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Category Archives: Misogyny

It’s Like They’re Trying to Explode My Brain

Ok, look, everybody do me two favors from now on out: A.  Do not try to tell me that people who are anti-contraception and anti-abortion care about anything more than … Continue reading

April 25, 2012 · 3 Comments

The Value of Women’s Work

What the hell is up with these assholes who don’t seem to understand that women work for the same reasons men work:  to make money to support themselves and their … Continue reading

April 12, 2012 · 6 Comments

Screw the Tone Argument

I know, I know, I’ve ranted about this before.  But, the reason I find myself ranting about it so much is because it happens all the fucking time.  Seriously, about … Continue reading

March 19, 2012 · 4 Comments

Review: Orgasm Inc.

  Orgasm Inc, is available on Netflix Watch It Now, and I think it’s worthwhile, particularly for those of us who are worried about the increasing medicalization of everyone and … Continue reading

March 14, 2012 · 1 Comment

War on Women Ramps Up.

So, Arizona passed a bill stating that a doctor can refuse to disclose VITAL medical information to a woman if he thinks telling her means she might get an abortion.  … Continue reading

March 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

What Birth Control Is, Isn’t, Does and Doesn’t Do.

For a medication that 95% of American women take at one point or another in their lives, an awful lot of America sure doesn’t seem to have even half an … Continue reading

March 7, 2012 · 3 Comments

Polimicks Podcast #3, Part I – A conversation on Birth Control

  Ok, then, I recorded  Polimicks 003 Part I, a conversation with Ann Hinch who you may remember from the guest post about two back where she talked about vetting … Continue reading

March 5, 2012 · Leave a comment

The Politics of Women’s Bodies

I’m sure by now you’ve heard that the Susan G. Komen Foundation has withdrawn their funding from Planned Parenthood.  They’ve said they can’t support any organization under investigation, but the … Continue reading

February 1, 2012 · Leave a comment

Women’s Bodies and Disordered Eating

So, today I saw this on my Yahoo homepage, with the link title “Christina Aquilera defends body.”  Basically, she’s getting blasted by the tabloids for being “fat” and is saying, … Continue reading

January 9, 2012 · 1 Comment

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