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The Terrible Toos (Too Fat, Too Poor, Too Old…)
Too this, too that. Theatrical, but moving. Might bring tears. __________ Watching Jade Beall’s TED talk on body hatred recalled for me the general problem of human suffering described by John Koller in Asian Philosophies (2007, p. 9, fifth edition): … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, desire, feminism, life, philosophy, psychology, women, women's rights
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Fox News’ “boobs on the ground” vs. Fox News’ “balls on the ground”
Fox News anchors apparently refer to women in the military as boobs on the ground, but if the old farts at Fox News were in the military they’d be balls on the ground.
Vivian Maier: The Emily Dickinson of Photography
I’m super interested in seeing this documentary.
Gender Reversal
Not subtle, but effective:
What It Feels Like To Be Beautiful Without A Mirror
Kjerstin Gruys explains: I remember the time I felt most beautiful. […] I was camping with my husband. We were on a long hike through a forest in California, and I couldn’t help but admire all the redwood trees surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, Buddhism, Jacques Lacan, life, mirrors, philosophy, psychology, Slavoj Zizek, women
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Note to Easy-Bake Oven Makers: Boys Cook Too
Why the pink packaging on Easy-Bake ovens?
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Forcible Rape Anti-Abortion Co-Sponsors: Paul Ryan and Todd Akin
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) with Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) __________ The above two men would forbid a victim of rape or incest to terminate her pregnancy. And they co-sponsored a bill in Congress that brought into contemporary discourse the noxious phrase “forcible rape.” Then Mitt … Continue reading
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Heaven Can Wait: Cuddly Bear to the Rescue!
I actually find this charming and life affirming.
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The Excruciating 1980s Dating Scene
And a good argument for arranged marriages (or mating by coin flip). Or escaping to a nunnery.
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Polyamory: Don’t Try This at Home?
JT Eberhard tried out the polyamory scene and lived to tell about it. The husband of the woman Eberhard slept with, for example, didn’t decide to change his mind about his consent, get jealous hearing his wife screwing another man … Continue reading
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Tagged evolution, life, love, men, polyamory, polygamy, relationships, sex, sexual selection, women
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The Decline and Fall of the Male Empire
Hanna Rosin charts it:
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The New Ball(s) and Chain Watch: Hanna Rosin on the Historic Rise of Women and the Decline of Men
For all of recorded history, men have dominated the public sphere (and the domestic private sphere as well, as in the pater familias). But the 21st century is in the midst of a historic pivot: women appear to be on their way … Continue reading
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A New Atheist Ad Campaign: Choose Your Hell Realm
ABC News is reporting a $200,000 holiday season atheist ad campaign in the United States, sponsored by the American Humanist Association. One of the group’s ads sounds particularly interesting, for it specifically targets women: One of the association’s television spots … Continue reading
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Charles Hood: Art and Fame in London
The following is written by my colleague Charles Hood from London, where he is teaching for the fall semester. He sent the piece to me this morning. It may prove to be one in a series—he’s quite the art museum freak—and so we … Continue reading
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Michael Drayton’s Sonnet 14: Prometheus Contrasted with a Hottie
Below is a sonnet that appears to be one of the earliest references to Prometheus in an English language poem. In The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s—which is a pretty encyclopedic reference—the poem is the first … Continue reading
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Is Islam a violent religion in the same way that it is a patriarchal religion?
In a recent New York Times essay, Robert Wright attempts to complexify the “jihadi intent” narrative for the Times Square bomber, Faisal Shahzad, to which Jerry Coyne dismissively retorts: It’s social difficulties, mental illness, financial problems, and American depredations in the Middle … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, atheism, atheist, Islam, jerry coyne, Mohammad, Muslims, nonviolence, religion, robert wright, violence, women
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Image of a Working Mother
Marc Chagall:
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Tagged art, children, equality, feminism, horses, life, marc chagall, mothers, Russia, women, women's rights, work
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Prometheus Unbound 