Tag Archives: feminism

About the CFI Speech

So Women in Secularism 2 was this weekend in DC (I got to have a brief visit with LittleKropotkin, which was neat – will have a picture up sometime ’cause her camera is better than my Droid by, well, a … Continue reading

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Atheism+: Fighting Over Vaporware

Updated at the bottom Second update: I have put up another post here. My Grandfather (who is also an atheist) had a wonderful bumper sticker: “Dear lord, please save us from your followers!” I mention that because right now, that’s … Continue reading

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The New MRA Homeland

So the verdict is in: The members of Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in jail for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred. For those of you who don’t know what Pussy Riot is, they’re a Russian punk band … Continue reading

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A Cunt by Any Other Name…

Updated for clarity as to the Dodson quote There’s a bit of etymology-geek-porn over at Alternet (which, although not pornographic, will certainly get the attention of anyone catching a glimpse at your monitor): ‘A Fascinating History of the Word “Cunt”.’ … Continue reading

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The Thought of Rape, Humor, and Daniel Tosh

Update: A conversation with a friend has made me realize that there are ways to get the concept across right at that moment. She could have said “it would be funny if Lorena Bobbitt had 4 sisters, too.” That might … Continue reading

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Yes, we need Feminism, but not by undermining it.

Just to be clear, I know this is only one of many other images, most of them very inspirational. Take a look at them at the links below. I’ve done a few videos about feminism, (and some of the posts … Continue reading

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VAWA Re-authorization Madness

VAWA is up for debate again, and Washington is full of Conservative hand-wringing about how unfair and awful poorly-specified parts of the bill are. Since the objections I can find are so poorly specified, I suspect the disagreements are poorly … Continue reading

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