The chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain. And, uh, support for Mike Huckabee
I’m with Ezra (and Andrew?) — this may be the greatest political ad of all time: Pam has more. Apparently Chuck Norris is a raging conservative (shocking, I know). Maybe if Huckabee gets elected, schools will finally have science textbooks that clearly state that there is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals [...]
...read moreTwo Words: Shut Up.
This article, and the comments in response, make me want to throw something. The (white, male) author bemoans the frequency of teen pregnancy amongst the low-income, mostly non-white girls he teaches. He writes: It happens too often. A female student approaches my desk, says “Mr. Okun?”, and and whispers the two words no adult wants [...]
...read moreWomen receive less care in Canadian ICUs
There’s a disturbing disparity in death rates between critically ill men and women: Older women with heart failure and other critical conditions receive less life support and die more than men in intensive care units, according to a disturbing new Canadian study. This difference was most pronounced among women over age 50, who were 32% [...]
...read moreHelp the Pretty Bird Woman House
The Pretty Bird Woman House on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota provides emergency shelter, aid, counseling, and a variety of other services to women in need. Unfortunately, it’s in dire financial straits after a series of attacks. South Dakota has ongoing problems with sexual assault and abuse, with Amnesty International reporting that: High [...]
...read moreMistress Hillary
God Maureen Dowd is an asshole sometimes. We get it: Sen. Clinton is one aggressive bitch. But do we have to go for the obvious Dominatrix joke? And are we seriously evaluating candidates on how well they’ll stand up to a “spank” from Clinton?
...read moreSri Lankan migrant workers face abuse
In order to keep them able to work for low wages. The article leaves a lot to be desired. For example: Sri Lanka is caught up in a catch-22 situation in relation to female migrant workers. On one hand, the absence from their homes has led to many social consequences like lack of parental guidance [...]
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I knew I hated Angie Harmon
I’m not a smart, I just play one on TV. I love me some Law & Order re-runs, but Angie Harmon always made me want to punch something. Turns out my instincts were right: I really don’t know how I feel about [a woman in the White House]. I see the positive parts of it. [...]
...read moreSad/Disturbing News of the Day
Three boys ages 8 and 9 stand accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in Georgia. I’m not sure there’s much more to say other than Jesus Christ.
...read moreGood repro rights news out of Mass
The governor there has expanded the clinic buffer zone to 35 feet, giving women easier access to reproductive health care without harassment. Unsurprisingly, anti-choicers are upset that the buffer zone gets in their way of “counseling” women by screaming, finger-wagging, and videotaping them. Thanks to Kristen for the link.
...read moreBrave college newspaper columnist reserves his right to yell, “I’m not gay”
We really do need an “Entitled idiot douchebag college newspaper columnist” category. The latest, sent on by Doug, is written by Virginia student Alex Cortes. Cortes finds it extremely important to emphasize how he is not gay, and therefore wants the right to scream out his not-gayness at Virgina football games. The background is this: [...]
...read moreReligious extremists in Iraq: They’re just like Us!
Anti-choice misogynist crazies aren’t confined to the U.S. and Canada — religious conservatives kill gynecologists in Iraq, too. Male gynaecologists are being targeted by Islamic extremists in Iraq as they are accused of invading the privacy of women. Women’s NGOs have raised concerns as there are few women gynaecologists in the country and their male [...]
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Miss Landmine Angola
(Updated) The Miss Landmine Angola competition is a pageant that seeks to celebrate female empowerment and expand definitions of beauty. I’m no huge fan of pageants, and I can understand arguments against adopting regressive practices like beauty contests even in an effort to challenge beauty norms. Seeing women in bikinis isn’t exactly revolutionary; but seeing [...]
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