Hillary & friends, stop playing the gender card
I want to make something perfectly clear. Madeleine Albright doesn’t speak for me. Yesterday when she said, “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other,” […]
Is this harassment?
This video was intended to demonstrate the harassment a woman endures while walking in Manhattan. In this example, a woman walked around Manhattan for 10 hours, following a friend who was carrying the camera […]
Conflagration Scotus
This post originated on Brain Spank as “Conflagration Scotus” by Michael Douglass. It expresses my outrage at the Supreme Court better than I’ve managed to do so far. Interestingly, both Douglass and […]
Three pullups too many for female Marines
The news media today were abuzz with a report that 55 percent of female Marines in boot camp can’t do three pullups. As a result, the Marines are postponing implementation […]
Men try simulated labor pains (video)
These Dutch television hosts decided to see what a woman’s labor pains feel like. I love it! This should be required for all fathers-to-be. Or anyone who needs to learn […]
Serious news or serious sexualization?
What should female journalists wear on television? The Washington Post addressed that issue yesterday with an article entitled “The colorful evolution of newswomen’s attire.” To anyone who watches TV news, […]
2012 election: ‘You Don’t Own Me’ (video)
Are you listening, Republicans? This is the theme song for America’s women. Get used to it. From the YouTube notes: Women constitute more than half of the population. In 2008, […]
Born $849,000 in the hole
Not only can women not “have it all,” but they are born at an $849,000 lifetime disadvantage. They live longer, earn less, pay more for insurance, and take more time […]
War on women continues
The war on women continues. Of course it does. It hasn’t stopped just because I ran out of expletives. Temporarily. But while I’ve paused to catch my breath, others have […]
Aide who would ‘hurl some acid’ resigns
In case you missed the announcement as I did … Jay Townsend, campaign aide to Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY), who infamously said on Facebook, “Let’s hurl some acid at those […]
Women legislators turn attention to men’s health
Ohio Senator Nina Turner is absolutely right. It’s only fair that legislation across the country pay as much attention to men’s reproductive health as women’s. Certainly the focus has […]
A woman’s take on Herman Cain
Herman Cain’s attitude toward women is starting to make me sick. Four women have accused him of sexual harassment, and one of them described something more akin to assault than […]
