Embryonic Personhood – Blogging for Choice Part 5
Pro-lifers argue that life begins at conception and ends at natural death. They argue that a fertilized egg is just as human as a three-year-old child. They argue that embryonic stem cell research, which could cure all kinds of diseases and save million of lives, is immoral because embryos are just as human as you [...]
...read moreNewsflash: Americans Fuck
95 percent of them before marriage. NEW YORK (AP) — More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past. “This is reality-check research,” [...]
...read moreMagical drug turns women into chatterboxes, walking virgin/whore dichotomies
Oxytocin — you know, that fabulous substance that sluts use up, leaving them unable to bond with long-term partners — is also the reason that chicks gossip and go to the bathroom in pairs. And here I thought it was only to escape that mouth-breathing dude who won’t leave you alone, or borrow a tampon. [...]
...read moreEarth v. Bush
I would just like to take a minute and thank the President for the fact that I wore a summer dress to school today, and had a pleasant walk home, as it was 60 degrees despite the fact that the sun had gone down hours before. I know this isn’t exactly his doing, but he [...]
...read moreWell this goes well with my glass of Rioja
Maybe the greatest news ever. Now if only steak frittes would make me thin and blogging would make me rich, I’d be set for life.
...read moreWhat the Michael J. Fox/Stem Cell Response Ad Should Have Said
I love it. Thanks to David for the link.
...read moreMichael J. Fox: 1, B-List Godbag Celebrities: 0
The Republicans are bringing out the big guns to respond to Michael J. Fox’s incredibly moving ad promoting candidates who support stem cell research: James “Movie Jesus” Caviezel, Patricia “Feminist For Life” Heaton, and a couple of Missouri football players. Let’s get this straight: Because there won’t be cures for 15 years, stem cell research [...]
...read moreBras vs. Headcoverings
Okay, so in comments to one of the Hijab Monday posts folks got onto the subject of what kind of article of clothing worn by Western women might be equivalent to the hijab in terms of cultural/patriarchal pressure to wear it, wearing it won’t protect you from harassment but might keep you from getting branded [...]
...read moreThe Birds and the Bees are Gay
“Crime against nature” my ass. Thanks to my dear sister Chrissy for the link.
...read moreGood News!
The Male Pill may soon be a reality: For the first time, a safe, effective and reversible hormonal male contraceptive appears to be within reach. Several formulations are expected to become commercially available within the near future. Men may soon have the options of a daily pill to be taken orally, a patch or gel [...]
...read moreI thought cameramen tasted like chicken
I, for one, welcome our winetasting robot overlords. (Via)
...read moreFact-Checking Lazy Sexist Assumptions
You’ve probably heard someone make the assertion that women use 20,000 words and men only use 7,000 or thereabouts. And you’ve probably wondered exactly where that statistic comes from, because the person citing the stat typically waves in the direction of “studies” to support it. But, you know, it sounds like it might be right, [...]
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