The Purity Myth: a review
The Purity Myth (Avalon, 2009) was written by Jessica Valenti of the feminist blog Feministing. It seeks to explore the issue of virginity as obsession and comment on how said obsession is ultimately...
Category: Feminism
Clean up feminism, then we’ll talk
In the days since I wrote a post about finally claiming the womanist label and the warm welcome I've received since, I've had some of my white transsisters express movement-envy and surprise that we...
Women, Action & the Media: all women matter?
The Annual WAM conference runs from March 27-29. Its stated goals are as follows: “The goal of WAM! is to bring together everyone who has a stake in achieving gender justice in media, in order to...
A slap in the face for female Zenit Fans
American readers, please note that the word "football" is used here instead of the word "soccer." The soundtrack of the initial years of my life was often comprised of the din of football chants on...
When the fauxgressive is on your side
I am black and I am a woman; this means that I face two areas of stigmatization. My body is controversial because for some it exists solely as a thing that can be exploited for personal gain....
Nadya Suleman and the choice we never respect
When life begins is a question that has continuously been up for debate in our social discourse. If life begins at conception, do women have the right to terminate a pregnancy even though the foetus...
That’s DR. Biden to you
Vice President Joe Biden's biography became a campaign tool when he joined the Obama ticket this past summer. Then-Senator Biden's no-bull attitude meshed well with the story of the father who took...
Natalie Dylan and the world’s most expensive hymen
St. Trinians dvd Natalie Dylan might have just blended into the college community as another woman’s study major had she not sought a unique way to pay her tuition. Natalie is offering her...
Sarah Palin, the wilting flower hidden from the media
Last week, CNN reporter Campbell Brown called on Republicans to stop being sexist and expose Sarah Palin to the media for open questioning. What Campbell is calling sexism is the benefit of...
Yes, feminists KNOW that Sarah Palin is a woman
As the first woman nominated by the Republican party to the vice presidency, Sarah Palin has achieved a form of celebrity status. It is simply not possible to tune into any news program for an...