they call it pollution; we call it life,” in an advertisement targeting global warming “alarmists,” especially Al Gore. Who just happens to have a film coming out about global warming, called “An [...]
...read moreSometimes, There Are No Words.
When debating feminism and religion, the conversation inevitably turns to Islam, and inevitably focuses on the headscarf. My view on the headscarf is that, while I have a big problem with legally mandating what an entire gender wears, debating whether or not Muslim women should voluntarily wear it is kind of silly. It’s an important [...]
...read moreWhen Cynicism Attacks
So eteraz asked me what I thought about this post, which is a sardonic riff on the kind of thing Harris believes he’s complaining about: Unfortunately, I realized in a book of fiqh that in our beautiful religion a man cannot remarry his wife upon divorcing her unless she first marry and perform intercourse with [...]
...read moreTOMORROW — Pro-Choice Bingo!
B-I-N-G-O Benefit Party for Cecilia Fire Thunder & Pro-Choice Mississippi Sat. May 20, 3-6pm Pete’s Candy Store 709 Lorimer St. (L to Lorimer) Williamsburg, nyc $7 B-I-N-G-O with Cool Prizes One free lager or well drink Music by Jodi Shaw Special Guest b-i-n-go number reader: Jessica Valenti, founder Feministing.com and more! I’ll be there, and [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten
The “I thought I was done with school, but now I have this stupid journal-writing competition” edition. 1. Le Tigre – Let’s Run 2. Miles Davis – Love For Sale 3. Rage Against the Machine – Know Your Enemy 4. Rolling Stones – Stealing My Heart 5. Nick Drake – Fly 6. Radiohead – Thinking [...]
...read moreHa!
So there’s a pretty interesting discussion developing on Self-Made Man over at Alas. I know I have a contractual obligation to comment on the book, but my deep and abiding hatred for Norah Vincent and all her works have thus far prevented me from fulfilling it. Anyway, for starters, I just wanted to highlight this [...]
...read moreWell, isn’t that special!
Via Alternet, an interview with a guy who hates religion. Not just faiths that are not Christianity, or faiths that are not his own, or fundamentalist faiths of one stripe or another, or theocracy. No, religion is just plain bad for you–the high-fructose corn syrup of the human psyche. Although it apparently has given rise [...]
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