January 2012
12 posts
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How long would it take Romney to earn what you... →
Well, here’s a depressing game.
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“Romney has said he was unemployed. He’s right. He actually does nothing to...”
– Atrios
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Thanks, Roe v. Wade! →
“Chivalry:
It’s treating a woman politely
As long as she isn’t a...”
– Alice Duer Miller in Are Women People? [Via]
“Judgment is easy when it comes to extreme or socially unacceptable...”
– “The education of a sex writer” (via tracyclark-flory)
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“In fact, Gerstel and Sarkisian argue in their new book, Nuclear Family Values,...”
– Janelle Nanos on the growing number of people who are single by choice.
Virginia Woolf's New Year's resolutions, January...
Here are my resolutions for the next 3 months; the next lap of the year. To have none. Not to be tied. To be free & kindly with myself, not goading it to parties: to sit rather privately reading in the studio. To make a good job of The Waves. To stop irritation by the assurance that nothing is worth irritation [referring to Nelly]. Sometimes to read, sometimes not to read. To go out...
December 2011
15 posts
“You know what it’s called when male writers write of their sexual...”
– Kate Zambreno
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“It has been said that having no pubic hair is normative; however, findings from...”
– Pubic Hair Removal among Women in the United States: Prevalence, Methods, and Characteristics
Feministing commenters seem to be corroborating this finding.
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“Imagine the Angels of Bread
This is the year that squatters evict landlords,...”
– from Imagine the Angels of Bread
Martin Espada.
(via champagnecandy)
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“There it is. Right there. For anyone who ever doubted, for those who continue to...”
– Laurie Penny on the Occupy movement, desire, and victim-blaming.
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“You’re not friends.
You’ll never be friends.
You’ll be in...”
– Spike.
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Women's Professional Soccer Lives to See Another... →
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“But a reality TV show that lets Americans relate to the lives of Muslims in the...”
– Conservatives are targeting the TLC reality TV show All-American Muslim—and have actually successfully convinced companies to pull their advertising—because it portrays some nice Muslim people. Unbelievable.
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“A question of who should be allowed access to a safe form of contraception is at...”
– Rebecca Traister on Obama’s paternalistic attitude about over-the-counter access to emergency contraception.
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November 2011
12 posts
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“I find it deeply hilaritragic that it was not his total lack of qualifications,...”
– What Melissa said.
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Brunch for two in Atlanta, GA
cilantro corn pancakes, aka huevos rancheros atop pancakes instead of tortillas (!!!!)
side of avocado
side of cheesy jalapeno grits
side of bacon
side of sausage
side of fruit
coffee and orange juice
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“This is what truly comprehensive sex ed could be. It’s not about teaching kids...”
– In my fantasy world, everyone would take Mr. Vernacchio’s “Sexuality and Society” class.
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October 2011
28 posts
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“This has all been thought of long before you had an opinion on the internet.”
– midwestmountainmama (via the-bitterist)
Literally cheered aloud when I read that line.
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“sfsfsfsfsfsfsfsf
you will be happy
you will eat great food
you will breathe...”
– A poem my friend wrote when I told her I was moving to San Francisco.
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“Universal, comprehensive sex education is not a radical notion. But for students...”
– On the manufactured controversy over New York City’s new sex education mandate.
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“The very idea that the minority would filibuster the debate itself, then...”
– Steve Benen on GOP obstructionism and the jobs bill.
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