Jill
Jill has been blogging for Feministe since 2005.
“Stay tight, wear white”
-advice from a father to his 13-year-old daughter. Is it just me, or is that a completely disgusting thing to be saying? Feministing scours this one quite nicely, pointing out the huge double-standards in how parents talk about sex with their kids and how it perpetuates young people internalizing this kind of sexism. It’s worth [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten, 2nd Ed.
1. Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie 2. Sigur Ros – Heysatan 3. Velvet Underground – Perfect Day 4. Missy Elliott – Lose Control 5. The Fugees – The Score 6. Kanye West – Gold Digger 7. Ani Difranco – Lost Woman Song 8. Elliott Smith – Angel in the Snow 9. [...]
...read moreA Big THANK YOU
To Norbizness, for the fantastic Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall CD. Studying is much more enjoyable with this in the background. Now I actually have a chance at not failing out of law school. Thanks so much!
...read moreThe Smrt List
The World’s Top 100 Intellectuals. So why does the list include Thomas Friedman, Camille Paglia, Paul Wolfowitz and Larry Summers (among others) while leaving off people like Stephen Hawking, Noah Feldman, Ronald Dworkin and Judith Butler? And why is Bono on the “bonus” list? And where are all the women? Surely there are more female [...]
...read moreMore on Conley and Spousal Consent
The Conley article on “men’s right to choose” was sent out on the NYU Law Students for Choice listerve yesterday, and elicited some really good responses and questions. There were two in particular that I found so interesting (and challenging) that I wanted to post them here and see what you all think. I’ll use [...]
...read moreA Man’s Right to Choose
Oh Dalton Conley, I used to love you when I had you for Intro to Sociology. Why did you have to cross over to the dark side? (I would pick this apart, but I’ve done it before.)
...read moreThe Underwear Oracle
Because outlining for Torts is getting old. And I *heart* underwear. What Your Underwear Says About You When you’re bad, you’re very bad. And when you’re good, you’re still trouble! You’re sexy, in that pinup girl, tease sort of way. The Underwear Oracle Wow, the oracle is so right. How does it do that?!
...read moreNew York State of Mind
I love this city, I really do. But seriously, what the hell is going on lately? First, we have the bedbugs. Then, there’s paying $430 a foot for air – in my neighborhood. Come on now — we really don’t need any more assholes living up here. Cindy Sheehan is riding the 6 train (sadly, [...]
...read moreAlito, Abortion, and the Future of Roe
Lots and lots going on this week in the reproductive rights arena. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood is being argued right now, and is virtually guaranteed to have a major impact on the future of reproductive rights — if only to tell us how closely the Roberts court is willing to honor precedent. I wrote a [...]
...read moreI *Heart* Anderson Cooper
Seriously, what a babe. And now that he has his own column, I love him even more. I love him even despite his “Of course I’m straight!” posturing, like in this piece where he talks about what his mom (Gloria Vanderbilt), who just wrote her memoir, taught him about sex. It’s taken me a while [...]
...read moreHey, Retarded Homo AIDS Spreaders: Quit Making Me Be PC!
I wish I could have made up that insult all on my own, but I didn’t. It comes from a massive boo-hoo from a poor oppressed white guy who really doesn’t like it when you ask him not to call you the n-word — you’re limiting his right to free speech! Or something. He’s not [...]
...read moreFundraiser for the New York Abortion Access Fund
Wednesday, November 30th, 6-8pm at Beauty Bar (231 East 14th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). Suggested donation is $20, but give what you can. A blurb from the organization: During this holiday season, please help women who need your financial support to make the decisions that are right for their lives. Without abortion funds, [...]
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