From the monthly archives:

August 2008

“It’s Not a Choice, It’s a Child” — Except When It’s Beneficial To Say It’s a Choice

by Cara August 30, 2008

Here’s something — one of many things — that bothers me about the Sarah Palin coverage.  (Maybe I’ll get to the others in the near future; not sure.) Right here, the NY Times says it — and they’re right, and far from the only ones who are noting it: Ms. Palin is known to conservatives [...]

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“Back It Up, Bitch”

by Cara August 29, 2008

Trigger Warning: outside the DNC, a police officer shoved a CodePink protester to the ground while yelling in her face “Back it up, bitch.” When she then tried to talk about the treatment to reporters, the officer grabbed her by the arm and violently pulled her away. Then he arrested her. Why? Because police arrested [...]

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Palin

by Cara August 29, 2008

Oh my god I hate John McCain so much I think my head just might explode. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. Fuck. And where the fuck does Captain Misogyny, opposes access to birth control, thinks Roe should be overturned, opposes equal pay for equal work, calls his wife a cunt in public and laughs when [...]

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Victoria’s Secret Must Die

by Cara August 28, 2008

This is a completely off-topic rant about how I hate Victoria’s Secret with every fiber of my being.

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In Which I Incoherently Rant About Rape Apologist Judges Who Need to Be Removed From the Bench

by Cara August 27, 2008

And sometimes I come across a story that makes me want to curl up into a little ball and cry. Sometimes I come across a story that just makes me want to get up and walk away from the computer for the rest of the day. Once I’m done with this post, that’s precisely what [...]

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More “All Women Are Manipulative Whores” — This Time With Science!

by Cara August 27, 2008

A note to CNN: if you have an article that contains a sentence beginning with “Call it crass, sexist or gender stereotyping all you want,” chances are that you do not want to print the rest of that sentence, and most likely do not want to print any of the article. You see, according to [...]

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“Trans Panic” Defense Devalues Another Woman’s Life

by Cara August 26, 2008

Alexis King was murdered — yes, murdered — only to have her killer Terron Oates be convicted of “voluntary manslaughter,” which leaves open the possibility of a sentence that could let him out of jail in as little as 30 months. Alexis King was murdered. And why did Terron Oates get convicted merely of manslaughter? [...]

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Final Thoughts On Kyle Payne

by Cara August 26, 2008

So, as I said: Kyle Payne has been sentenced to 6 months in jail, among other punishments: Stating that a major violation of trust had occurred, District Court Judge Don Courtney sentenced Iowa blogger and self-proclaimed male feminist Kyle Payne to serve time in the Buena Vista County Jail for invasion of privacy. Payne received [...]

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Kyle Payne Going To Jail

by Cara August 25, 2008

With the excitement of the DNC going on, I completely forgot to check-in on this.  But Hoyden About Town got the scoop first: Kyle Payne is going to jail for 6 months. I’m headed off to bed now — I assure you that I will write more in the morning.  Probably before most of you [...]

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NY Times: Victims “Hurting Themselves” By Being Raped

by Cara August 25, 2008

Whoa. So I was reading this (I think rather silly and generalized) article on “bad behavior” of young British people while on vacation.  And though I know that victim-blaming is often found in odd places, I was still pretty shocked to read this (emphasis mine): “The government of Britain has to do something,” Mr. Lagoudakis [...]

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