Tag Archives: WTF?

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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The Times of Your Life

So, Corey Haim died yesterday. It was, of course, tragic. How sad, to lose someone who had talent too soon, and who was a part of great things. Even more sad is to know that he struggled, always thinking that … Continue reading

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That Stuff on Your Shoe…

So this thing happened…or is happening…I am not sure. I have this fabulous co-contributor at FWD/Forward. Our musical tastes kind of overlap in some circles. I am not the fountain of trivial knowledge I used to be, so I don’t … Continue reading

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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

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My Congressmand Does Not, In Fact, Rock the Casbah

After almost a month of correspondence and petition signing, Congressman Stupak finally got around to having one of his aides respond to me. In fairness, this letter is fairly well tailored based on what I actually wrote, and yet, it … Continue reading

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This Moment's WTF?

When The Kid was born she was 7 lbs and 14 ounces.  Not huge by baby standards, really.  She was 21 inches long, and had a perfectly round head*.  I nursed exclusively until I had my wisdom teeth out after … Continue reading

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Important Announcement

This post brought to you by Teh Feminist Kitteh Collective. PS:  I use adult language.  Nyah. If you read this article, and the only response you have is: “Japanese Bitch” or “Stupid Slant Eyes” and are called out on your … Continue reading

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Zuh?

So, I am pretty sure this will go over like a fart in church: According to the Hollywood Reporter, the rights holders of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – which began as the 1992 crapmound film starring Kristy Swanson and was later transformed by … Continue reading

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A first look…at failure

Via the facebook group for the racebending of Avatar I find this USA Today article in my inbox this morning.  The “First Look” at the cast for the upcoming Last Airbender movie. The article, for the non-link followers, features pictures … Continue reading

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Someone hand me a tissue!

The funniest thing I have read today is that when Same Sex Marriage is passed then people will be able to sue pastors and churches for refusing to marry them, cuz, ya know, they don’t refuse to marry people now, … Continue reading

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