When the Geek & Sundry channel started up on Youtube, I was excited but decided that there was really only […]
fat, morality, poverty, psychology, shaming
Shame, shame, know your name
Reading about film critic Rex Reed criticizing actress Melissa McCarthy’s appearance using such sophisticated and erudite terms as “tractor-sized” and […]
feminism
Quote of the day
From a site not fond of male feminism Misogyny-hurts-men-too edition: I’m a guy, and I need feminism. Not “men’s rights.” […]
feminism, Forward Thinking, LGBT, philosophy, sexuality
Forward Thinking: What Would You Tell Teenagers About Sex?
Libby Anne and Dan Finke at Patheos have started a project called Forward Thinking, which is a series of questions […]
abortion
A particularly audacious heckler’s veto
To refresh: A heckler’s veto is when a group objects to something and uses the threat of their own disruptiveness or potential […]
abortion, feminism
Women who reject their own freedom
I’ll admit– I’m still surprised when I hear an anti-feminist argument coming from a woman. Women who don’t just reject […]
abortion, politics
How to be a moralizing blowhard
Have you always aspired to be a moralizing blowhard, but just can’t seem to get your message down pat? Are […]
musing, religion, science
No special snowflakes
Dr. X commented recently on just world bias, as displayed by Oprah while interviewing Lance Armstrong: Just one slightly weird […]
feminism
Failing to please
In the comments for a Pharyngula post about online harassment of women journalists, Rachel Kiernan wrote: This insanity isn’t just levered […]