INCITE! Needs Your Help
A whole bunch of other feminist blogs have posted this, so chances are that you’ve already seen it. But just in case . . . Dear INCITE! friends and supporters, On the eve of the 3 year anniversary of the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent government criminal negligence and assaults on [...]
...read moreHow to Create a Feminist Burlesque Scene
I’ve been privileged enough to spend a good portion of the last two summers involved in creating a queer neo-burlesque scene in Mexico City with an amazing group of talented individuals. It all started two years ago when a group of new chilango friends found out I did burlesque and arranged for me to perform [...]
...read moreSarah Palin and the Drink America’s Milkshake Party
Within twenty-four hours of Obama’s history-making speech, McCain made another historical announcement, the addition of the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major American party since the Mondale-Ferraro ticket. And just as in the case with Mondale, many pundits view the addition of Palin to the Republican ticket as a gamble, or as one commenter [...]
...read moreGustav
A few days after the three year anniversary of Katrina — and later, Rita — many of our neighbors in the Southern U.S. are gearing up for another big storm before they’ve even recovered from the first one. After hitting the Dominican Republic and Haiti with devastating force, it leveled low-laying towns in Cuba. On [...]
...read moreMusical Interlude
Big Boi feat. Mary J. Blige and DJ Drama – “Something’s Gonna Have to Give” Lyrics (below the jump):
...read moreJohn McCain thinks women are stupid
Last night, upon hearing that Sarah Palin was McCain’s pick for VP, I thought it was bad news for us (but a good decision on his part). But after watching her speech, I’m re-considering. The invocation of Democratic women — particularly Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton — came across as shameless pandering, especially in light [...]
...read moreSeriously, CNN?
Palin has been the VP pick for all of five minutes, and already one of the (male) reporters on CNN just asked another reporter something along the lines of, “Now, Palin also has a baby with Down’s Syndrome. Those children require an awful lot of care. Do you think she’ll be able to balance taking [...]
...read moreCrap.
Even in Viet Nam, we’re getting word (via NYTimes.com and various folks on g-chat) that it’s Palin for McCain’s VP. Not good. She has a solid resume. She’s not an old white dude, which makes McCain look less stodgy. Biden will have a harder time debating against her without coming across as a bully (especially [...]
...read moreCaught Between the Tiger and the Crocodile
SD from the Foreign Affairs blog (a blog which tagline reads: Rantings on Cambodia, politics, human rights, corruption, feminism, the environment and other topics that provoke, interspersed with posts on life, the universe and everything) posted this interesting video on the issues impacting sex workers in Cambodia: SD writes: The popular opinion is that the [...]
...read moreAs promised…
Well, my time here at Feministe draws to a close…technically, it ends tomorrow, but I have some doctor appointments today and a dance competition beginning this eve, so my presense will be fleeting! I want to thank the Feministe crew for having me, and yes, now as promised… Some sex workers rights/outreach organizations- of varying type [...]
...read moreWomen’s Health: More Than Our Uteruses, Breastmilk, or Offspring
An interesting conversation is brewing among New York Times readers about a recent post in the paper’s “Well” blog about prescription drug sharing among women. Blogger Tara Parker-Pope wrote, “…drug-sharing rates were highest among younger women ages 18 to 44, raising special concerns about side effects and health risks of unchecked prescription drug use among [...]
...read moreNew Comment Policy
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