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John McCain on Ellen
2008-05-24 00:00:00 John McCain was recently on Ellen , which at first I found odd. I sat here inquisitively thinking “Why Ellen, what are you doing?” And I just have to say, I heart Ellen. I can just read McCain’s thought process through this. “Maybe, just maybe, if I speak really slowly and don’t make direct ... More About: John , John McCain
Recent Reproductive Rights Triumphs
2008-05-22 00:00:00 There has been a lot of news on reproductive rights lately and sadly, I have not covered any of it. So here is all of the happy reproductive rights news I missed! Canada has approved emergency contraception pill, Plan B, for over-the-counter sale. Emergency contraception sale in Canada was available over-the-counter in 2005, ... More About: Rights , Recent
Still Think McCain is a Moderate?
2008-05-22 00:00:00 I have written a ton of articles on John McCain and as soon as every single one of these posts have went up, I have had at least one comment or direct email telling me that either I was wrong and that McCain is a moderate or I have been told that they thought he ... More About: Moderate
More of the Same McCain?100 Years in Iraq
2008-05-22 00:00:00 Yeah, yeah, today is obviously John McCain day. Following up on my statement that McCain is offering just more of the same when it comes to this country’s downfall, I saw this video today and it is kick ass. I can’t believe people are calling this asshole a war hero, maybe if he wasn’t suffering ... More About: Iraq , Years
Update on WrongCards
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Earlier this month I wrote a post on a particular ecard I saw on WrongCards. A week later, I received an email from the person who created the card. While they noted that what they sent me was a personal letter and I will not publish it in its entirety here, here are the important ... More About: Update
PETA Uses Girls in Bikinis to Draw Attention to Their Cause
2008-05-21 00:00:00 PETA isn’t new to using scantily clad, or even naked women as means to drive attention to their causes. For their latest demonstration, they decided that it would be a great idea if they locked some girls wearing yellow bikinis up in cages. Their press release reads: “Wearing sexy yellow bikinis outside the legislative meeting of ... More About: Girls , Bikinis , Draw , Attention , Peta
Women in the Work Place: Ask a Working Woman
2008-05-21 00:00:00 There are a tremendous amount of concerns when it comes to working women and how women are treated unfairly as opposed to men in the work place. Such concerns include equal pay, paid maternity leave, health care coverage and balancing work and family. Even with many women speaking up about how they are ... More About: Women , Work , Woman , Place , Working
Ellen is Getting Married!
2008-05-21 00:00:00 With California legalizing same-sex marriage, Ellen announced the day after that she and her girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, plan to get married! Her announcement received a standing ovation and as a long, long time Ellen fan, I am incredibly happy that she and her partner get to experience the married life–It’s about fucking time! Related ... More About: Getting Married , Married
Computer Viruses, I Hate You.
2008-05-17 00:00:00 Obviously I have not been updating this site as much as I used to nor as much as I should be and the reason for that is the dreaded computer virus. For the past three days I noticed that my Firefox has been acting incredibly weird, I couldn’t look at pictures because apparently every picture on ... More About: Computer , Hate , Hate You , Viruses
Bloggers Unite: Same-Sex Marriage
2008-05-17 00:00:00 When the person you want to spend the rest of your life with ends up in the hospital in the intensive care unit and you are told that you are not allowed to see them because you aren’t “family” is unacceptable. When the person you want to spend the rest of your life with gets ... More About: Marriage , Bloggers , Same-Sex Marriage
Bill O?Reilly?s Temper Hasn?t Changed
2008-05-15 00:00:00 Here’s a clip from Bill O ’Reilly , the early years; obviously he kept that great temper of his. Related PostsNo Related Post
Bloggers Unite for Human Rights 2008
2008-05-13 00:00:00 Bloggers Unite for Human Rights is taking place on May 15! This “blogging event” is being sponsored by Blog Catalog and they are urging all the bloggers out there to blog about human rights and draw attention to the challenges and successes of human rights issues. For those of you out there (much like ... More About: Human Rights , Bloggers , 2008
The Anti-Choice Agenda Gets Even More Ridiculous
2008-05-13 00:00:00 The anti-choice agenda is just getting even more ridiculous with every campaign that they introduce. The latest campaign The American Life League is pushing is The Pill Kills. The message behind this campaign is that the pills kills babies and that by using birth control you are subjecting your body to chemical abortions. ... More About: Agenda , Choice , Anti , Ridiculous
Not All Princesses Need a Prince
2008-05-13 00:00:00 Parents read to their children all the time; in fact, some expectant mothers read to their children while they are still in utero and one of the most popular things that parents read to their children are fairy tales. One thing you will be slapped in the face with repeatedly while reading any fairy tale ... More About: Prince , Princesses
The Infamous ?Obama Girl? and Mike Gravel
2008-05-11 00:00:00 I think I just may love this man. Shh, don’t tell my boyfriend. Seriously, though, to come across a politician that is so likable and all around seems like one of the nicest men you can meet; not to mention that his ideas for the presidency blow most of the other ideas out of the ... More About: Obama , Girl , Mike Gravel , Mike , Obama Girl
Mother?s Day and the Release of No Trespassing
2008-05-11 00:00:00 Today is Mother ’s Day and no matter how hard I try to forget about this day, it still manages to come, mock me and leave for another year. This day is by far a great day for most people–Mothers for one. It is also a great day for people to show their mothers how ... More About: Release
Don?t Even Think About Asking a Real Question at a Presidential Q&A
2008-05-09 00:00:00 Just about everyone who has been paying attention to politics lately has heard about how McCain called his wife a cunt back during his Senate bid in 1992. That priceless McCain anecdote has also received mass attention due to the publication of The Real McCain, a book by Cliff Schecter. If you haven’t heard ... More About: Question , Presidential
WrongCards Aren?t Only Wrong, They?re Disgusting
2008-05-09 00:00:00 I came across this site a few days ago and while the website name alone should have tipped me off to the type of content I would find there, I was pretty disturbed by a few of the images that I saw. With a name like Wrong Cards, sure, you can suspect that the content is going ...
