Archive for 'religion'
Showdown: Chauvinist Humor vs. Racist Rhetoric
There’s some need for discussion about this feminism thing. I mean, contrary to popular belief, feminists don’t necessarily hate all men – or love all women, and equally importantly, feminists have a sense of humor. I mean, as matsu’s blog at MediaGirl (hat tip for the image) points out, “Make a racist joke to a [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2007 under Civil Rights, Congress, ERA, Equal Rights Amendment, Other, United States, apples, black, candidate, chauvinism, chauvinist, citizens, civil rights act of 1964, color, discrimination, equality, feminism, feminists, gender, hatred, humor, injustice, institutionalized racism, jail, justice, law, men, minority, nation, national origin, oranges, politically correct, race, racial discrimination, racism, racist, rape, rape trial, religion, rhetoric, sense of humor, sex, sexism, sexual assault, slavery, the Other, white men, women, women's movement.
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Vibrators: All Abuzz about that Pecuniary Value.
As recently as Monday, according to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court left an Alabama ban on sex toys intact, meaning that you can still face a $10,000 fine or up to 1 year in jail… for a pleasure device. A second offense can lead to up to 10 years in prison. To quote a [...]
Posted: October 3rd, 2007 under ACLU, Alabama, American, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, Texas, adult, associated, civil, colorado, court, district, fine, general, genital, happiness, human, jail, law, lawyer, liberties, medical, mississippi, morality, obscenity, offense, organs, owner, pleasure, politics, press, prison, public, religion, sex, sexism, sodomy, store, supreme, theater, toy, union, vibrator.
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Witches and a Disappearing Act
Today I went to the Mercado de Hecheria in La Paz and admired all of the components of local witchcraft – live lizards, jaguar skin, statues of the earth goddess Pachamama, llama fetuses, etc. This reminded me that playing at witchcraft is one of the ways that little girls gain certain kinds of agency that [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2007 under Bolivia, La Paz, agency, chola, earth goddess, fetus, gender roles, goddess, hecheria, llama, mercado, pachamama, religion, spirituality, witch, witchcraft.
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Let's Talk About . . . Euphemisms
Right. So recently, my eighteen-year old little brother left home on his first major excursion without adult supervision. I was talking about this trip with my momma, and she asked me if I would be willing to give my bro the sex talk and drop him some condoms. Of course, I was totally cool with [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2007 under 30 Rock, Girls Gone Wild, Penn State, Self Objectification, Tina Fey, bimbo, birth control, bodies, catcall, college, condom, feminism, harrassment, menstruation, naked, objectification, period, pop culture, religion, secretary, sex, sex education, sex positive, sex positivity, sexual harrassment, sexuality, shame, sleaze, stereotype, the sex talk, womanhood.
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