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Category Archives: feminism
Those Who Yell the Loudest…
A while back I was having a talk w/ The Guy. See, there were some related things that coincided with this little thing that happened where this celebrity you might have heard of, Amanda Palmer, together with her partner created … Continue reading
Action Alert Item — Stop the Deportation of Immigrant Military Veterans
Over at Change.org’s Immigrant Right’s blog Alex DiBranco, who is also my editor at the Women’s Rights blog, and pretty fabulous, has written an action item to demand that decision makers at the top take action to stop the deportation … Continue reading
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Tagged Immigrant Military Veterans, military, oy w/the poodles already, speak up!, WTF?
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Trust Me
see more Lolcats and funny pictures A couple of weeks ago I asked my PCM for a referral to OB/GYN to replace the IUD that I had to surrender over the summer. She and The Guy and I have been … Continue reading
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
I had the pleasure and delight to engage in a series I haven’t read before. My addiction to YA literature tends to disappoint me often in many areas. Even when I find myself pleased with the characters, the writing, and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, pop culture, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, women by women
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The Space Between…
The policing of other women’s bodies is never OK from a feminist standpoint. I can’t stress that point enough. It doesn’t serve any productive purpose in feminist discourse. It is mostly an understood concept among people outside of the mainstream … Continue reading
Here and There…
Shameless Self-Promotion time! I have a couple of new posts at Change’s Women’s Rights blog: This Just In: Sex Isn’t Going to Destroy You! : A study done by the University of Minnesota finds that only a fifth of sexually … Continue reading
Help Scarleteen!
If you don’t know Scarleteen, and I didn’t until this past summer, it is an incredible website devoted to giving teens (and everyone!) great, factual sexual education. The site is wonderful, and a fantastic reference for teens, especially since they … Continue reading
What Pictures Can't Tell You…
Glamour, in response to the thunderous applause they received for the photos of Lizzie Miller, seems to be putting out a calendar using this photo of some “plus-sized” women: I will give the criticism where it is due. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Glamour Magazine, race/racism, she doesn't look..., the racial spectrum
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Women in the Fight
Pearl Harbor Day is still on my mind… This photograph is truly amazing. It is from this slideshow at Life. Women rock. I love this photo because of the diversity of women apparent in it, and what that means to … Continue reading
