Category Archives: Feminism

Updated but not Uptown

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

I had a wonderful Mother’s Day. The girls and Sweet Babou went out of their way to make it a day of raw awesome and I am thankful for all of it. Just having them in my lives is reward … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, Feminism, Jesus loves you but I think you are an asshat | 5 Comments

Fighting Back

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

First, let us be absolutely clear that the onus of stopping rapes is firmly on the person attempting to rape; victims are not made complicit in their own rapes by not being kung-fu experts, armed, or sober. That doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, I like this, dammit., shit I think y'all should know | 2 Comments

Oh noes! Fat people might exist!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

In what could be best described as a dick move, a company specializing in oatmeal (of course this place was in New York, NY) put one of those little chalkboard ads out on the sidewalk pointing out that bagels have … Continue reading →

Posted in fat hating, Feminism, health, shit I think y'all should know, victim blaming | 2 Comments

Priss Pot and the Mail Order Bride

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Sorcha is still dealing with Priss Pot’s shenanigans, but she just sends them along to her lawyer who calls Priss pot’s lawyer, who in turn calls Priss Pot to explain why his threats to “take away” their child is bullshit. … Continue reading →

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Trying to find a happy place

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I am not going to blog about Boston today, except to say that people in the media calling this the “first act of terror in America since 9/11” are full of shit. There have been PLENTY of domestic terrorist acts … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, daughters, Feminism, I've been thinking too much, life as I know it, motherhood | 8 Comments

And Justice for All

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Yet another teen girl has been a victim of “slut shaming” and has committed suicide, under circumstances you would not fucking believe could be real if it were in a televised drama. Seriously, you would think the writers of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, shit I think y'all should know, slut shaming, victim blaming | 9 Comments

Reading the Body

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Anthropology of the body is a branch that specializes in the cultural meanings and narratives “written” on the human form. This academic branch points out many of the sociocultural interpretations that people unconsciously see in the human form. For example, … Continue reading →

Posted in daughters, Feminism, I've been thinking too much, shit I think y'all should know | 3 Comments

The Iron Lady had an unforgivable vagina

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Margaret Thatcher died today. It is very sad for her family, of course, but her policies seem to be skewing everyone else’s reactions to the furthest ends of the political spectrum. Now, I personally loathed her politics. Loathed, I say. … Continue reading →

Posted in are you kidding me with this shit?, Feminism, I've been thinking too much, poli-ticks | 3 Comments

If you can’t beat ‘em, pretend to join ‘em

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Have y’all noticed that there is a concentrated effort by the patriarchy (as represented by the far right) to brand feminists as man-hating bitches who eat sliced fetus on toast and worship vaginas? Me too! There are two reasons they … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, poli-ticks, shit I think y'all should know | 3 Comments

Why I am not on the radio today

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Yesterday, I received this nifty (and frankly flattering) request: Dear Betty, My name is [redacted] and I’m a producer with the [radio station in NYC that is also syndicated]. I’m writing because we would love to interview you tomorrow morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, life as I know it, motherhood | 5 Comments