May 2013
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Elizabeth Smart and Abstinence Only Education
If anyone is still holding on to the idea that abstinence only education isn’t all that bad, check out this quote from kidnapping and rape victim Elizabeth Smart:
Smart said she “felt so dirty and so filthy” after she was raped by her captor, and she understands why someone wouldn’t run “because of that alone.”
Smart spoke at a Johns Hopkins human...
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But the one thing that nature lovers don’t ever seem to ask themselves is this:...
– from “Why ‘Natural’ Often Means Bad for Women,” my latest at The Nation
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Seriously, if we believe a 14 year old is too immature to know how to take a...
– “Hey, FDA: Drop the Plan B Age Restriction,” my latest at The Nation
April 2013
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When Wil Wheaton reblogs a quote from an article...
OMG.
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What kind of world do we live in when young men are so proud of violating...
– “In Rape Tragedies, the Shame Is Ours,” my latest at The Nation
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With statements such as “as a society, we haven’t been able to...
– Chitra Nagarajan, “Femen’s obsession with nudity feeds a racist colonial feminism,” The Guardian
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Instead of wallowing in injustice, let’s finally wake up from the delusion that...
– -Alexandra Brodsky, Feministing
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And the core of these death throe attempts to hold onto a version of marriage...
– The Marriage Con, my latest at The Nation.
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big fat feminist: On Rehtaeh Parsons, Jane Doe,... →
bigfatfeminist:
On Sunday, Rehtaeh Parsons’ family took her off life support.
Rehtaeh Parsons hanged herself in her bathroom four days before that, because Rehtaeah Parsons was gang-raped by four boys a year ago.
They took pictures.
It took weeks for the police to even talk to them.
The atrocity they…
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Shorter Obama Administration: Young women don't... →
A lone genius woman figures out how to put a pill in her mouth and swallow. The next day, she won a MacArthur.
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Virginia Gov. Candidate Defending Law That Forbids... →
How on earth did I miss this?!
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Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available for All... →
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While I agree that forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy that is the result of...
– Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women, my latest at The Nation (on a UN report classifying a lack of access to abortion as “torture.”)
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Kansas abortion clinic run by Dr. Tiller, gunned... →
March 2013
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My daughter, upon discovering the purpose of...
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But are we really that surprised that these two young men didn’t think their...
– What’s So Funny About Steubenville, my latest at The Nation
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Prominent women’s colleges unwilling to open doors... →
Shameful.
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Dudes insisting I make you a "sammich": No...
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Because I need a break from rape culture news
You’re welcome.
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Transphobic bill in Arizona would criminalize... →
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We did a thorough analysis of our internal submission numbers and found that the...
– Indeed. A useful reminder that throwing up your hands and saying “Women don’t pitch us; what can we do?” is ineffective and unacceptable. Changing a biased culture requires action. (via megangreenwell)
100% yes. Editors, it’s on you.
(via annfriedman)
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Here’s the thing - when you argue that it’s impossible to teach men not to rape,...
– Rape Is Not Inevitable: On Zerlina Maxwell, Men and Hope, my latest at The Nation
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Try to feel grateful for the feminist fatigue. A lot of people do this work out...
– Battling Feminist Burnout, my latest at The Nation
February 2013
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Girls Gone Wild filed for bankruptcy. A feminist... →
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I do believe the person responsible for The Onion tweet in question would have...
– Roxane Gay. Yes. Go read the rest, please. (via annfriedman)
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Roxane Gay is Spelled With One "N": FAQ: Slur... →
roxanegay:
Q: Can I use The N-Word, B-Word, C-Word, F-Word, etc.?
A: Yes
Q: Can I use The N-Word, B-Word, C-Word, F-Word, etc. without consequence?
A: No
Q: But doesn’t the Constitution give me this right?
A: No
Q: If perhaps, I remove the “er” from the end of a given slur and add an “a” instead,…
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The most significant issue has to do with young women, women reentering the...
– The Most Common Job For Women in 2013 is still secretary, after all these years. (via nishachittal)
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Anti-choice Alabama Rep. calls a fetus "the... →
My uterus responds:
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