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Rape Myths (Originally posted on Livejournal, and CANOW in May 2009)

Sorry for the radio silence all week.  I appear to have contracted the plague (not swine flu, I did go to the doctor), and have had difficulty stringing together any … Continue reading

January 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Hey, It’s Been A While

My life has been… strange.  Something that led to a phenomenal amount of stress in my life has changed, leading to less stress in my life.  So as my body … Continue reading

January 3, 2013 · Leave a comment

Contemplating Dr. Tiller’s Death – Originally Posted at CANOW.org

Originally posted June 10, 2009 Part of the reason I haven’t posted much here is that I’m still not over the frothing with sputtering profanities stage of my grief over … Continue reading

November 9, 2012 · Leave a comment

On Being Emotional – Originally posted at CANOW.org

Originally posted May 22, 2009 Because I write about a lot of charged topics, such as Fat/Body Acceptance, Abortion, Rape and Sexual Assault and the right of women to exist without having to ask for approval,* I … Continue reading

November 2, 2012 · Leave a comment

Sweating the Small Stuff – Originally Published at CANOW.org

This was my first post at CANOW.org, so kind of an intro.  At the time the bulk of my blogging was done at Geek Girls Rule!, my geek culture blog, … Continue reading

October 26, 2012 · Leave a comment

Rape “Illiteracy”

Jessica Valenti wrote a really good piece at The Nation about “Rape Illiteracy.”  You should definitely go check it out. Not only do we live in a culture where many … Continue reading

October 24, 2012 · Leave a comment

The War on Women and Girls

The Republicans aren’t the only ones out there fighting the “good” fight against the evils of female sexuality.  Just recently Adrian Chen of Gawker outed uber-troll “Violentacrez” on Reddit as … Continue reading

October 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

No One Wants to Be The Slut: Originally posted at CANOW.org

Ok, so there is so much going on right now, and I am so riled about so many things that I’m having a hard time being coherent.  So, what I’m … Continue reading

October 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

Women, Men and Aging

So, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, when the pinkifying of a disease I am at more than average odds of coming down with (family history)  reaches a fevered pitch and … Continue reading

October 4, 2012 · Leave a comment

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