March 2012
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“Women and men do not receive an equal education because outside of the classroom...”
– Adrienne Rich, feminist writer who recently passed away. It is from a chapter called, “Taking Women Students Seriously” from her book called, On Lies, Secrets and Silence.
(via theselam)
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How do women and girls feel when they see... →
The potentially harmful effect of ultra-thin models and air-brushed female celebrities on the body image and self-esteem of women is well-documented. Could the increasing participation of women in professional sport prompt the media to portray female role models in a different, more beneficial light? Anecdotal evidence suggests not. To take just one example, prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics,...
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Hunger Games: Racist Hunger Games Fans Are Very... →
The good news? The Hunger Games made $155 million at the box office its opening weekend, making it the third-best debut in North American box office history. The bad news, however, reflects a level of idiocy that we weren’t really expecting.
As CNN reports, “Only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Dark Knight — both sequels, with the strength of a franchise behind...
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The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men →
Posted by Jon Clinkenbeard.
If I were going to describe the perfect contraceptive, it would go something like this: no babies, no latex, no daily pill to remember, no hormones to interfere with mood or sex drive, no negative health effects whatsoever, and 100 percent effectiveness. The funny thing is, something like that currently exists.
The procedure called RISUG in India (reversible...
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“No doubt it’s a serious matter that some abortion clinics are said to be...”
– Deborah Orr for The Guardian (via aninsufferableknowitall)
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WatchThe Madness Vase Andrea Gibson The nutritionist said I should eat root vegetables. Said if I could get down thirteen turnips a day I would be grounded, rooted. Said my head would not keep flying away to where the darkness lives. The psychic told me my heart carries too much weight. Said for twenty dollars she’d tell me what to do. I handed her the twenty. She said, “Stop worrying, darling. You...
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Children as young as four express liberal views...
Children as young as four already show some awareness that gender roles are flexible and that individual preferences are an acceptable reason for not conforming to gender norms. That’s according to a study with 72 four- to eight-year-olds in the United States, completed by Clare Conry-Murray at Pennsylvania State University and Elliot Turiel at University California, Berkeley. Their findings...
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A response to white fat activism from People of...
This letter is written to our fat community to express great concern over what appears to be a growing divide among us.
We continue to see fat activism growing and our community expanding, and while this brings great joy, it also becomes more and more apparent that we are not doing the work to prevent our community from being divided along race and socio-economic lines. We are not having the hard...
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Transgender Traveler →
TSA recognizes the concerns members of the transgender community may have with undergoing the security screening process at our Nation’s airports and is committed to conducting screening in a dignified and respectful manner. These travel tips will explain the various screening processes and technologies travelers may encounter at security checkpoints.
Deals: Get a Vasectomy In Cape Cod and 'Heck We'll... →
BOVGOP, Buy One Vasectomy Get One Pizza, is the new BOGO. In festive March Madness spirit, Urology Associates of Cape Cod in Hyannis are offering one free pizza with every vasectomy performed. “Schedule your vasectomy and then settle in on the couch for some basketball!” suggests the commercial.
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West Kirby student named UK's top young scientist →
A Merseyside student has been named as the UK Young Scientist of the Year.
West Kirby Grammar School’s Kirtana Vallabhaneni beat 360 other entrants to be awarded the prize at The Big Bang Fair at Birmingham’s NEC on Friday.
The 17-year-old was part of University of Liverpool’s research project aimed at identifying the harmful cells that cause pancreatic cancer.
She said she...
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Girl Beauty →
Maya and the Pretend Boobs, Brookline 2007 - By Rania Matar
Born and raised in Lebanon, Rania Matar moved to the U.S. in 1984. Originally trained as an architect at the American University of Beirut and Cornell University, she worked as an architect before studying photography at New England School of Photography, and at the Maine Photographic Workshops in Mexico with Magnum photographer,...
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18.03.2012 -Weekly Links Round Up
Republican-Controlled Arizona Legislature On Cusp Of Defunding Planned Parenthood (Thinkprogress.org) Arizona is the latest battleground in the conservative war on women as the state legislature appears poised to strip funding from the women’s health care provider Planned Parenthood.
Ban of abortion after 6 weeks passes Mississippi House (The Arkansas Online A Mississippi House bill would...
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yessiwritesright asked: Hello~ I wanted to suggest a topic for your videos: religion and feminism. I don't want to elaborate, I want to hear what comes to all of your minds when you hear the topic, and as usual hear your recommendations for further reading. Yay, keep being awesome!
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Amina Filali, Morocco Rape Victim, Commits Suicide...
From: The Huffington Post
The case of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist has spurred outrage among Morocco’s internet activists and calls for changes to the country’s laws.
An online petition, a Facebook page and countless tweets expressed horror over the suicide of Amina Filali, who swallowed rat poison on Saturday to protest her marriage...
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Twitter's tales of sexism →
by Linda Grant
On International Women’s Day last week, Linda Grant tweeted her thoughts about why feminism still matters. Thousands of shocking responses – from women and men – proved her point
@jobellerina: Whilst delivering a strategic planning event, a male attendee comes in, walks past the young male intern, and hands me his coat
This is a story of a tweet. Not the one above, but...
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Forty Shades of Grey: Who'd believe me? →
Trigger warning: rape, sexual violence, victim blaming. Last night I went to a gig. I had a few pints, and I probably danced like a bit of a tit, as I sometimes am inclined to do. I got talking to some people about bands we like, and accepted an invite to go to theirs for a beer. Upon arrival, they (cis men, for the record) got a bit sleazy with me, so I left. Nothing harmful happened (I was...
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athousandreasons.com
zombie-guppy:
check it out. It is a compilation of all the tweets Linda Grant received on International Womans day. When someone asks why you’re a feminist, get them to read this.
Don’t ever take for granted what woman have achieved in the last few decades, but also, please don’t forget there’s so much more to do.
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“Queer people do not need to offer excuses or defend their own existence. If one...”
– » Fauxgress Watch: “Born This Way” Social Justice League (via a-bayani)
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Women Warriors: The Most Awesome Women in... →
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While the vast majority of legislators in the US are hell bent on restricting reproductive rights in every imaginable capacity, these amazing women are fighting back.
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Q&A: Prevention Is the Best Cure for Gender... →
As many as seven in 10 women in the world report experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lifetime, leaving a devastating aftermath for individuals, communities and nations. Despite stepped up efforts, support services are of limited scope and quality, and often depend where in the world you live. Access can be especially problematic for women in rural and remote...
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msandrogynous:
Picture: Sprayed on the wall of a subway in red paint ‘Ain’t no revolution without women!’
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Q&A: Group Founded by Rape Survivors Lifts Up... →
In Haitian refugee camps, women are still crammed under plastic or cloth tarps that provide no security and quickly become overheated by the sun. Sexual abuse, harassment, assault and rape run rampant, even as political responses to these dangers have stalled. But KOFAVIV, a women’s organisation founded by and for rape survivors, offers a glimmer of hope.
In the Question and Answer...
