It’s 10pm. Do you know where your local roving gangs of lesbians are?
Best. O’Reilly. Ever. Apparently there is a rampant infestation of pink-pistol-toting lesbian gangs (seriously), wreaking havoc on cities across the nation with their combat boots, short haircuts, and unnatural love of softball. They are recruiting children in schools to be members of their “lower socio-economic crew” — I suspect from the same school Emperor Misha [...]
...read moreSix questions for Feministe readers
I suddenly realized that one of the lovely perks about being able to guest blog here this week is that I get to ask questions to a very large audience, much larger than I am used to. I’m in the process of working on two posts that are incomplete so until they are polished, I [...]
...read moreComparing Circumcisions
I’m pleased to see that this post hasn’t turned into a “What about the MENZ?!?!” shitshow. Unfortunately, the same thing can’t be said for Amanda’s post on the same topic, even though she specifically expressed her irritation with such comments. Just a dozen or so comments in, a dude shows up to inform everyone of [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten
The “Worst Court EVA” edition. 1. Nina Simone – Ooh Child 2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Breathless 3. John Coltrane – Soul Eyes 4. Tom Waits – Lost in the Harbour 5. Justin Timberlake – FutureSex / LoveSound 6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Over and Over Again 7. Franz Ferdinand [...]
...read moreResegregation is the new black
Every Supreme Court decision seems to get worse and worse: With competing blocs of justices claiming the mantle of Brown v. Board of Education, a bitterly divided Supreme Court declared Thursday that public school systems cannot seek to achieve or maintain integration through measures that take explicit account of a student’s race. Voting 5 to [...]
...read moreFacebook for the preps, Myspace for the weird kids?
Hi everyone, I’m your new guest-blogger, filling in for piny sporadically over the summer, probably depending on whether piny has net access in Europe and lines up more guest bloggers, and how much I have to say. A little more about me: I’m the queer, multi-racial trans woman of Asian descent from around these parts [...]
...read moreJessicas are all pretty bitches
So true. Dedicated to my favorite Jessica of them all. I generally like Jessicas (but perhaps that’s because I also like pushy broads and hot babes). I tend to dislike Jennifers* but do well with Jens and Jennies. I like Kates, but rarely Katies. The Jezebel readers seem to think that for men, Chris and [...]
...read moreNot Good.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases for Guantanamo detainees. I want the detainees to have their day in court. I want to see the backwards, illogical and dangerous justifications for Guantanamo evaluated and shot down. I want to see Guantanamo shut down, and I want to see our government place enough faith in [...]
...read moreThe content of their character.
Brownfemipower has more on intentionally obscuring desegregation as an anti-racist goal in and of itself: but then i got to the very first comment in the long list of wonderful comments which was as follows: Affirmative action is all about judging people by the color of their skin, and not by the content of their [...]
...read moreRead ‘Ems
Lots of good stuff to read today: Three of my favorite political writers have pieces up on HuffPo today — Ari Melber on the influence (or lack of it) that Michael Moore’s Sicko will have at the polls, Bill Scher on Ann Coulter, and Ali Eteraz on American humanitarism. Ali writes: The evolution of American [...]
...read moreEgypt Outlaws Female Genital Cutting
Two girls sit next to an old knife that is used to perform female circumcision during a rite of passage ceremony in 2001. via. Good on them. Ninety-seven percent of Egyptian women have undergone clitoridectomies, according to a survey conducted in 2000. A twelve-year-old girl recently died while undergoing the procedure. Wikipedia has a pretty [...]
...read moreWait a minute…
Apparently, seeking a judicial bypass is evidence that you are not mature enough for a judicial bypass. In fact, being a minor is a huge strike against you: After the hearing the judge found that “she lacked the maturity to decide whether to have an abortion.” The court emphasized her “unwillingness to communicate with her [...]
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