Another example of why we must never be without Jon Stewart: The Daily Show – Toemageddon 2011 – This Little Piggy Went to HellTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Sigh. I would just leave it there, but there are a few elements to […]
Read MoreGlenn Beck vs. lady parts
When a man and a woman love each other very much, her happy pink ghost has grapes. Pretty sure this is how many right-wingers understand reproduction By the way…I’m a hooker who is planning on having 400 abortions. There, I’ve outed myself. Whew! It feels good to get that off my […]
Read MoreIt’s as if they’re trying to give Colbert material…
Colbert has been tweeting all sorts of non-factual statements about Kyl today. A sampling: Jon Kyl calls the underside of his Senate seat: “The Booger Graveyard.” #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement Jon Kyl sponsored S.410, which would ban happiness.#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement Jon Kyl has the world’s most extensive catalogue of snuff films.#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement Jon Kyl once ate a […]
Read MoreOn being “gender atypical”
I’ve written before about how LGBT issues are ultimately about gender role conformity in general, and Dan Savage posted on that topic today in relation to the It Gets Better Project: Got this question last night at Cornell University… Cornell professor Ritch Savin-Williams said in the New York Times that […]
Read MoreGetting fixed
Essure is a form of female sterilization or “permanent birth control” that a lot of women are choosing these days over tubal ligation. It’s a simpler procedure that isn’t as invasive and doesn’t require as much recovery time. I think that’s great, and will probably be getting it myself within […]
Read MoreWe’ve all got our own stuff
Again on Colorlines (I’m really happy to have discovered that site), Thoi Lu discusses black male feminism: In light of the recent 11-year-old Latina who was reportedly gang raped by 18 black men in Cleveland and news of Chris Brown’s continuing meltdowns, Texas, a few black male writers have stepped […]
Read MoreFollow-up: New York Times responds to complaints about their reporting
…poorly: The Times responded Wednesday evening to The Cutline: “Neighbors’ comments about the girl, which we reported in the story, seemed to reflect concern about what they saw as a lack of supervision that may have left her at risk,” said Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokeswoman for the paper. “As […]
Read MoreMore Savage loving
Conversation continues about interpretation of Dan Savage’s sexual ethics. Savage himself responds to Lindsay Beyerstein thusly: Terry and I wouldn’t describe ourselves as monogamous-apart-from-an-occassional because we wouldn’t—couldn’t—feel comfortable using the word “monogamous” in reference to ourselves, not even monogamous-with-an-asterisks, because technically we’re, you know, not. But we kindasorta hate the term […]
Read MoreHow not to represent rape: a report on a Texas travesty
A horrible crime happened in Cleveland, Texas. A small town just northeast of Houston, it has a population of only 9,000 people, but that apparently includes up to 18 boys and men who were willing to take part in the gang rape of an eleven year old girl. I imagine […]
Read MoreDan Savage as sexual ethicist
As president? Well, maybe not…but we could do and have done a lot worse for that, too. Lutheran pastor Benjamin Dueholm wrote an interesting and thorough article on this subject for Washington Monthly. It’s definitely worth a read, though I disagree with some of his analysis. So does Amanda Marcotte, […]
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