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misogyny

How to fail at calling someone out

May 1, 2009

Should you ever wish to call someone out for inappropriate behaviour, there’s a simple rule you should keep in mind when doing so.
Do not engage in the behaviour you’re calling the other person out for.

For example, if you want to call someone out on things they’ve said or written about women you should refrain from [...]

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The patriarchy made flesh

March 27, 2009

From Cath Elliot’s article about how religion makes life a living hell for women:
To the men of religion, women’s lives simply do not matter: "respect for life" never ever means "respect for a woman’s life."

And they show it every chance they get. From disowning the mother of a child rape victim to getting upset when [...]

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McCain’s mockery of women’s health

October 17, 2008

This may sound bad, but I skipped the debate between Obama and McCain Wednesday.  I tried to watch it, but McCain annoys the crap out of me and nothing short of a lobotomy could possibly get me to vote for him.  So, what did I miss?  I missed getting to see McCain do this (via [...]

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In case you thought women were human

April 28, 2008

The state of Oklahoma would like to inform you that you are wrong.
Under the guise of obtaining informed patient consent, this new law requires doctors to withhold pregnancy termination until an ultrasound is performed. The law states that either an abdominal or vaginal ultrasound, whichever gives the best image of the fetus, must be done. [...]

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Keith Olbermann – worst person in the world

April 24, 2008

Last night Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman decided to get together for a chit chat about Hillary Clinton. As you may know she hasn’t dropped out of the race and certain people are none to happy about it. In fact the recent tone of things can be best summed up as “how do we [...]

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How much is your daughter worth?

April 7, 2008

I bet you’re thinking “priceless”. Well, you’d be wrong. Just ask the parents of Tressa Gross. You see, Tressa went to a club back in April of 2002 where she met a man by the name of John Berger.
He raped her and killed her with a fatal dose of GHB. He [...]

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