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The Emma Goldman Clinic Wants to Hear About Your Experience
2008-06-05 00:00:00 I received an email a few days ago from the Medicaid Organizer for The Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City, IA. The clinic is starting an abortion stories project detailing the personal experiences of women who experienced financial setbacks or barriers any time in the process of seeking an abortion in Iowa. The clinic is ... More About: Experience , Hear
New Theme
2008-06-05 00:00:00 Menstrual Poetry has a new theme up! I was pretty sick of looking at all of the white and the very boring theme that was up before, so a friend of mine who runs Take Me Nowhere (that I also write for weekly–When I can remember) made this new, happy theme that has a very small ... More About: Theme
The Wii Fit: Showing Your Boyfriend?s True Colors
2008-06-05 00:00:00 The Wii Fit can certainly help many people who otherwise would never get off the couch and put their real video game controllers down, but it can also show you how big of an asshole your boyfriend is. This guy put a video up of his girlfriend in nothing but an over-sized T-shirt and ... More About: Boyfriend , Colors , True
Feminism at its Finest: May 2008
2008-06-05 00:00:00 The Feminism at its Finest blog carnival is a day late, so we’re just going to pretend that it’s still May; just for today! Of course, thanks to everyone who submitted their posts and to submit your posts for the June edition, which will be up on June 30, just go here. I would also ... More About: 2008
It is NOT Okay to Harass Women?And Here?s Why
2008-05-28 00:00:00 Many women are all too familiar with being harassed on the street. For some reason, when men get together they exude so much testosterone that they tend to believe that not only is the world their personal playground, but the women living in the world are also purely placed there for their amusement and ... More About: Women
The Message is Simple
2008-05-28 00:00:00 Power to the people. Give peace a chance. Mike Gravel is a politician who has always known where he stands when it comes to the issues affecting America. He is a politician who has always spoken out and stood up for his beliefs and the hopes of millions of Americans. He is ... More About: Message , Simple , The Message
Sexism Sells?Unfortunately
2008-05-28 00:00:00 On May 23, The Women’s Media Center and Media Matters launched the video below as well as an online petition to tell the media to stop treating women like a joke. All of the ridiculous, sexist comments made by the mainstream media hold absolutely no weight in the newscasts and the reporters who let such disgusting ... More About: Sexism
The Uterus Vase
2008-05-26 00:00:00 I saw this vase and immediately thought it was kick ass. After visiting the site it’s offered on, Pure Contemporary, I think it’s even more kick ass, especially with how the description is written: “Although the shape of the female reproductive organ is known by everyone from illustrations in biology or anatomy books, one rarely ...
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
Welcome America, to the Second Vietnam
2008-05-24 00:00:00 Coverage on the Iraq war has been constant, however, with recent media hitting about war crimes and the bullshit that this country’s administration is pulling against their own troops is honestly astounding and infuriating me to no end. I have been comparing the war in Iraq to Vietnam for a few years now and not ... More About: America
Guest Blogging at The BoBo Files
2008-05-24 00:00:00 I’m hanging out over at The BoBo Files today and bringing some happy feminism sunshine over to the dreary conservative-geared politiblog. Come join me! Related PostsNo Related Post More About: Blogging , Guest
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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
Obama, The Radical Feminist
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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