From the monthly archives:

June 2008

This Broke My Heart

by Cara June 30, 2008

From an article in the NY Times Magazine, written in a list of memories by a woman who suffers from amnesia, which allows her to remember apparently large events in her life but not others, and renders her often unable to place in time those things she does remember: I was raped, I think. Although [...]

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Note

by Cara June 30, 2008

I’m having internet access trouble. My modem is fucked and I won’t be able to get a new one until tomorrow afternoon. Seeing as how I’ve already lost internet access three times in the last two hours, I have no idea whether or not I’ll actually be able to get anything up today. I also [...]

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Seven Summer Songs

by Cara June 28, 2008

I found this via Iylka: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag [...]

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On Aging and The Right to Sex

by Cara June 27, 2008

I just found this article via Amber Rhea, and it broke my heart. It’s about an 82-year-old woman and 95-year-old man (called “Dorothy” and “Bob”) who met in an assisted living facility and became romantically involved. Both had dementia. And everyone thought that their romance was all very cute and lovely . . . until [...]

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Target Women: Botox

by Cara June 27, 2008

Personally, I think that Sarah just keeps getting better. The “parentheses” bit just about had me rolling on the floor. Thanks for sending it along, Kai!

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Now Ladies, Science Says That Sex is Bad, Mmmkay?

by Cara June 26, 2008

I don’t know why the hell I even bother getting angry anymore, but Jesus Fucking Christ do I hate the media. There’s some new study on sex and different male and female perceptions towards it (cue groans). It’s about casual sex. What kind of headlines is it prompting? Ones like these: Women Have Not Adapted [...]

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On Feminism and Transphobia

by Cara June 25, 2008

So. I can’t possibly be the only person who is really fucking pissed off that there’s a link to a transphobic piece of bullshit in the latest Carnival of Feminists, can I? I’m not linking to it, but it’s the very last post in the carnival, and unless you’re also an anti-trans bigot or merely [...]

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Librarians: Warping Your Children’s Minds with Factual Information About Sex

by Cara June 24, 2008

clearly not a place for learning Some jerks calling themselves the Concerned Citizens for Batavia are demanding that the Batavia, IL public library take down a link to the Planned Parenthood sex education site, Teenwire. As most of you probably know by now, I work for Planned Parenthood, and I just so happen to use [...]

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Memphis Police Officer Beats Transgender Suspect

by Cara June 23, 2008

I’m admittedly a bit behind on the news lately, but I’m disturbed that I haven’t seen this story anywhere else: via HuffPo, a Memphis police officer was caught on tape beating a suspect named Duanna Johnson (h/t). Johnson, who was arrested for prostitution, is a black transgender woman. You can view the video here (trigger [...]

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