Marilyn Was a Feminist: Why It’s Not OK to Hate on Other Women
October 10, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Feminism
So this charming image keeps popping up on my newsfeed: Read the rest of this entry →
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Monday’s Republican Tea Party Debates on CNN: Did You Watch?
September 14, 2011 at 8:30 pm in Politics
On Monday night we had yet another Republican presidential debate. CNN wanted their own debate, so they called it the “Tea Party Republican Debate” to drum up viewers who usually leave the TV set on Fox News. Read the rest of this entry →
“Dead Island” Developer Has Troubling Problem with “Feminist Whores”
September 13, 2011 at 4:30 pm in Games
The video game Dead Island was released last week. The first-person shooter has a fun, if familiar, premise: you have weapons and you can stack them together to build super-weapons and you shoot zombies. You pick which character you play, and there’s a lady option named Purna. She has an ability called “Gender Wars,” which allows her to do slightly more damage against male zombies. (The ability is similar to Black Widow/Lady Killer in the game Fallout. It’s problematic in its own way, but not unexpected for a game like this.) Read the rest of this entry →
Even A Chef Can’t Make It On Food Stamps
September 2, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Politics
Everyone’s quick to criticize people on food stamps. Whether it’s hurtling classist slurs like “welfare queen” or “parasite” or forwarding chain emails about the alleged extravagance of people living on OUR tax dollars (!!!), people on food stamps bear the brunt of blame when it comes to “what’s wrong with Amurrica today.” Read the rest of this entry →
Right-Wing Media Watch Group Flips Out Over “Gender-Confused” J.Crew Ad
April 11, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Bodies
“Propaganda pushing the celebration of gender-confused boys wanting to dress and act like girls is a growing trend, seeping into mainstream culture.” Read the rest of this entry →
Obama Files for 2012 Reelection
April 4, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Politics
Obama formally filed for reelection today, and marked the occasion with this video. Pro tip: do NOT read the YouTube comments. Whew. Read the rest of this entry →
PERSEPHONE EXCLUSIVE: Oprah’s Political Picks for 2016 and Beyond
April 1, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Oprah!
As we all know, Oprah was single-handedly responsible for choosing our nation’s leader: Barack Obama. Between healthcare reform, overturning DADT, appointing the first-ever Chief Technology Officer, and establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I think we can all agree that the POTUS has done a bang-up job so far. Read the rest of this entry →
Back Up Your Birth Control!
March 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Bodies
Happy “Back Up Your Birth Control” National Day of Action, Persephoneers!
Today is dedicated to the wonder and glory that is Plan B and other forms of emergency contraception (EC). Read the rest of this entry →
Slutty Sunday: We’re Big Sluts! Good For Us!
March 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Bodies
We’re a bunch of sluts. And that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Read the rest of this entry →
Happy Anniversary, Healthcare Reform!
March 21, 2011 at 8:22 pm in Politics
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the historic passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. Over the past 12 months, the world has not ended, rich people are still rich, and Obama has not turned white people into slaves — in other words, the Right was wrong. Healthcare reform, or HCR, has helped millions of people get insured. Myself included. Read the rest of this entry →
“They had it coming”: Why Your Facebook Friends Have Been Total Assholes About Japan
March 16, 2011 at 9:32 pm in Politics
After the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, I was expecting a handful of ignorant Facebook statuses about “blah blah they deserved it because of blah blah.” (RedLightPolitics and I were even making a “media response bingo” card of all the stupid things people say after tragedies.) Read the rest of this entry →
The War on Women: Now You Aren’t Allowed to Think the Word “Abortion” Without Repercussions
March 14, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Bodies, Politics
Between destroying teachers’ unions and defunding Planned Parenthood, the Right has started the year off with a battle cry against us evil wimminz and our baby-killin’ ways. In fact, they love fetuses so much that they’re happy to physically force women to carry them to term. Read the rest of this entry →
Michele Bachmann Still Considers Obama Administration a “Gangster Government”
March 9, 2011 at 10:00 am in Politics
This week, Michele Bachmann (R, MN) went on Meet the Press to discuss healthcare reform funding, the crisis in Libya, how John Boehner has fared as Speaker of the House, and whether or not she still believes we are operating under a “gangster government” (a phrase she famously originated in 2009). Read the rest of this entry →
My Day at Walk for Choice
February 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm in Politics
Saturday was emotional, thrilling, exciting, tiring, and most of all, unbelievably inspiring. More than 12,000 people RSVPed on Facebook to come to the various Walk for Choice events happening around the nation and the globe. Here’s what my day was like. Read the rest of this entry →
Now That Obama Has Decried DOMA, Republicans Are All About Job Creation Again
February 24, 2011 at 2:00 pm in Politics
President Obama has finally come through for his LGBT constituents by ordering the Justice Department to stop defending The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Read the rest of this entry →
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