Conservatives offended by “whitey”
Shockingly, the Michelle Obama “whitey” tape doesn’t exist. Knock me over with a feather. But even though Michelle never called anybody “whitey,” conservatives would still like to talk about how deeply offended they are by the fact that someone, somewhere, calls people “whitey.” Apparently “whitey” is actually a painful and cruel slur towards white people. [...]
...read more“when youth get involved in politics in large numbers, it is not a good thing”
Shorter Dennis Prager: “Get offa my lawn! Most adults throughout history have recognized that young people are likely to be unwise given their minuscule amount of life experience. After all, most adults, even among baby boomers, believe that they themselves are wiser today than 10 years ago, let alone than when they were 20 years [...]
...read more“Pro-Life” leader Jill Stanek shows her racist colors again
I wrote about anti-choice columnist and activist Jill Stanek a while back when she put up a post on her blog about how Chinese people eat fetuses. She’s a total nutbag, but she’s a nutbag who anti-choicers rally around, who has testified before Congress, and who has been invited to the White House by our [...]
...read moreYes We Cunt
Just in case you needed a (humorous) reminder of why John McCain is such an ass-bag (warning: not work- or child-safe because it uses the word “cunt” repeatedly): And yes, in case you haven’t heard the story (because the mainstream media hasn’t been reporting it), John McCain did indeed call his wife a cunt. The [...]
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You can buy more than just leggings at American Apparel
American Apparel, home to nightmare-boss Dov Charney, controversial ads, and aesthetically offensive metallic leggings is now planning on selling vibrators. Or, rather, they’re selling the Hitachi Magic Wand “massager,” which everyone knows is rarely used on the shoulders. I don’t really know what to think about this one, beyond yay to vibrators, but boo to [...]
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Domestic Workers Unite
A must-read article: “For too long we women have been silenced,” said Joycelyn Gill-Campbell, a Barbados-born nanny-turned-organizer for Domestic Workers United, one of the leading New York-based domestic rights groups, during a speech to her sister congressgoers. “But today we are in the forefront, we are moving forward… We are going to build an enormous [...]
...read moreProgressive Views on Sex Offender Release Programs
I am all for critiques of the prison industrial complex. I am all for critiques of the post-incarceration revenue machine that props up entire industries through parolee dollars. And, while this may surprise some readers, I am even all for re-structuring sex offender release rules that make it nearly impossible for sex offenders to re-enter [...]
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