Polimicks

Leftist commentary from a mouthy bitch

Women and Self Promotion

I know, I know, I’m a little late to the game, but bear with me. Sometimes, the gerbil wheel turns slowly. So, in the last few weeks there has been … Continue reading

May 12, 2010 · 8 Comments

Principles =/= Insults

This is a phenomena I’ve noticed for sometime, and it came up again in a discussion (the subject of which is actually pretty petty and doesn’t really matter) where the … Continue reading

May 8, 2010 · Leave a comment

Holy Underwear Batman, An Article on the Bullying of Fat Kids That Doesn’t Fat Shame!

From Yahoo, no less. Now all we need is the Goat-legged Boy and the apocalypse is upon us. http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/bulliestargetobesekids.html The article discusses the fact that bullies target obese kids, and … Continue reading

May 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

Mick Foley on the need for men to step up to prevent sexual violence

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mick-foley/help-wanted-more-men-need_b_553482.html The need for men to step up to prevent sexual violence.

April 27, 2010 · 1 Comment

A rare Guest Post by Weight Watchers: is the bad offset by the good?

originally posted this in her LJ, and I asked her to rework it a bit for posting here. I’ve been doing Weight Watchers Online since November. Overall I’ve had good … Continue reading

April 13, 2010 · 12 Comments

This Sunday is Holocaust Remembrance Day

Please read this piece on the Huffington Post by Lea Lane, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lea-lane/remembrance-for-nathan-wh_b_530262.html The article talks about how she worked with a woman named Cecile who survived Auschwitz and wanted to … Continue reading

April 9, 2010 · 37 Comments

“I’ll take ‘No Shit!’ for $2000, Alex.”

New study from Kansas State says that negative self-image keeps people from staying active: http://frontierindia.net/pharma/k-state-study-finds-a-negative-self-image-stops-men-and-women-from-exercising-long-term/1011 In other news, water is wet, fire is hot, and that guy who owns the … Continue reading

April 8, 2010 · 13 Comments

The latest death laid at the feet of bullying, is the suicide of 15 year old Phoebe Prince: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/03/29/2010-03-29_phoebe_prince_south_hadley_high_schools_new_girl_driven_to_suicide_by_teenage_cy.html Phoebe had recently moved to the US from Ireland, and committed … Continue reading

April 2, 2010 · 20 Comments

Scott Roeder Sentenced to Life in Prison

Scott Roeder sentenced to a hard 50. He won’t be eligible for parole for 50 years. It’s likely he’ll die in prison. Good. In celebration please give money to any … Continue reading

April 2, 2010 · Leave a comment

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