Archive for the 'sexism' Category
Piggie of the Week: Have a Nice, Steaming Hot Cup of Semen, Courtesy of the PA Dept. of Public Welfare
Not exactly safe for work…
Read More..>>A Response to Dan Rottenberg
Tara Murtha has an ibncredible peice in the Philly Weekly today, a further response to writer Dan Rottenberg’s apologia for rape. In this incredibly misguided piece filled with discredited ideas, perhaps the worst was when Rottenberg wrote:
in practice, rape and the notion of sexual conquest persist for the same reason that warfare persists: because the [...]
Rep. Chris Smith, the Rapist’s Friend, Doesn’t Want to Talk About Rape
When you call Chris Smith’s office and ask the objectively pro-rape representative’s staff what methods are best for raping a woman so she’s forced to keep the baby, expect that someone will tell you your questions are inappropriate:
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for [...]
Dear William Saletan (UPDATED)
UPDATED BELOW
Dear William Saletan:
Your tired diatribes on the ickiness of abortion are bad enough, but the last thing I want to read from you are your thoughts on anal sex and how many women are engaged in it. that’s why I’m not linking to it: I don’t want to send any readers your way.
Your photo [...]
Right Wingers Hate Attractive Arab Women
Via Balloon juice, the right wing freakout over the new Miss USA, who’s Arab American, Muslim, and oh yeah, drop-dead fucking gorgeous has begun. It’s entertaining.
let’s start with Debbie Schlussel, who writes:
I don’t just wonder if this whole contest is rigged. I have a feeling that it is. Clearly, there is affirmative [...]
And Now a Gratuitous Boob Post
Earlier this month, Meghan McCain vented about dating during and after the election:
Nothing makes me more ill than the idea of some guy bragging to his friends that he was going to go on a date with “John McCain’s daughter.” (Unfortunately this has happened more times than I would like to count and each time [...]
Attacking Others For No Good Reason
Apparently, there’s a pigpile going on regarding on Jacqueline Mackie Paisely Passey and her rather restrictive (and a bit arrogant) dating requirements.
TBogg, who normally is very funny and is one of my daily visits, is all over it.
Personally, I think he and his commenters are being… well, a bunch of fucking dicks, and for seemingly [...]
Why Richard Cohen Is the Dunderheaded Idiot He Is.
I have never been highly skilled with math, a personal trait that is personally embarrassing. A lot of my poor math skills comes from having poor teachers, and oddly enough aggravated by my father’s mastery with numbers. Instead of explaining clearly why y=mx + b, my father woudl go on these long, all-encompassing [...]
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