What I Wish Rachel Maddow Would Say to David Vitter
***TRIGGER WARNING: Descriptions of homophobic and transphobic violence*** It’s come to light that noted misogynist David Vitter, the Senator who protected his women’s rights staffer after he slashed his girlfriend with a knife and threatened to kill her and who doesn’t think abortion is a “women’s issue,” is also a raging homophobe. I know, I [...]
...read moreQuick Hit: Child Rapist Polanski Freed in Switzerland
Swiss authorities have denied a U.S. extradition request for child rapist Roman Polanski and freed him from house arrest. Polanski has been a fugitive from justice for 32 years, after pleading guilty to statutory rape and skipping the country while awaiting sentencing. Sadly, there’s nothing unusual in itself about a child rapist getting away with [...]
...read moreSmashing Street Harassment? There’s an App for That!
***Trigger Warning for description of street harassment*** (Mild, with no violence, but I’d rather be overly cautious than trigger someone!) A couple of months ago, I was walking on the street by my house, sobbing. I’d just had a huge fight with my mom, hung up on her, and felt so miserable I didn’t even [...]
...read moreWhen Feminists Attack Other Feminists for Page Views
Yesterday, Slate’s Emily Gould dropped this post accusing Jezebel of playing on women’s insecurities to pimp them out to advertisers and masking said tactic in the guise of feminism. If the post itself weren’t a mess of contradictions and hypocrisy, the fact that she used the oldest trick in the online feminist playbook – trashing [...]
...read moreGoogle Says the World Was Made, Made Pretty By Men
Like Frau Sally Benz, I was excited to see Frida Kahlo in all her beautiful, feminist glory on the Google homepage today – I love her! Then I had to ask the question I always ask: “How many women versus men has Google honored this way?” As often happens, the answer made me want to [...]
...read moreHowdy, Y’all!
Hi there, feminists on the internet. So nice of you to invite me over for a couple weeks – let me know if I use too many dishes or if hanging my bras on the bathroom door is not what you meant by “make yourself comfortable.” I’m Shelby Knox and I’m an itinerant feminist organizer. [...]
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