April 2007

Selling Anxiety . . . and Heteronormativity?

by Cara April 30, 2007

In the Feministing Feminist Weekly Reader, there was an article by Caryl Rivers called Selling Anxiety, about how the media promotes anxiety in women regarding the choice to have a career. The article does an excellent job of dispelling the media myths that women who have careers are bad mothers and bad wives– if they [...]

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Abortion Clinic Bomber Arrested

by Cara April 30, 2007

Authorities have captured and charged a man in relation to the bomb that was placed outside of an Austin abortion clinic on Wednesday. That’s a relief, to know that the nut job is off the streets, right? But wait a minute: The Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force — made up of federal, state and local [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week (4/29)

by Cara April 30, 2007

Anyone remember the name Bernard McGuirk? No? Before he was fired, he was Don Imus’ sidekick, the one who started the whole “nappy headed hoes” incident by originally calling the Rutgers team “some hard-core hoes.” This week, he appeared on Hannity and Colmes and when asked about the incident, and the fact that racism and [...]

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Will Mexico City Require Doctors to Perform Abortions?

by Cara April 29, 2007

I found an article today about anti-choice activists in Mexico City fighting the new legislation which legalizes abortion through the first trimester. That part was pretty standard: they’re going to distribute fliers with pictures of aborted fetuses (of course) and list of all the lawmakers who voted for the law. Fine, whatever, I think that [...]

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Take Back the Blog Post

by Cara April 28, 2007

The internet, we are told, is a “global village.” It is a place where everyone, including all those traditionally excluded from mainstream media, can have a voice, can find communities and express their own truths. All of that is true, of course. As long as you are a white, English speaking, straight, “moderate” male. And [...]

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make/shift

by Cara April 28, 2007

make/shift is a new feminist magazine that will be published twice annually. I just finished reading the first issue, which I ordered online, and wanted to share. It heavily features fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Topics include those that toy with notions of gender and relate particularly gendered experiences and relationships. There also a heavy [...]

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Democratic Presidential Debate Coverage

by Cara April 28, 2007

After watching the Democratic Presidential Debate, my brain was too fried to watch the post-coverage. I thought that Clinton, who is definitely NOT my favorite candidate, was incredibly confident, well-spoken and did a generally excellent job. Edwards, who IS my favorite candidate, held his own and seemed to answer his questions in a very straight-forward, [...]

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Texas Leglislators Block HPV Vaccine Order

by Cara April 27, 2007

Texas Governor Rick Perry’s proposal to issue an executive order requiring the HPV vaccine (Gardasil) to all 11 and 12 year old girls has been effectively thwarted. In a 135-to-2 vote that appeared veto-proof, the Texas House gave final passage on Wednesday to a Senate bill that bars the state from ordering the shots until [...]

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Rally For Women’s Lives

by Cara April 27, 2007

Yesterday, my husband and I went to the Rally for Women’s Lives in Rochester, NY. It was organized on short notice as a protest response to the SCOTUS Federal Abortion Ban decision. Officially, about 100 people showed up (though I’d say it was probably more, because people kept coming and leaving throughout the two-hour rally). [...]

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Take Back the Blog

by Cara April 26, 2007

Saturday, April 28th is Take Back the Blog Day. As of late, there has been a lot of misogyny-based harassment of female bloggers taking place. It’s not just feminist bloggers (though they are arguably hit the worst), but female political bloggers, tech bloggers– you name it. You can read about it here. It’s one thing [...]

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