Cuz Ya Know, We Support Our Troops!
Guest-blogger Roxanne here. An article that originally appeared at CSM and republished yesterday at Military.com illustrates just how much we Americans support our fighting women and men in the armed services. Here’s a snip: Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are now showing up in the nation’s homeless shelters. While the numbers are still [...]
...read moreOpinions sought from non-trolls
Flute here, not Lauren. I’ve just been speaking at length with my local MP about his position on abortion as it was reported that he is against government funding for it. He said that although he is personally against abortion, he is against any cuts or changes to the system and supports the right to [...]
...read moreThe fall and rise of community
Flute here, not Lauren. Humans are social animals. Yet today, through decades of targeted marketing, people place more value on consumer products than they do on each other. Gone are the days where social capital was the major currency of life, it has been replaced by the cold hard greenback. Now a persons capacity to [...]
...read moreMother’s time: diary study
I don’t usually do this (Flute here, not Lauren) blogging at the weekend lark, but an interesting study on how parents spend their time was highlighted in one of the weekend newspapers. Here is the newspaper story, and here is the full report. Interesting points include: Working mothers spend as much “active” time with their [...]
...read moreTrans In Iran
Obligatory disclaimer: I am not Ms. Lauren, nor was meant to be; I am Charles Johnson, guest blogging on Ms. Lauren’s behalf while she takes a much-deserved break. You can normally find me at Rad Geek People’s Daily. Here’s a fascinating read (thanks, LiveJournal feminist community) from several days ago in the Los Angeles Times, [...]
...read moreCuter than Pablo?
Seeing as its Friday afternoon in Australia and while I am here you will kneel in worship to my timezone, its catblogging time. You give us effluence like “Everybody Loves Raymond”, I give you early cats. Another example of how free trade agreements screw the small folk. I used to hate cats. My wife wanted [...]
...read moreIn depth SOTU analysis
Flute here again, not Lauren. I read Bush’s annual turn at the comedy club, in case you missed it, it went like this. Ignore the shitty economy, you’ve never had it so good, spend money on tanks and bombs not health and education, love God, hate the queers and dykes, don’t screw a business in [...]
...read moreFree Rodi Alvarado and all political prisoners!
Obligatory disclaimer: I am not Ms. Lauren, nor was meant to be; I am Charles Johnson, guest blogging on Ms. Lauren’s behalf while she takes a much-deserved break. You can normally find me at Rad Geek People’s Daily. If you’re not too busy getting hammered with Roxanne and following the latest jots and tittles from [...]
...read moreRelax, the battle is won
There is a perception in the Australian media (yes, its Flute here again, not Lauren) perperuated mainly by right wing women that there is no need for feminism anymore, if that is the case then why: * In 1966 there were 32% of women in full time work, in 1999 this had risen to a [...]
...read moreBombing for Choice
Obligatory disclaimer: I am not Ms. Lauren, nor was meant to be; I am Charles Johnson, guest blogging on Ms. Lauren’s behalf while she takes a much-deserved break. You can normally find me at Rad Geek People’s Daily. While doing a bit of Googling for a citation of the decision in Roe v. Wade, I [...]
...read moreSOTU Drinking Game
I personally think “taking a break from blogging” is code for “I’ve got a shitload of Shakespeare to read this week”. However, I relish the opportunity to share my wit and wisdom as a guest-blogger here at Feministe while my favorite metriculant bones-up on the Bard. I’m sure others in the blogosphere (hate that word, [...]
...read moreMore than just a woman’s issue
While I’m on this tirade about the abortion “debate” its important to remember that this issue concerns more than purely women’s rights. Let me make this abundantly clear. The cutting of government funding, or restriction in any way of abortions will not stop those with money from undergoing a procedure, that would be beyond the [...]
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