Polimicks

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Category Archives: Feminism

If You Think Abortion is Worse Than Letting a Woman Die, You Are Not a Good Person

So, last Thursday the House of Representatives Voted to approve House Bill H.R 358, the “Let Women Die” bill.  This will basically allow hospitals and doctors to refuse abortions to … Continue reading

October 18, 2011 · 2 Comments

Opinion as Fact

Awhile ago I wrote a post here on “Killing the Discourse,” about why sometimes giving every “side” equal time is a bad thing, because not all “sides” are created equal.  … Continue reading

October 14, 2011 · 2 Comments

Revolutionize this.

So, if you’ve listened to the outro music on the podcast, it has the following lyrics: “I wanna start a Revolution, I can’t get time off from work…” Now, when … Continue reading

October 10, 2011 · 4 Comments

The Weight of Being a Female Frontman

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned over here that the husband and I are in a punk band together.  Possibly not, but I think I did.  Anyway, we and two of … Continue reading

September 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

Living Your Beliefs and the Practicality of Surviving

We’re facing some pretty high vet bills for a beloved kitty who is 14 and, as with many elderly cats, a free cat becomes suddenly very expensive.  And we’re already … Continue reading

September 13, 2011 · Leave a comment

Re-Post from CANOW – Schrodinger’s Rapist and Why it doesn’t say what you thought it did

This appears to have been removed from the CA NOW blog, so I thought I’d re-post it here.   Over at Kate Harding’s Shapely Prose, guest blogger Phaedra Starling wrote … Continue reading

September 5, 2011 · 1 Comment

State of the Micks in Polimicks

Yeah, it’s been a little quiet around here lately.  And yeah, we did move, but that’s not what’s been keeping me quiet.  Mostly it’s been a screaming case of outrage … Continue reading

August 22, 2011 · Leave a comment

My Philosophical Epiphanies Come in Strange Ways.

Ok, so my husband and I go to a lot of punk rock shows.  As a result we hang out with a bunch of younger people, ten or more years … Continue reading

June 15, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Very Basis of the Anti-Choice Movement is the Idea that Women Just Don’t Matter.

I have a point, and I’m bound to get there, but it’s going to be a little circuitous, so bear with me. I read a lot of Sci Fi.  A … Continue reading

June 2, 2011 · Leave a comment

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