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"In the Name of First Ascents and Cultural Connection"
Meet Majka Burhardt. She is a professional climber and writer who is especially committed to seeking out “first ascents and cultural connection.” A guide for nearly a decade, Burhardt has led a range of climbing disciplines, from high-altitude mountaineering expeditions to multi-pitch alpine rock... Read more »
You Haven't Forgotten About Big Ben ... Have You?
I admit it: I thought the cacophony following the rape charges against NFL star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was going to be louder. You could say I "Steeler-ed" myself for it, actually. Last summer's charges that Big Ben raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe casino-hotel cued a throwdown that's typical... Read more »
Expect Great
It looks like the Detroit Shock, three-time WNBA champions, may be going the way of the Seattle Sonics ... that is, to Oklahoma. Why can't ESPN or Sports Illustrated be bothered to cover it? Or anything to do with pro women ballers, for that matter?
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Douchebag Decree: Who covered Caster Semenya the worst?
South African runner Caster Semenya has been making international news for a week or so now, and this week’s Douchebag Decree is honor of those news outlets and blogs that have handled the blown-out-of-proportion debate over Semenya’s gender the... Read more »
Beaker Bitch: You Run Like a Man!
Caster Semenya is fast and strong and far from dainty. When it came to light last week that an athletic organization was secretly testing her sex, the sports world and mainstream media got a refresher course on an important reality: while our society tries to strictly divide people in male and... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Deadspin and Will Leitch
Alert the office manager: We need to order some new parchment from the office supply company, cuz there were so many sports-related Douchebag Decrees to be handed out this last week, we can't keep up. You'll be glad to know, for instance, that gamblers aren't getting all bent out of shape about... Read more »
Mr. Mia Hamm
I had to take a screen shot of this ad on Facebook.
Do you see that? A six-time All-Star baseball player is being referred to as Mr. Mia Hamm.
Yes, when I saw it I yelled "Hell yeah!" It's overwhelming how often we hear of prominent women who get referred to as Mrs. Whomever She Married. Or even... Read more »
I Can Has Feminizm?
As you may have seen in Nicole J. Georges' tributes to gay animals, we are learning that gender in the animal kingdom is just as fluid for cats, dogs, giraffes, birds, and monkeys as it is for us humans. Why is it, then,... Read more »
How my dad made me the feminist I am
Despite all the news of daughters making dads liberal and/or feminist, I freely admit that my dad was key to my development as a feminist.
It's ironic because he's such an old school Mexican man. He grew up in Mexico and immigrated here when he was a teen. He didn't think it was proper for me to... Read more »
Jock Bitch Power Pack: Lady Dunx Edition
OK, so before addressing the controversy surrounding the use of the word “lame” in my earlier post (that one’s gonna take some time), allow me to share some videos I... Read more »
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