Let’s Keep the Crafts Out of It: Hobby Lobby Sues Over Birth Control
Because apparently even craft stores can’t keep their politics off of women’s bodies, Hobby Lobby is suing Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services over the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Now where am I going to go to find ten aisles of color-coordinated Christmas ornaments?!
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We Try It: Benefit They’re Real! Mascara
I’m not a mascara girl. I guess it has something to do with having those little black mascara flakes find their way underneath my contact lenses one too many times. Though really, that’s one of those things where just one time is enough to make you swear off eye makeup forever. Ouch. Anyway, I keep a tube of my trusty …
Read MoreFeminism Hero Sandra Fluke’s Amazing DNC Speech
Confession: I missed most of Sandra Fluke’s speech when it aired Wednesday night (I was on an evening slushie run). Fortunately, I have DVR and the interwebs to help me out, and I’ve already watched it twice. Both times, I got teary eyed, because this woman is just so awesome. Many of you may remember her from earlier this year, …
Read MoreThe Speaking Out Dilemma: Professional Edition!
In my personal life, I don’t hold back when it comes to my politics, which are nothing if not in-your-face feminist. Why should I? I pick the people with whom I choose to socialize, and though they say you can’t pick your family, I give that my best shot as well.
Read MoreDismissive Language and Feminism: “That Girl”
One of the issues we face when we are both feminist and vocal is being labeled as “that girl.” That girl who won’t shut up, that girl who complains about everything, that girl
Read MoreJust How Anti-Choice is Paul Ryan?
Answer: Pretty damn anti-choice! Mitt Romney introduced his fresh-faced young VP hopeful last Saturday morning, while some of us still lay asleep in our beds, thinking the world wasn’t so bad after all.
Read MoreWhere are the Women in This Presidential Election?
Where, oh where, have the womenfolk gone? I may have been spoiled last presidential election, but the 2012 campaign season has been so dudely I can hardly stand it.
Read MoreSavannah Dietrich and Silencing Survivors
[TRIGGER WARNING for discussion of rape and sexual assault ] Surely the best way to handle rape survivors is to threaten them! I mean, we learned that here. Oh wait, no we didn’t. We actually learned that that’s a pretty terrible thing to do, so what’s going on with Savannah Dietrich?
Read MoreScrew Your Swimsuit Standards
I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but summer is here! That blazing heat and shining sun can only mean that summer is in progress (unless you’re in Texas, where such whether can occur from March to December). And for the womenfolk, summer means a barrage of bikini sales advertisements and all their accompanying propaganda!
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I Know You Want To Try These Frosted Nutella Cookies
A couple of weeks ago, I dared to purchase a jar of Nutella. Hell, I even put it on the grocery list. It seems like my favorite addiction, Pinterest, keeps throwing the stuff in my face every time I venture over to someone’s Food board, and someone somewhere mentioned dipping Oreos into the stuff.
Read MoreSexual and Domestic Violence are Not Distractions, Governor Haley
Surprise, surprise, a Republican doesn’t want to fund something that helps primarily women! Less of a surprise is that this Republican, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, is a woman herself.
Read MorePinterest’s Internalized Misogyny Problem
Like most addictions, Pinterest has its problems. The whole “fitspiration” thing, wherein pictures of muscled (but skinny!) women are posted alongside some craptastic quote about sweat being fat crying or whatever has been talked about extensively in the feminist blogosphere.
Read MoreWhat the Affordable Care Act Means to Women
Rejoice, citizens of the United States! As of yesterday, the United States Supreme Court, as you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, upheld the Affordable Care Act.
Read MoreHow About We Not Sexually Assault Lara Croft?
[TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains descriptions and discussion of sexual assault and violence.]
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Role-Playing Games and Religious Appropriation
After many, many months of contemplation from afar, I have decided to jump into the world of tabletop role-playing games.
Read MoreI Don’t Wanna Be Sedated: The Fear of Going Under
Last week, I had six teeth yanked (or cut!) out of my mouth. I’ll wait for you to stop screaming. Finshed? Alright, so as I was saying, I had major oral surgery last week. The whole thing was quite a surprise, really. I knew that my wisdom teeth, of which I had the misfortune to house SIX of rather than …
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