Since Occupy Honolulu began I have been ignoring this blog, and have spent far less time on the computer in general. Funny how that happens when you’re constantly engaging in real life issues I finally have something to say about my experiences (or part of those experiences) so far… This began as a letter/video blog… [Read more…]
September 13, 2011
Mississippi to vote on reversing abortion rights by redefining ‘person’ | World news | guardian.co.uk.: Another flyover state is on the “Repeal Roe V. Wade” Bandwagon. Not so shocking. What is really bugging me though is this idea that life and personhood begins at “conception”: Mississippi voters will be allowed to vote on an initiative that… [Read more…]
September 13, 2011
From Feministe — In defense of the sanctimonious women’s studies set.. YES: The feminist arguments against beauty pageants are obvious, and have been around even before the famous 1968 demonstrations at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, which spawned that impossible-to-kill myth of feminist bra-burning. But in 2007, when women are attending college and grad… [Read more…]
September 12, 2011
Read this and find out. A short history (1) — Feministe: I’m going to get in specific details of the 1940s Detroit (the Arsenal of Democracy) era in my next post. Because 1940s Detroit is the reason that we should all care about what is going on in Detroit right now–and I would argue that it’s the… [Read more…]
September 9, 2011
Feminists not getting “you-know-what” — Feministe. any feminist, or woman with half a brain, should understand why this is so ridiculous. First of all, women haven’t been burning their bras for decades, and when the allegation of bra burning first came out it hadn’t even happened yet (though i’m SURE it’s happened since, it is… [Read more…]
September 5, 2011
now this is something nobody wants to (real) talk about: period sex. I will be the first one to admit that i’m not a fan, but it has more to do with the fact that my uterus generally feels like a fiery pit from hell and the mess factor (showers are an awesome way around… [Read more…]
September 3, 2011
This is the second comment I’ve received on my blog talking about how horrible american women are. I just wanted to share because I find it really really fucking hilarious: Courtesy of “John Rambo”: Here is a blog written by a man named Zero Tolerance Man, and he hates American women even more than I… [Read more…]
August 22, 2011
This just in: Bi men are real! — Feministe. shocking, i know! This reminds me of a gay professor I had in college who taught fairly progressive courses, one of which was “living gay and lesbian lives” – this class changed my life. However, one thing I had a real issue with was the fact… [Read more…]
August 22, 2011
On Lauryn Hill and Shaking the Vending Machine – YouTube. This man is so on point all the time. Love him.
August 18, 2011
Planned Parenthood To End Abortions In 3 Arizona Cities : NPR. “I think we’ve really done women a disservice in all parts of the state by imposing rules that have no medical significance and just creating barriers,” said Bryan Howard, president of Planned Parenthood of Arizona.\ duh The move came a week after an Arizona… [Read more…]
December 2, 2011
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