The Abortion Superhero: NOT Funny
2008-05-07 00:00:00 Apparently kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach is considered a form of abortion. This is odd because in the world I live in, this is called blatant violence against women and something that people are prosecuted for. I must live on another planet or something, especially since a video of a man ... More About: Funny , Abortion , Superhero
Obama, The Radical Feminist
2008-05-07 00:00:00 Men’s rights activists aren’t too happy with Obama and his so-called radical feminist agenda. As you can most likely guess, men’s rights activists view feminism as a “dogmatic belief in a malevolent, all-pervasive conspiracy that renders its victims helpless.” …Heh, “victims.” They also believe that (while comparing Obama’s affiliation with Jereimah Wright and ... More About: Radical , Feminist
Happy International No Diet Day!
2008-05-07 00:00:00 Today is International No Diet Day, which I think is a fabulous day to celebrate! I believe that women should not be seen purely as sex symbols and that there is no such thing as a “perfect weight.” So often, when women are trying to reach their “perfect” weight by going on a diet, ... More About: Happy
A Lovely Example of Anti-Abortion Extremism
2008-05-03 00:00:00 While reading some kick ass feminist news over at Feministing, a picture on their Flickr widget caught my attention. The picture to your left is yet another lovely example of anti-abortion extremism. This picture was taken at the 2004 March for Women’s Lives in Washington, DC. By holding a sign that says something ... More About: Abortion , Extremism , Anti , Lovely
13 Things I Did While Not Working
2008-05-02 00:00:00 To continue my last post, I thought I would participate in this week’s Thursday Thirteen, even though it is almost Friday. So here you go, here are thirteen things that I did today while I should have been working, but wasn’t. Wrote down each and every thing I need to accomplish work-wise for the ... More About: Things , Working
I Need a Change of Scenery
2008-05-01 00:00:00 Or at least I think that’s my problem. Really, I don’t know what it is, but something definitely must change around these parts or I’m going to be a poor (yes, I believe with this economy it may be possible to be more poor than I already am) and very, very sad woman. ... More About: Change , Scenery
Feminism at its Finest: April 2008
2008-04-30 00:00:00 Hooray, it’s the April 2008 edition of Feminism at its Finest ! Carol presents Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, a great post on spousal abuse and when you know someone who is being abused by their spouse–physically or verbally. Definitely a must-read, so head on over toCan’t Holder Tongue. The Eclectic Female presents Recognizing Verbal Abuse in Relationships, ...
Anti-Choice Oklahoma
2008-04-30 00:00:00 The Oklahoma House has recently voted 80-12 in support of the Freedom of Conscious Act, also known as SB 1878. More About: Choice , Anti
Report It on Angela Shelton Day
2008-04-30 00:00:00 Happy Angela Shelton Day! Today is the day where the Report It campaign, a campaign motivating survivors of sexual assault to report their cases via an online form at the Report It website, comes to a close with the biggest rally of unified sexual assault survivors taking place at various courthouses across the country! Today, ...
Now Every Girl Can Be a Pole Dancer
2008-04-28 00:00:00 When I heard about this I thought it was a joke, but sadly, I was mistaken. With fans like Carmen Electra, Kylie Minogue, the Spice Girl s and Pussycat Dolls, The Peekaboo Pole Dancing Kit is a stripper pole that you can put in your home and practice how to be a real, live stripper! ... More About: Dancer
New Layout?Yes, Again
2008-04-27 00:00:00 After realizing that my 404 page broke the entire last theme I had up, I decided to spend the last two days trying to fix it. When that didn't work, I made a whole new layout. More About: Layout
Help Us Help You Help Others
More articles from this author:2008-04-27 00:00:00 For the month of April and in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Help Us Help You Help Others will be donating to SOAR (Speaking Out Against Rape) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
