Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday
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...read moreShould we legislate against street harassment?
If it’s just verbal, then my short answer is “no.” Doesn’t make it ok, and doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take other steps to counter it, but legislating against it? No.
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Christine O’Donnell and Sexism
So Gawker published a really ridiculous, journalistically irresponsible hit piece on Christine O’Donnell, who is running for a senate seat in Delaware. O’Donnell is a religious conservative fond of making slightly-off statements about how she’s not a witch and masturbation is adultery; part of her platform is the promotion of “sexual purity” and conservative values. [...]
...read moreIf Maura Kelly doesn’t like seeing fat people, perhaps she should get a room and not leave it.
File this one under “If you think these things, you are an asshole, and if you publish them on the internet and in a major magazine you are really the worst human being”: Marie Claire writer Maura Kelly pens a whole piece about how “fatties” on TV should “get a room,” because she doesn’t like [...]
...read moreSisterhood is Powerful
A new study is out indicating that having a sister makes a person happier: “Having a Sister Makes You Happier”: that was the headline on a recent article about a study finding that adolescents who have a sister are less likely to report such feelings as “I am unhappy, sad or depressed” and “I feel [...]
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New Time Suck
Pinterest. Basically, it’s an electronic pin-board, where you can save images that you like and share them with others. You can also search images for themes you like. I’m using it to consolidate apartment-decorating ideas — like the picture above of magnolias printed on the page of a dictionary, which I recently purchased from Etsy. [...]
...read moreWe’ve just passed 250 000 comments.
Some blew our minds with horrible – see the Next Top Troll contest – some were so amazing they’ve stuck with us for years. It’s a milestone well worth the marking. Thanks for being a part of the community, commenters.
...read moreNew Report Shows Trans* People Experience Huge Gaps in Health Care Access
Earlier this month, the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released the National Transgender Discrimination Survey Report on Health and Health Care (pdf). Reliable statistics on trans* people are notoriously difficult to come by, and among those that exist, many are outdated and/or derived from very small sample [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Post a short description of something you’ve written this week, along with a link. Make it specific – don’t just link your whole blog. Happy Sunday!
...read moreWhat a terrorist looks like
By now, the story of Juan Williams losing his job over racist remarks is old news. And I think Williams, like Rick Sanchez, deserved to be terminated. Everyone is entitled to their views, but you are not necessarily entitled to express racist views at work (and your views can still be racist even if a [...]
...read moreA(n)nals of Online Dating
Anyone who has internet-dated knows the kinds of… characters… that you can come across. But the below message which was sent to a friend of mine may take the cake for Best (worst) Online Dating Message Ever: hey, I saw your profile ..and um…well, i thought i’ll write. From your profile it seems like like [...]
...read moreFood for a dollar
A fascinating look in the New York Times at what $1 buys you. It’s helpful context for people who argue that The Obesity Epidemic wouldn’t be such a big deal, and Americans wouldn’t be in such poor health, if we just at more fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits and vegetables — and especially specialty organic [...]
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