Founded by Geniuses; Run by Idiots?
I saw this on Facebook yesterday and thought I’d respond:
Read MoreThe Safety of Being a Christian in America, Part Two: Christian Privilege
Recently I addressed the growing myth that American Christians are persecuted for their beliefs. I’d like to take this a step further by demonstrating that not only are Christians not persecuted, but they are among the most privileged groups in the country.
Read MoreThe Safety of Being a Christian in America, Part One: What Is Persecution?
There is a certain attitude among my fellow Christians that really bothers me. I know it bothers other Christians, too, and it really bothers non-believers. The attitude is based on the myth that Christians in the United States are persecuted for their beliefs.
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Why I Don’t Care If My Daughter Gets Fat
Ruthie is three. She is a healthy toddler. Her brain is perfect—a neurologist confirmed that in 2012 when she was exhibiting some strange growth patterns that needed to be checked out.
Read MoreA Feminist Look at Django Unchained
Last week, after watching Django Unchained with Chalupa, I had a chat with one of my favorite feminists, Slay Belle, about the movie. Here is the transcript of our conversation in which we address the plot, writing, and controversies of the film, as well as how feminists can approach the movie. (Spoilers contained within.)
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Offensive “Is This Modest?” Website Objectifies Young Women and Tries to Pass It Off as Helpful
A note: Two nights ago I came across Is This Modest?, a Christian website that is evidently designed to help young women figure out whether or not what they’re wearing is going to make men stumble.
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31 Days of Halloween with Slay — Day 22, Guest Post — The Forbidden Holiday
Many of our readers are familiar with Liz BR from her fabulous “The Myth of Modesty” series Persephone ran a few months ago. She offered to contribute to my Halloween series as someone who wasn’t allowed to celebrate the holiday when she was growing up and I knew I wanted to include her perspective. – Slay
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Best of P-Mag: The Myth of Modesty: Part One
Liz is a great writer and I was really glad she decided ot share her Myth of Modesty series here with us. Pure, logical tack down — that’s one of my favorite things. -SlayBelle
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ACA Myth: Sterilizing Minors in Oregon
Earlier this week, I came across an article that seemed so outrageous that I couldn’t believe that people were actually trusting its veracity. The claim of the article, which has been reported only on blogs and news sites to the right of Fox news, is that due to the horribleness of the Affordable Care Act, minors in Oregon as young …
Read MoreThe Myth of Modesty: Part Three
For introduction and previous posts in this series, please see Part One & Part Two. 4) What risks does a person take by believing that sexual arousal and lust are the same thing, and that women are obligated to help men avoid them? I usually try to avoid the slippery slope logical fallacy at all costs, which is when a …
Read MoreThe Myth of Modesty: Part Two
For introduction and previous posts in this series, please see Part One. 1) Is sexual arousal the same as lust, and is it a sin? The blog post I’m responding to follows the assumption that: A) Lust is sin. B) Sexual arousal is lust. C) Therefore, sexual arousal is sin.
Read MoreThe Myth of Modesty: Part One
I have a bad habit: I like to read things that make me mad. What started in high school as reading Movieguide.org’s ridiculous movie reviews during church (“implied off-screen naturalistic upper female nudity!”) has grown and morphed into a quirk I can’t shake. I read a lot of blogs I disagree with, spend a lot of time on ultra-right wing …
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