But what about the milk?
Screw the polio vaccine! Philippe Meert has just solved the worst humanitarian crisis in history: IN theory at least, pouring a bowl of cereal is one of the simplest tasks imaginable. But early-morning grogginess can wreak havoc on a person’s eye-hand coordination, occasionally turning the act of dishing out corn flakes into a messy adventure. [...]
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From Alternet, an article about athletes and pregnancy: Darnellia gave birth to her daughter Trekayla in December 2002. When she tried to return to the team as a senior, she had too few academic credits to play because of missed school during her pregnancy. She made up the credits, yet still was denied eligibility under [...]
...read moreQuid Pro Quo
Because you can’t get enough of the oral sex discussion. Actually, this isn’t really about the blowjob wars. But an idea has bubbled to the surface during the discussion of blowjobs and oral sex in general, that of quid pro quo. Specifically, that blowjobs are quid pro quo for cunnilingus. Perhaps I’m in the minority, [...]
...read more“Hippy Dippy Me”
Kate Bornstein was described in the program for Fresh Meat as an elder. (She said, “If I’m an elder, that means I get to say things like, ‘I’m very proud of my children.’”) The piece she read was called XX: Reflections on My Twentieth Birthday, and it was all about how she’s a young woman [...]
...read moreThe Swimming Gap
I grew up in affluent suburbs where backyard swimming pools were common. My parents swam, and made sure my siblings and I could swim; we were dropped off several times a week for lessons at Mrs. Heath’s pool, practicing our strokes while Mrs. Heath sat on the edge of the pool with her Virginia Slims. [...]
...read moreBrickbats and Brick Walls
So my post about nubian’s post occasioned a lot of comments to the effect of, “But she was taking responsibility for her ignorance! She was asking nubian for help!” Otto Kerner in that thread: “There is a point at which each person must take responsibility for their ignorance.” And one should, of course, do this [...]
...read moreFeminist Politics of Blowjobs
I tried to stay out of the blow-job blow-up, I really did. But, at the risk of continuing the shitstorm, I’ll throw in my two cents. Part of why I’ve stayed out of the argument is because it involves several bloggers who I read daily and who I really like and respect. Obviously Piny and [...]
...read moreFaaaabulous.
Louisiana governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco — a woman and a Democrat — signs into law a South Dakota-style abortion ban. NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisiana Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed into law a ban on most abortions, which would be triggered if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling legalizing the procedure, a spokesman [...]
...read moreAn Added Bonus To Avoiding Cancer: Get Skinny!
The basic story is this: Stomach cancer runs in the Bradfield family. Upon learning that they possessed the defective gene that would likely lead to cancer and eventually kill them, eleven cousins decide to undergo surgery to completely remove their stomachs. Stomach removal means that now they have to digest all their food in their [...]
...read moreNewsflash: Women React to Erotic Images
Shocking, just shocking: Women are turned on by erotic images just as much as men, a study claimed yesterday. US researchers found more brainwave activity when women were shown pictures of writhing couples than when they saw any other photograph. Professor Audrey Anokhin, from Washington University, said: “That surprised us. via Feministing.
...read moreShifting the Conversation About the Death Penalty
I agree: The anti-death-penalty movement has been too hung up on the issue of innocence. Of the 50 or so death row inmates I have represented, I have serious doubts about the guilt of three or four — that is, 6 to 8 percent, about what scholars estimate to be the percentage of innocent people [...]
...read moreThe Weaker Sex
I have to admit, this article made me shake my head, if only because it’s a nice reversal of centuries of “medical fact” which proved that women are weak and naturally inferior to men. The difference, of course, is that those misconstrued “facts” were (and still are) used to justify and reinstate oppression and misogyny, [...]
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