October 2007

Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice?

by Cara October 25, 2007

There is a really interesting post up at Feministe by guest-blogger La Lubu about some of the modern problems with feminism and why many do not identify with the movement. It’s a good post, albeit one that I have conflicted feelings on. I agree 100% with La Lubu’s points about racism, classism and erased histories. [...]

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South Australia Works to Update Rape Laws

by Cara October 25, 2007

South Australia (which, for those of you who don’t know, is a state in Australia) is considering “tough” new rape laws. What this really means is that they are redefining the terms of what does and does not constitute consent: Announcing proposed changes to the state’s rape laws, [South Australian Attorney General] Mr Atkinson said [...]

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A presidential candidate made me smile. No, seriously.

by Cara October 24, 2007

So don’t get me wrong — I’m still pissed off at Edwards. At this point, I also honestly don’t know who I’m going to vote for in the primaries, because all the Dems either suck or are pissing me off or both. But all the same, I thought that this was pretty fucking cool: Democratic [...]

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Local Governments Consider Abortion Clinic “Buffer Zones”

by Cara October 24, 2007

Massachusetts lawmakers are strongly considering a law that would increase the buffer zone between abortion clinics and anti-choice protesters. A bill that would establish a 35-foot no-protest zone around clinics where abortions are performed won the support of the state Senate yesterday and now proceeds to the House, where at least 75 lawmakers have endorsed [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week

by Cara October 23, 2007

I don’t think that I have to tell anyone who has ever had the displeasure of seeing his show that Glenn Beck is one of the worst combinations of dickhead and douchebag out there. But when he’s not busy asking American Muslims how we know that they won’t kill us, he takes a bit of [...]

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On being black and pregnant in America

by Cara October 23, 2007

Via Bean comes both some good and some bad news for African American women of childbearing age. The good news is that they’re still legally allowed to become pregnant. The bad news is that, if they do, they are four times more likely to die in childbirth than white American women. Nicole Black at Sui [...]

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How Schools Breed Silence About Sexual Harassment and Abuse

by Cara October 22, 2007

Of all the strange news organizations to do such a thing, the AP did some investigative reporting (that took seven months!) into sexual harassment and abuse in U.S. schools. Even stranger, the article is pretty good. Though I wish that it had included more data about reports of sexual misconduct across racial, class and regional [...]

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Judge: Sometimes Bitches Like to Get Smacked

by Cara October 22, 2007

Via Shakesville comes yet another story about a misogynist judge who is clearly fucked in the head. He acquitted a man who was witnessed to hit is girlfriend in public by a police officer, because there was “no evidence” that the woman did not want to be attacked. Yet again, I’m not making this up. [...]

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On nooses and white reactions

by Cara October 21, 2007

I haven’t yet written about the recent string of noose incidents. I don’t have a good excuse for that. Today, though, the Times has an article about those instances which have taken place in NY, and I’m using it as a reason to get up of my ass and open my mouth. Over the past [...]

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We Don’t Need Another Wave

by Cara October 20, 2007

I just finished reading We Don’t Need Another Wave: Dispatches From The Next Generation of Feminists, edited by Melody Berger. It is a collection of over 30 essays by young feminists talking about why feminism is still relevant today, how the movement is evolving and ways to work on new issues and methods. Of course, [...]

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