Tag Archives: Deep Thoughts
Respect isn’t a finite resource
TweetThe venerable Lindy West and Mary Beth Williams have both weighed in over at Jezebel and Salon about a recent back and forth between Suzanne Moore, Julie Burchill, and the public regarding an article Moore published last week about female anger, in which she wrote the following: “We are angry with ourselves for not being [...]
Also tagged Activism, Feminism, Transgender Issues 3 Comments
“But we can’t do it alone, we need everyone…” Gay rights, “slut” othering, and pizza…?
TweetJoel Diaz, your opinion on Huffpost got me thinking a little, well a lot, about oppression, and queerness–oh, I apologize, I mean ”equality.” Not as much as the shock you felt when you almost had your night ruined and your pizza taken away by a “bigoted” “oppressor,” but I too was shocked. Well, okay, at first [...]
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I Guess I’m Going to Hell
TweetI think it’s safe to say that we’ve all seen some pretty outrageous political ads, but a new ad by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee puts the cherry on top of the dishonest, nonsensical Republican sundae. His new message: warning Christian Americans if they vote for President Obama, Hell is where they’ll end up. These [...]
“Gift From God” or the Consequence of Human Free Will?
TweetI am a woman who was a victim of sexual assault. I removed this first line from my article numerous times because eradicating it gave me a tiny sense of control over a powerless situation. Rationality overruled emotion, but even as my trembling hands move across the keyboard, I have the scroll bar positioned so [...]
Also tagged abortion, Feminism, Harassment, Health, Media, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Sexism, Sexual Assault, Violence Against Women Leave a comment
Brave little girls: I know you are, but what am I?