EWW! Is That Period Blood?!
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is people’s aversion to menstrual blood. Perhaps I’m just super comfortable with my body or took one too many reproductive health classes or maybe I’m just gross, but I really don’t get why people are so thoroughly disgusted by menstrual blood. I’ve been thinking a lot about [...]
...read moreBuzz’s Girlfriend? Woof!
Oh John Hughes, you will be missed.
...read moreThe Last Abortion Doctor
There’s a must-read piece in Esquire about Dr. Warren Hern, the last doctor in the United States to specialize in late-term abortions. It’s an interesting, nuanced piece, and I would recommend reading the whole thing — it neither lionizes nor demonizes Dr. Hern, and instead casts him as a complex and good-hearted human being. The [...]
...read moreSo, What Is Feminist Mothering?
Following up on my earlier post about AP, sacrifice, and feminism, I thought it would be good to try to nail down some guiding (but not limiting) principles for feminist mothering. Andrea O’Reilly has written tons about this topic; in fact, her new book, FEMINIST MOTHERING, is one example. Let me quote from the book [...]
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