December 2010
8 posts
valley of the doll: Weekend Reading, pt. 1 →
violettabellocchio:
It’s been a busy week. Let’s kick things up a notch.
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Elizabeth Blair, “Strip Clubs: Launch Pads For Hits In Atlanta”, NPR.org
“Misogyny and the Backlash Against Assange’s Accusers”, Feminist Frequency - awesome roundup of essays and news articles on the subject; a great place…
More following the link.
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Think women have achieved equality? Think again. →
We Can’t Be Equal While:
Gender Roles
Men are the default and women are the Other (and therefore lesser).
Being called “girly” or a “sissy” or “pussy” are some of the worst insults you can give a man.
When a woman shows confidence in herself, she is said to “have balls”, or conversely she is a “man-eater”, “ball-buster”, or a “bitch” because she was “too” assertive.
Men are beat up,...
“For example, here in Phoenix, the local Catholic bishop recently revoked the...”
– Question Of The Week: “When God Was A Woman” - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
There is more, follow the link.
Lipstick Feminists: playing for both teams? you... →
lipstick-feminists:
“so you’ve never been with a girl?” my friend asked. this was a few years ago, i was a sophomore in high school at the time.
“no, not yet anyways.” I replied.
“you can’t be bisexual then! You’re making shit up.”
[…]
the same friend from the beginning of this rant, told me bisexuals didn’t exist. Didn’t exist?!?! are you fucking kidding me, you narrow minded...
"Kids Think Santa Claus Lives In Chelsea" - The... →
BBC News - Alternative remedies 'dangerous' for... →
Researchers say parents sometimes think remedies are “more natural” with fewer side effects than conventional drugs.
But in nearly two thirds of the cases the side effects were rated as severe, life threatening or fatal.