Vince Skolny takes a closer look at the idiotic rape comments made by Pennsylvania Senate candidate Tom Smith earlier this week, which have added another nail to the self-made GOP coffin. If you have been to a wedding, you’ve likely heard the question: Who gives this woman to this man? It is so steeped in […]
Does staying in a marriage for your partner’s healthcare benefits mean you’re using your partner? Or are you giving up your soul just to stay healthy? My friend Laurie got married a couple of months ago. I did not send her a present or even a card. In fact, the only thing I gave her […]
Originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. Is the goal of breaking the glass ceiling preventing feminism from achieving its larger goals? Last weekend, as I was sorting my clothes to give some away, a navy blue J. Crew suit buried in the back of my closet threw me into an existential crisis. Rationally […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. How Risky Is Oral Sex? by Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com says a CDC report reminds us that it can be dangerous—but the risks are more complicated than we think. 2. Why Feminists Should Be Wary […]
Lynn Beisner responds to the scores of commenters who had plenty to say about her recent controversial piece, “I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me.” A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article called “I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me.” In it, I explained that anti-choice crusaders have been using the stories of people […]
Khadijah White wants to know: If Romney/Ryan took office this November, what else will victims of rape and incest have to endure? In case you’ve somehow missed it, during an interview several days ago on a local political news show in St. Louis, Congressmen Todd Akin (who, ironically, is running against one of only 17 […]
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. The mainstream media’s narrow vision of what it means to be healthy is usually skinny, white, and upper-class. In light of recent conversations about the deleterious effects of an impossibly thin beauty ideal, some women’s media outlets have offered an alternative that purports to be both […]
Edwin Lyngar offers his take on the recent sexual harassment allegations at Homeland Security. It’s the classic “man bites dog” story. The chief of the staff at the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Homeland Security has gone on “voluntary leave” following allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination. The case is only unusual because […]
