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Presenting ¡PRESENTE!

Nezua of The Unapologetic Mexican is involved in the launch of a new site and organization called Presente, which aims to unite Latin@s and Hispanics politically. Here’s what Nez says: OVER AND OVER we hear about The Hispanic Vote™ and The Latino/a Vote® and it is a real thing we are talking about in all [...]

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Rape Means Rape

Mikki Halpin goes after the use of the term “rape” to mean “anything bad that happened to me” — like performing poorly on an exam or being on the losing team. She’s absolutely right: “People use the word ‘rape’ to hype an experience, such as Jon Stewart’s political critique of Jim Cramer’s financial predictions,” says [...]

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New Hampshire! [is not as great as I thought. See update below.]

Live free or die, baby. Notably, conservatives were right: This is the kind of havoc that breaks loose when you put the ladies in charge: First, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to raise the state’s gasoline tax by 15 cents over three years. Then the House approved a bill allowing the use of [...]

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Inside a “Crisis Pregnancy Center”

We’ve covered Crisis Pregnancy Centers quite a bit here on Feministe, and regular readers are probably aware of their deceptive, manipulative and sometimes dangerous practices. Tina Dupuy’s investigation into Los Angeles County CPCs reveals that these centers haven’t changed their ways, despite increasing exposure. Avenues is a California primary clinic, fully licensed and accredited by [...]

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Miss California deserved the “assholes” tag

I put up this post taking Miss California to task for her anti-gay views, and a few commenters objected to the fact that I tagged the post “assholes” (others wondered what made Miss CA so different from Barack Obama). Here’s your answer: The reigning Miss California has gone to Washington to help launch a campaign [...]

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Here’s Your Damn Cookie

Here’s Your Damn Cookie

So, you know those guys who think that they’re sooooo great for not beating their wives and for thinking women should be equal and all, and therefore feminists owe them some kind if immediate and sincere recognition?  And how we’re always asking them if they want a cookie for their trouble? Well, someone actually decided [...]

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Right Now: On Against the Grain Radio

Listen in!

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I’ll admit it: I was wrong.

Remember when I said that Men’s Rights Activists don’t get laid? Turns out I was wrong: (In my defense, I only said they don’t get laid much).

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