Friday Favorites
We’re instituting a new tradition here at Feministe: Friday Favorites. We’ll post some of our favorite things, and then you post some of your favorite things, and we will all share favorites. It will be fun and great and fun. And funnest of all, there are no rules! You can post anything that is a current favorite. So here we go with a few of mine:
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Who wears the pants in this economy? Hanna Rosin’s book, “The End of Men,” is excerpted in the NY Times. I haven’t read it yet, because I am dreading reading it. But you should read it. Did you see Clint Eastwood’s speech at the RNC last night? Oh man. You should see it. Bill Nye [...]
...read moreSupport BARISTA
Feministe friends Nona Willis Aronowitz and Aaron Cassara are working on a great project and they could use your help.
...read moreMe and You and Everyone We Don’t Know: A Reflection on Discourse
(Trigger/content warning: religious upbringing, childhood trauma) The past week has provided the opportunity for a lot of unexpected self-reflection. While a guest at Feministe, I am navigating more exposure, and more feedback, than I’ve ever experienced. Most aspects of this have been wonderful and fun. Predictably, some parts have been harder to swallow. I had [...]
...read moreRNC Open Thread
Are you watching? I am watching. Why am I watching? I don’t even have a TV; I’m streaming it on C-SPAN. I hate myself.
...read morePeople, Please Get Your Act Together (now with 53% more clarification!)
People today are self-absorbed. They don’t care what anyone thinks. There is less focus on discipline, integrity, boundaries, fairness, honesty, and respect. Living in society is not getting everything you want. It’s not about focusing exclusively on your own wants and needs. It is about being a useful and respectful person in society. Based on my experience as a legal adult for the past 13 years, I’ve found that about a quarter of people are self-absorbed, self-centered assholes and feel entitled to do anything they want.
...read moreChildren in Public, Round 3403942
The New York Times’ “Room for Debate” topic this week is kids. Specifically, “Are modern parents being rude when they impose on other people on sidewalks, planes and bar stools? Or just doing what’s best for their children?” Per usual, there are some worthwhile contributions. And then there are the clueless:
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The Matinee Cure: A 1st World Solution to Heartbreak
(I am working on a bigger piece for Feministe, but thought I would post a few of my favorites from my “other” kind of writing in the mean time, which is to warn you that these are creative stories about dating, parenting, and other Los Angeles adventures.) [Trigger Warning: Sexual Content] My child’s classmates regularly [...]
...read moreTom Smith clarifies: Rape is only like having a baby out-of-wedlock to fathers.
A lot of attention has been paid to Rep. Todd Akin’s asinine assertion that “legitimate rape” can’t result in pregnancy, and Republicans have been backpedaling left and right to distance themselves from such idiocy. Take, for instance, Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith (mentioned in Jill’s post), who knows full well that rape, “legitimate” or not, can result in pregnancy. For instance, his daughter had sex out of wedlock, and she got pregnant, and it’s pretty much the same thing.
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