Politics
Bibliobitch: Testimony of an Abortion Addict
Irene Vilar's extraordinary and incendiary new memoir, Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict, is a potential launching pad for a discussion about abortion that is more personal than political. Having terminated fifteen pregnancies in sixteen years, Vilar turns her experiences into... Read more »
The Body Electric: Sick Bodies--Health Care and the Body-As-Machine
Nothing gets a person thinking deeply about health care faster--it turns out--than being home sick with something that started out looking an awful lot like H1N1.
I am newly-insured, and my policy is partialy subsidized by my part-time employer. As a working writer and teaching artist, I am... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Lois Jenson and sexual harassment
The success of Senator Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment is one step towards greater culpability for sexual assault and sexual harassment on the job. This week’s Feministory is another case involving labor, sexual harassment... Read more »
Law & Order to air episode based on Dr. Tiller's murder
Tonight’s Law & Order episode will be based on the murder of Dr. George Tiller: a late-term abortion provider is murdered while attending church. The episode, titled “Dignity,”... Read more »
The Body Electric: "Naturally Procreative Relationships" or Policing Bodies Goes Straight!
Uh oh. Those pro-h8ers got themselves in a pickle last week in San Francisco with U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn, who questioned laywer Charles Cooper about his dumb assertion that Prop 8 is important to the state because it enourages "naturally procreative relationships."
The judge, bypassing... Read more »
New ad campaign equates unprotected sex with eating pistachios. Thanks, Levi Johnston!
You know that feeling you get when you have unprotected sex with the Governor’s daughter, the two of you have a baby, and you become a national punchline? Well, next time you find yourself in that awkward situation, take a cue from teen dad Levi Johnston and turn your regrets into something... Read more »
On The Map: Something Special for the Ladies
The New York Times and BBC report that eight women-only trains were recently introduced in urban Indian cities. Some may question this form of sex-... Read more »
How did you celebrate Pro-Life Cupcake Day?
Here's how I spent mine:
- Being disappointed upon discovering it wasn't Pro-Cupcake Life Day
- Eating leftover cupcakes from Bitch's clothing swap/supporting a woman's right to choose
- WONDERING WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE
The Cupcakes for Life... Read more »
On The Map: Capitalism + Feminism = True Luv 4Eva
Is capitalism helping feminism or is feminism helping capitalism–or both?
Photo credit: Glamour
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I Can Has Feminizm?
Ah, the weekend. A time to unwind and have some fun. This particular weekend, I am in New York for my friends’ wedding . And you know what the best way to celebrate a wedding (or any special occasion, really) is, don’t you? With LOLz, of course!!!
The first special occasion we’re... Read more »
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