One Billion Rising and Dance as a Radical Act
For Valentine’s Day, I wrote about the One Billion Rising movement that is staging actions around the world today to bring attention to the epidemic of violence against women. I was initially unconvinced; here’s why I came around:
...read more…and after you’ve stopped with the bathing suit pictures, maybe stop having breasts.
The following may be triggering for some, as it concerns the physical abuse of young girls. I can’t even. What the fuck. I’m working on the afore-mentioned “white Jewish lady” post (more accurately: I appeared on Russian TV yesterday to discuss Israel/Palestine but am having a hard time embedding the video) but in the meantime, [...]
...read moreWho’s to blame for rape?
Rapists, perhaps? No, silly rabbit, loose women are to blame when someone sexually assaults them. Apparently a sizable portion of the Scottish population believes that women are at least partially to blame for their own rapes if they do things like flirt, drink, wear “revealing” clothing, or have “many” sexual partners. A Scottish Executive spokesman [...]
...read moreA Day of Mourning
Tisha b’Av, a day of fasting and mourning, began last night, and continued all day today. Jwablog has info on how the commemorative day has been used to recognize violence against women: Tonight marks the start of Tisha b’Av, a day of fasting and mourning for the Jewish community. Traditionally, Tisha b’Av commemorates the destruction [...]
...read moreHello
I’m excited to join the ranks of the other guest-bloggers this summer, and I will have a more substantial post up in just a little bit but thought I would introduce myself first. I live in Kansas, otherwise known as fly-over country to many of you. I’m a student of psychology with a focus on [...]
...read moreDe-funding anti-violence oranizations in the name of religion makes my vagina (and the Baby Jesus) cry
Shankar sent me this video of Eve Ensler talking about The Vagina Monologues, and how VDay came about. It’s worth a watch, even if you don’t love The Vagina Monologues. The first few minutes are of Ensler reciting the opening monologue of the play, but after that she discusses the epidemic of violence against women [...]
...read moreHaven’t we heard this before?
Garance Franke-Ruta has a piece at TAPPED refuting Christina Hoff-Summers’ claim that American feminists, like, totally ignore women in Islamic countries. Oh, I so love this claim. Just Google “Mavis Leno” or “Ms. Foundation” and “Afghanistan,” hm? Both were working for Afghan women years and years before any of the wingnuts discovered the value of [...]
...read moreWe’re getting tired of prying your guns from your cold, dead hands
Gun control isn’t exactly my #1 issue. I’ve never touched a gun in my entire life, but I hear they can be a lot of fun on the shooting range. I don’t really get why leaving the gun industry totally unregulated is such an important issue for folks, but I do get why folks want [...]
...read moreJust when you think fashion couldn’t get any more misogynist…
It goes and surprises you. On a recent episode of America’s Next Top Model — hosted by Strong Woman Tyra Banks — the models were made to do a photo shoot in which they were all supposed to look like they had been murdered. Each woman got a different style of death — electrocuted, stabbed, [...]
...read moreThank Feminism
Rape has significantly decreased over the past 40 years. You know who to thank. The most likely explanation involves impressive generational developments. In 1970, women made up one-third of all college students (versus 57% today), earned about one-fourth of all young-adult income (versus nearly half today) and made up small fractions of doctors and lawyers [...]
...read moreFor Valentine’s Day, I want an awkward drunken make-out session
And all I got was this lousy dinner date. Maybe my man will be chivalrous enough to open doors, give me flowers, and then smack me around some — you know, as his personal statement against the evils of the radical feminist V-Day, which abhorrently raises money for charities that fight violence against women and [...]
...read moreBipartisanship, My Fat Fanny
Another entrant in the parade of Bush appointees meant to take down the government offices to which they’re appointed: Mary Beth Buchanan, Bush’s new appointee to head the Office on Violence Against Women. From Jessica: Buchanan’s claims to fame? She’s an enthusiastic cheerleader of the Patriot Act. (It preserves civil liberties, she says!) She spent [...]
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