Transit cuts hurt car drivers too
The Post-Gazette has a story today detailing the costs of transit cuts in the city of Pittsburgh. The city’s Port Authority needs $47 million to avoid cuts of 35 percent. According to the P-G, the Port Authority would have to reduce services hours by 35 percent, lay off 555 employees, and eliminate more than 40 [...]
...read moreHere Tits: The Wet Nurse and the Revival Of Mammy
Well everything old is new again. I was reading Hoyden About Town when I came across a link for wet nurses. My initial reaction was WTF….seriously…not in the year 2008. As a WOC the idea that you can, or should pay someone to breast feed your child is extremely problematic. For those that aren’t aware, [...]
...read moreLipstick Feminism and Dressing The Part
Beauty as power is something that is taught to every young girl. Common adjectives that are used to compliment girls often refer to how pretty, sweet, or kind that they are. Very seldom do we reward girls for their intelligence, assertiveness, or passion. As a child becomes a woman she internalizes the idea that is [...]
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