File Under: Get pregnant, lose your civil liberties
Ah, the things politicians will do in the name of protecting babies! Now, we all know that the term “protecting babies,” when uttered by a “pro-life” individual, is usually code for “reminding women that they are simply vessels who, once occupied,* cease to possess the basic rights that non-vessels are entitled to (non-vessels being “men,” [...]
...read more…when you’re a woman
Way to go, WaPo: When is $4 million really $2.8 million? One answer is “When you’re a woman,” as the Labor Department has repeatedly found that women earn about 75 cents for every dollar that men earn for the same work. But this week’s answer is “When you are the Office of Women’s Health” within [...]
...read moreGreat, now I can jab rusty nails in my feet!
When choosing between sex and death, conservative religious nuts will choose death every time — so long as it’s women and girls they’re killing. Bill Maher gets on my nerves for a lot of reasons — his blatant sexism, for one — but when he’s right, he’s right (even if he can’t help himself from [...]
...read moreTreat your mother right.
Mr. T says, “When you insult one mother, you insult mothers everywhere.” Trust in Mr. T.
...read moreWomen Who Make Us Cringe
In honor of Women’s History Month. Thanks, MSN.
...read moreI Hate… well, everyone
Kenneth Eng is a real piece of work. A columnist for the San Francisco weekly AsianWeek — “The Voice of Asian America” — Eng recently penned a column titled “Why I Hate Blacks.” This follows other articles of Eng’s, “Proof That Whites Inherently Hate Us” and “Why I Hate Asians.” I’m embarrassed to say that [...]
...read moreLiberal Capitalist Pigs
I try and avoid posts about how you should all go out and buy stuff (except when I’m promoting the Feministe store — which, btw, I’m working on moving to a more socially-conscious site; please be patient — and my favorite environmentally-friendly feminist line, AuH2O), but I will give a shout-out to Radical Rags. I [...]
...read moreWise up about drinking and rape
Finally, a feminist op/ed about drinking and rape that I can get behind. Jaclyn Friedman gets away from the finger-wagging “girls who drink will get themselves raped” lecturing that even feminist commentators too often fall back upon. She recognizes that, first and foremost, we must hold men responsible for their actions. She encourages promoting a [...]
...read moreHelp Us Help Ourselves: March 2007 Edition
image via smiteme. The Background: Help Us Help Ourselves is a project started by Lauren, where bloggers across the ‘sphere are asked to contribute their suggestions, advice and tips on how to do anything and everything. There’s an emphasis on saving money, but HUHO can offer help on just about anything. Round-ups happen roughly every [...]
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