Archive for the 'Feminism' Category
HHS Moves to Define Contraception as Abortion – What’s The Real Story
I was just tipped off by a friend on the Internet to this article from Cristina Page on an alleged proposal by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to define contraception as abortion.
(Note: For some background on why contraception might be considered abortion, please see my May 7 piece called “Women Are Soldiers In The Misogyny Army.” )
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She Was Asking For It
Today’s Yahoo! Canada headline:
Dos and Don’ts of Summer Office Wardrobe
If your boss gazes at your cleavage, it’s a problem with your boss, NOT your cleavage. Once again, it’s OUR fault for having breasts which tempt men into sin.
And lest you think I’m overreacting, the opening paragraph of this article is directed solely at women and their clothing.
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Women Are Soldiers in the Misogyny Army
I moved into a new place about a week ago so things around here have been a bit of a mess.
That is the excuse I am giving as to why I didn’t find out about this amazing event until today.
The ignorance in this would be laughable if it weren’t so staggering.
Let’s be clear: these people aren’t protesting against RU-486, also known as “the morning after pill” or chemically-induced abortions.
They are protesting against birth control pills because they kill babies. So what is it that birth control pills do exactly?
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In The Oppression Olympics, No One Wins
“The Oppression Olympics” refers to the idea that somehow, you can deny someone their suffering in order to posit your own. People who play the Oppression Olympics get so hung up on their own entitlement to being the Chosen Ones of Fucked Up History that they’re defensive that anyone else would try to lay claim to that legacy, even in what is clearly a show of solidarity.
Or as someone on the LiveJournal community Debunking White put it: “the I’m-oppressed-so-you-can’t-be game.”
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Racism Is Alive And Well, Part Three: We Must Believe
Geraldine Ferraro’s recent racist remarks are actually nothing new for her. In 1998, she made similar comments about Jesse Jackson:
“If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn’t be in the race.”
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Racism Is Alive And Well, Part Two: When White People Are “Attacked”
Another currently hot topic in the realm of racism, is the series of comments made by former Vice Presidential candidate and Hillary Clinton campaign Finance Committee member Geraldine Ferraro.
In case you haven’t heard about this, here’s what she said:
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Possession with Intent to Pleasure
In a development reported in multiple Internet news sites and blogs, “a federal appeals court has struck down a Texas law that makes it a crime to promote or sell sex toys.” (1)
It’s difficult to get one’s head around the idea that any state would consider sex toys a threat, but apparently that is the case. According to Statesman.com:
No commentsThe state also argued in a brief that Texas has legitimate “morality based” reasons for the laws, which include “discouraging prurient interests in autonomous sex and the pursuit of sexual gratification unrelated to procreation.” (2)
