January 2008

Who says feminists are humorless?

by Cara January 26, 2008

I just got a fund raising email from NARAL, and I have to say that it’s pretty fucking awesome. The hook? Three anti-choice Republicans for the price of one. Here is the candidate we need to fear: The McRomabee. Eek! I have to say that when I saw the email subject, my first thought was [...]

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Everything I Need to Know About Love, I Learned From Time Magazine

by Cara January 26, 2008

This being one of those weeks when I wonder why the fuck I get Time magazine (answer: because it often gets me to read about important things I otherwise wouldn’t read about), their cover story last week was “The Science of Romance.” And it’s more than just a “story,” but an entire section tallying almost [...]

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Final Nail in the Coffin

by Cara January 25, 2008

Dear Mr. Edwards, Why? When I heard your wife say these horrible, delusional things, I could only hope that it was some sort of weird slip, a fluke. And listening to you in debates and such, I didn’t think that you could possibly believe them, even if she did. Do you somehow think in your [...]

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Immigration Guidelines for Family Detention Don’t Protect Children

by Cara January 25, 2008

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have updated their guidelines for family detention facilities, including the notorious T. Don Hutto detention center. It is currently very common for the children of detained undocumented immigrants who have committed no other crime to be held in detention along with their parents, even when better options are available. Families [...]

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Know Your Limit . . . For Rape?

by Cara January 24, 2008

Via the 52nd Carnival of Feminists comes this post by Debs about an appalling campaign taking place in the UK called Know Your Limits. It has been running for what seems like quite a while by now, but it’s still definitely worth talking about. The Know Your Limits campaign raises awareness about how drinking can [...]

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New Blog!

by Cara January 23, 2008

Last night, I volunteered at a Roe event by Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region. We had First Lady of New York Silda Wall Spitzer there, and she gave an excellent speech about the importance of reproductive rights and the new bill that the governor has introduced called the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protect Act. [...]

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Getting Better in Missouri

by Cara January 23, 2008

Sing it with me, Beatles fans: it can’t get no worse. After yesterday’s Roe anniversary and Blog for Choice saturation, I’m sure that a lot of you might be sick of hearing about abortion. But one piece of good news out of my favorite anti-choice state of recent weeks before we find something different to [...]

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Blog For Choice

by Cara January 22, 2008

Today is the 35th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. And that means it’s also Blog For Choice Day. This year’s theme is about politics: why is it important to vote pro-choice? I looked at this question for a while and felt stumped. I vote for candidates who support reproductive health for the same reason that [...]

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Remembering Dr. King

by Cara January 21, 2008

As I’m sure you know, today is Martin Luther King Day. I have no illusions that I have anything original to say about the great man, his legacy, civil rights, non-violence or social justice, and I’m not going to pretend that I do. I’ve recently had brought to my attention that Dr. King was one [...]

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In The Face of Slut-Shaming, Female Mayor Stands Her Ground

by Cara January 19, 2008

A mayor from a small town in Oregon has been found to have “sexually suggestive” photographs on her MySpace page. That is, photographs of her in black lingerie, posing on a fire truck. Photographs that are obviously tame enough that MySpace allows them. Whether or not her profile has always been sent to private, it [...]

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