Dear Everyone: Please Stop with the Sarah Palin “Pregnancy Hoax” Rumors
This is so mind-blowingly stupid. An interesting footnote has emerged to a theory that raged around the Internet during Sarah Palin’s candidacy for Vice President. The theory is that Sarah Palin is actually the grandmother of her purported son Trig, not the mother, and that she staged a gigantic hoax during the campaign to cover [...]
...read moreI’m Afraid of Americans
OK, I am an American. But when casting about for a suitable pop-song title for a post about Palin’s expressed desire to meet her “political heroine,” the Iron Lady herself, Margaret Thatcher, this one just struck me as genius. For some reason, the mental picture I have of this meeting is a tiny, frail Thatcher [...]
...read morePalin and Disability Advocacy
The big news this week is that Sarah Palin is the latest contributor to Fox News. Christina Chew at Care2 asks what this means for people with disabilities – Palin promised in her campaign to be an advocate for special-needs children, but so far her “advocacy” hasn’t gone far beyond insisting that abortion is bad [...]
...read moreThe Answer to Your Question is “No.”
The New Agenda founder Amy Siskind asks, “Should Women Back Palin in 2012?” And yes, she appears to be serious. Siskin argues that Obama hasn’t been all that great for women, so we should take a chance on Sarah. Because, you know, Palin is a woman. And she played college basketball. And this one time [...]
...read moreToday in fascinating photos
Am I the only one who thinks this recent picture of Sarah Palin at a signing event in Alaska is simultaneously hilarious, disturbing, and extremely telling? Cross-posted at Women’s Glib.
...read morePalin’s anti-choice legacy
Via Feministing, a post by Clara Jeffery of Mother Jones tells us that one of Palin’s last acts in office was to accelerate a parental notice and consent law for women under 18 who are seeking abortion. We see this shit all the time: my sisters’ rights to our own bodies are routinely taken away [...]
...read moreRoss Douthat tries to understand teh sexism.
And fails. Here are lessons of the Sarah Palin experience, for any aspiring politician who shares her background and her sex. Your children will go through the tabloid wringer. Your religion will be mocked and misrepresented. Your political record will be distorted, to better parody your family and your faith. (And no, gentle reader, Palin [...]
...read moreWell this is awkward.
WARNING: Video contains live footage of animals being killed. In her role as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey. Then she gave an interview to a local news station while turkeys were slaughtered in the background. Uh… whoops. Here’s to an increase in Tofurkey sales this year.
...read moreHow will you cope if John McCain and Sarah Palin win?
Various feminist bloggers (myself included) weigh in at Jezebel. What will you do?
...read moreStrip Club Holds Sarah Palin Lookalike Contest
Via Sociological Images — a truly great blog I discovered recently — comes this story about a Sarah Palin lookalike contest held at Vegas strip club (oh, sorry, “gentleman’s club”). Lots of bikinis, sexualized use of guns and sexism abound. You can view more photographs of the event here. The saddest thing is that it’s [...]
...read moreActually, People Who Bomb Abortion Clinics Are Messengers From God
Liss has the transcript if you’re looking for some additional context.
...read more
Recent Comments