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Sex and the Fat Girl: Ask a Fat Girl #1
Here’s my first installment answering your questions for the “Ask a Fat Girl” series. I thought it would be fun to record my answers by audio and include a transcript. Enjoy!... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman is perhaps most famous for her 1892 short story, "The Yellow Wall-Paper," about a woman who's confined to her bed for a "nervous condition" after she fails to experience what her husband and... Read more »
The Games We Play: The Way I Play
Oh, Pickaxe Pete, the times we spent together!
Video games have long been a fascinating escape for me. I've never been and can not now be what one would consider a "... Read more »
No Kidding: Do You Still Have Your Uterus?
After I got my tubes tied last year, I got a lot of questions from friends (and strangers) about what a tubal ligation actually means. It's not a common procedure for a young (under 30), relatively... Read more »
Race Card: How the Academy Awards Bungled Race
After the 83rd Academy Awards, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel quipped that the only African-American nominee at the Oscars was Black Swan. "Happy Black History Month," he added sardonically. Kimmel's far from the only one bemoaning the dearth of black Oscar nominees this year. Clearly, the... Read more »
No Kidding: Can You Compare Human and Animal Children?
Before I launch into talking more about sterilization and permanent birth control next week, I want to quickly touch on (and probably later come back to) something that's been on my radar the last week or so. You no doubt realize I read tabloid gossip if I'm able to come up with a photo montage... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: (Sung in the tune of Peter Tosh) Veganize it!
Oprah has made clear throughout this season that because it's the last, she only wants to cover topics and guests of real significance to her—I applaud her for using her platform to raise awareness about the benefits of a vegan diet. That being said, this episode was a real mixed bag.
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Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: Not Responsible
This week on Grey’s Anatomy: problem storylines galore! Pregnancies, relationships, everyone telling everyone else what to do, and not a whole lot of anyone listening to anyone else. Grey’s wants to set us up for sweeps with a bang, apparently, and we’ve got a... Read more »
On Our Radar
Need some awesome links to start your weekend? Thought so!
First, the great news, in case you didn't hear: Obama declared DOMA unconstitutional!
Feministe... Read more »
Race Card: Anti-Abortion Billboards Target Black Women
There's been an uproar in New York all this week about an anti-abortion billboard in Soho. The billboard featured a little black girl with the message, "The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb." Launched by anti-abortion group Life Always, the billboard served as a... Read more »
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