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My fellow Americans, we have some very important decisions to make tomorrow. Beyond choosing (with the assistance, or not, of the electoral college) who’ll be sitting in the big chair, there are thousands of other races across our great nation which have the potential to affect us, and our friends and neighbors, and the friends and neighbors we haven’t met yet, for generations to come. (more…)
There was a ton of great writing about Bill Cosby this week, and because there needs to be balance in the universe or some shit, a corresponding amount of truly heinous commentary. Let’s dive on in. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) (more…)
Career Goals For The Real World For generations, we've illustrated 'the American Dream' as being a place "where anyone can grow up to be president." But these days, one look at President Obama's weary face & gray hair, not to mention the merciless way people can attack any public figure anonymously, is enough to scare off impressionable kids.
There’s oh-so-much misogyny to cover this week, including a larger-than-usual dose of transphobia, lots of cool study findings, and several Twitter accounts you’re going to want to go follow right now. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) (more…)
Oh, what a shock, Congress is being useless once again when it comes to securing rights for women. And let’s all direct our middle fingers in the general direction of the Women Against Feminism Tumblr. Sigh. At least Thor’s a lady now? I’ll take whatever good news I can get. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) (more…)
Midweek News
It’s Wednesday! It’s news! I also believe in some corners of the worlds it’s Wine Wednesday. So go…
Midweek News: Same Ol'
On any given week, the news brings us dirty old men, a financial crisis, terrorism, a natural…
From My Emergency Government Shutdown Bunker
Even though it sounds melodramatic, I feel like sometimes we are living life under siege. This…
This Week in Misogyny: "Iron-Knickered Feminist Lingerie-Arsonist" Edition
The world continues to be a horrible place this week. Let’s keep fighting the good fight, ladies!…
Science News: 5/7/13
This week, science will both enrage and delight you. We’ve got extinctions, global warming deniers,…
From the article:
And the decades-long, sad history of the war on fat is that it has been waged on women's bodies especially. The message we get, again and again, is that we should take up as little space as possible. That our voices shouldn't be heard too much, and that voice is only valid if reverberating from a slim, youthful-looking, fair-skinned body. The war on fat is part and parcel of the war on women and the war on people of color. The message we get is that we should let men (and only men) figure out what's best for us.
Congressman Issa's panel wasn't just a blip, a weird moment in political history. Neither was that obesity panel. It is all part and parcel of the war on women's bodies, and on the right of privacy, and bodily autonomy. We have to keep fighting for real representation.
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