“Give yourself to the Dark Side…yes,your thoughts betray you.” From Opposing Views: On his daily radio broadcast, Family Research Council […]
feminism, sexuality
How not to get raped: Always victim-blaming?
Zerlina Maxwell, writing for Ebony magazine, thinks so. In the bluntly titled “Stop Telling Women How Not To Get Raped,” […]
feminism, sexuality, slut-shaming
The internet is a sad place, take 2,001
Tracy Clark-Flory at Salon writes about what she calls “Slut-shaming 2.0,” web sites that exist for the sole purpose of […]
feminism, sexuality, slut-shaming
Slut-shaming 101
…as explained quite eloquently by a thirteen-year-old girl. My friend Nick shared this with me, and I’m sharing it with […]
feminism, sexuality, slut-shaming
Slut-shaming takes away feminist cred (duh)
I’m in love with this post by Amanda Marcotte: Smart Girls Wear Short Skirts, Too, or “Why Lisa Belkin is […]
politics, sexuality
Obama “daughter tests” young women out of sexual privacy and responsibility
A few months ago I wrote about Freakonomics author Steven Levitt’s “daughter test” for legality. Levitt didn’t invent the test; […]
feminism, politics, sexuality, social media
#heblowsalot
Ah, the power of Twitter. It can help organize protests, keep people in contact in the midst of tragedy, spread […]
feminism, gender, sexuality
“Normal” is overrated
“We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.” — Andrew, The Breakfast Club […]