Tag Archives: News
Pretending to be gay?
TweetEd. note: This post is part of the second round of the Feministing “So You Think You Can Blog” contributor contest (background here). Stay tuned all week as our six finalists take turns turns covering the blog and giving us a sense of their personal contributor style. The winner of the contest and newest member [...]
Also tagged Analysis, gay, Masculinity, Media, Queer Issues, Random, Religion, Timothy Kurek 1 Comment
What We Missed: Wannabe edition
TweetA SYTYCB entry We are apparently still letting misogynistic morons both speak publically about false women’s health information AND run for US Senate. News from the Dominican Republic: Girl faced with both a pregnancy and acute leukemia is dead after failing to receive chemo or abortion services. Okay, okay, women “aren’t asking to be raped,” [...]
Also tagged abortion, Books, Election, Health, Health care, Humor, Media, Motherhood, Politics, rape, Reproductive Rights, Violence Against Women Leave a comment
When bad things happen to other people
TweetYears ago, I was involved in a family tragedy so startling and heartbreaking that it made the front page of not only my local newspaper, but “People” and “The National Enquirer.” I’m not going to tell you anything about it. This means that you won’t be able to Google the worst day of my life [...]
Also tagged Schadenfreude, tragedy 1 Comment
This is what the legitimization of acquaintance assault and rape looks like