Seen on the drag
Nope, still does not make it ok
Headline: “Woman guilty of running D.C. call-girl ring”
Why does it seem like if the headline had said “Man guilty of running D.C. call-girl ring,” it would not have been informational?
VH2faced
I almost sung a little tune while I watched VH1’s “20 Skinniest Celebs.” The commentary was wholesome and inviting for the Hollywood heffers (it’s what they think, so that’s what I’ll call them) to bulk up. The commentators’ input contrasted the celebs’ excuse of “I’m naturally thin” and begged them to eat at least one […]
Missing: the story
When pretty women go missing, the media goes nuts.
The BBC reported today in a very boring story that a missing girl from Wales was found. The story had no explanation, no meat, and a quote from the mom saying she was “emotional and happy.”
So why was this reported?
It might be due to the […]
Austin SafePlace Walk!
Tomorrow marks SafePlace’s 21st walk to honor the survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
This is to raise money for those who need it–for mothers who need a place to stay with their children that is protected, for rape victims’ hospital exams–these things matter to the community and more so to the survivor.
The walk will […]
The pornography diaspora
Porn is so important that blind and deaf people must have it, according to some subliminal societal current grabbing at my ankles and threatening to drown me in my own disgust.
It’s not that porn is bad. It’s that people make porn bad. Try going to your nearest porn shop. They will definitely have the video […]
In control again
I hopped, skipped, jumped and other appropriate verbs when I heard that the campaign to make birth control more affordable, which has tediously burdened the shoulders of reproductive choice advocates, actually worked.
Thanks to Sen. Mike Villarreal and Health and Human Services Commissioner Albert Hawkins, the reimbursement rate in TEXAS improved.
A reproductive rights victory in Texas? […]
SPANX leaves a mark
Does anyone feel awkward watching a technologically advanced corset being advertised on television?
Or maybe feel awkward when advertising refers to “what’s on the inside” as the fat that it wants you to pay to hide from everyone?
And what else is a little off-the-heezy awkward is that inventor Sara Blakely is supported by powerful women (Oprah) […]
Our bodies, our SHELVES
While diligently minding my own business at the bookstore, I started to foolishly walk out the door when I noticed a shelf displaying a large amount of one thick book, which had a group picture of some women on it.
It was obviously feminist bait. And it lured me in… I read the title, which sounded […]
Tell me a story about sexism
Helen Benedict (sociologist) has been putting thoughts into my head, and the last has horrified me. Hot news stories between Whites and Blacks are always covered by the news as racial.
And then there are the issues and crimes of sexism.
Which are often presented as, well, couldn’t tell you. Benedict pointed out the only time sexism […]