Iranian women taking charge to secure their rights
Ali has posted a beautiful speech by Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Lily Mazahery. It’s a must-read, especially for those who think that women in majority-Muslim nations are silent. A taste: Some of you may be familiar with the case of Atefeh Rajabi, a girl-child hanged to death in the city of Neka in [...]
...read moreKansas AG’s harassment of an abortion provider fails again
Charges against George Tiller, brought by notorious anti-choice Attorney General Phil Kline (yes, the same guy who, as part of his anti-choice crusade, subpoenaed the private medical records of dozens of women and girls who had terminated their pregnancies), have been dropped — not only because they were entirely unsubstantiated, but because the DA herself [...]
...read moreWhat’s wrong with princesses?
I finally came unhinged in the dentist’s office — one of those ritzy pediatric practices tricked out with comic books, DVDs and arcade games — where I’d taken my 3-year-old daughter for her first exam. Until then, I’d held my tongue. I’d smiled politely every time the supermarket-checkout clerk greeted her with “Hi, Princess”; ignored [...]
...read moreCatholic Church’s backwards logic
The feminist president of Chile helped to promote legislation that legalized the distribution of emergency contraception in her country. Reproductive freedom is very limited in Chile, where the age of sexual consent is 14 and 15% of all pregnancies are to girls under the age of 18. Access to EC is a big step in [...]
...read moreMerry Christmas!
It’s a day late, sorry, but I hope everyone who celebrates had a very merry Christmas. I’m back at home in rainy Seattle, and between finishing up my last final, getting ready for the holidays, spending time with family, going to physical therapy for my stress-induced neck/shoulder injury (gotta love law school), watching the first [...]
...read moreReporter surprised that a woman’s brains do not leak out during a blowjob
How else to explain this? There are moments that make you question your fundamental assumptions about the world. One of them took place a few days ago, when news emerged that Monica Lewinsky had just graduated from the London School of Economics. She did not!! Lewinsky, 33, is known more for her audacious coquetry than [...]
...read moreSupport the Koufaxes this Christmas
Merry Christmas! If you have any cash left to give this year (or if the rellies gave you a check or two), consider donating to Wampum. Mary Beth and Eric and Dwight run the Koufax Awards every year, and every year, the traffic gets higher. Which puts a strain on their servers. They recently got [...]
...read moreAnd We Thought the Problem Solved T-Shirt Was Bad
Check this out. Amy from Radioactive Quills shows us that the misogynist “Problem Solved” T-shirt has competition for the title of the worst thing out there: In case you missed it, here’s another good reason to not shop at Wal-Mart. As an alert consumer realizes, this symbol was used, from 1936 onwards, as the insignia [...]
...read moreWelcome to America, John Derbyshire
Jon Swift has the sad, sordid tale of a little surprise the Derb received in the mail. (via)
...read moreDawn Eden: Nasty Little Piece of Work
Ooh, Christmas comes early this year! Amanda mentions this interview with Dawn Eden in Salon, in which Rebecca Traister forces our favorite little judgmental godbag to admit that she’s been nasty and ungenerous — unChristian, in other words — on her blog and in the interview itself. It’s a doozy.
...read moreFeminist Gift Ideas?
Jessica from sidewords has a question for the peanut gallery: I need feminist gift ideas! I found a few links to socially-conscious gifts, but what about some ways to subtlely introduce feminism to the uninitiated? I babysat for a girl once a week for about seven years, and have maintained a solid relationship with her [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten – the DONE edition
1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Now I’m A-Roaming 2. Tom Waits – Ruby’s Arms 3. Modest Mouse – Trailer Trash 4. NERD – Rock Star Poser 5. Rage Against the Machine – Sleep Now in the Fire 6. Tori Amos – China 7. Pearl Jam – Daughter 8. Guided by Voices – [...]
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